Switch from miniconda to miniforge as anaconda starts pursuing licensing

[DennisLundtoft]

Tool name

miniconda

Tool license

https://legal.anaconda.com/policies/en/

Add or update?

• Add
• Update

Desired version

miniforge

Approximate size

No response

Brief description of tool

An extension to #10643

Our organization has been contacted by Anaconda regarding licensing of miniconda installed in our build agents. Hence, as previously requested, please consider switching to an open source solution which does not require licensing.

URL for tool's homepage

No response

Provide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality.

Platforms where you need the tool

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions

Runner images where you need the tool

• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• Ubuntu Slim
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• macOS 26 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Can this tool be installed during the build?

Tool installation time in runtime

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR?

No response

[GitPaulo]

Hi, this issue has been discussed internally and we will be looking at potential changes in the future to comply with anaconda tools licensing. Thank you for reporting this.

For reference, see our guidelines regarding this: https://github.com/actions/runner-images?tab=readme-ov-file#preinstallation-policy