conda create --name root_env -c conda-forge root python=3.11
actually works and installs root conda environment. The python in the end is actually mandatory and it has been answered here before.
The error about the uncompatible linux and glibc is just a very poor way of conda informing about conflicting environments (similar issue)…
The main issue seems to be that root conda package requires conda python package exactly from conda-forge and doesn’t work with pythons from other repositories, even deafult from anaconda… Thus one needs to make sure that the python version comes from the conda-forge channel, or just install it simultaneously with root and let it pick up the compatible version…
So it seems root conda package is uncompatible with anaconda for now…
Also conda install anaconda on top of the root or trying it install in parallel doesn’t work.