Error during installation with conda: FORBIDDEN for channel intel <https://conda.anaconda.org/intel>

[DerBrecher]

During installation of I encounter an error when following the install instructions given here:
https://intelpython.github.io/numba-dpex/latest/getting_started.html

Running:
conda create -n numba-dpex-env \ numba-dpex dpnp dpctl dpcpp-llvm-spirv \ -c dppy/label/dev -c intel -c conda-forge

leads to the following error message:
`Channels:

• dppy/label/dev
• intel
• conda-forge
• defaults
  Platform: linux-64
  Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): failed

UnavailableInvalidChannel: HTTP 403 FORBIDDEN for channel intel https://conda.anaconda.org/intel

The channel is not accessible or is invalid.

You will need to adjust your conda configuration to proceed.
Use conda config --show channels to view your configuration's current state,
and use conda config --show-sources to view config file locations.
`

Trying to access https://conda.anaconda.org/intel in a browser only redirects to https://anaconda.org/

I encounter a similar error when trying to install the Intel Extension for PyTorch.

[diptorupd]

@xaleryb can you please take a look?

[ZzEeKkAa]

We need to switch to conda-forge completely without intel channel

[ZzEeKkAa]

However, there is a blocker - we are missing mkl-dpcpp package in conda-forge: conda-forge/intel_repack-feedstock#75

[ZzEeKkAa]

Actually, mkl-dpcpp is just a meta package that contains dependencies. Instead dpnp must depend only on those it uses.

[xaleryb]

@DerBrecher, could you please try to replace "-c intel" with "-c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda"?

[DerBrecher]

@xaleryb the fix worked worked for numba-dpex! Thank you.
I tried the same for the Intel Extension for PyTorch but it failed there. Guess I will open a ticket there.

[xaleryb]

@DerBrecher thanks for checking that. Please use this solution for now since intel channel is not stable for now and new channel was specifically created to cover that gap.

I'll close this ticket if there are no concerns from your end.