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[DO NOT MERGE] Remove RAPIDS XGBoost Conda package - #868

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Now that the RAPIDS XGBoost package built with RMM is deprecated, drop the rapids-xgboost metapackage. Going forward the conda-forge xgboost package should be used instead.

As part of this require XGBoost 3.4.0+, which is only available via conda-forge (not rapidsai).

Now that the RAPIDS XGBoost package built with RMM is deprecated, drop
the `rapids-xgboost` metapackage. Going forward the conda-forge
`xgboost` package should be used instead.

As part of this require XGBoost 3.4.0+, which is only available via
conda-forge (not rapidsai).
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@jakirkham jakirkham changed the title Remove RAPIDS XGBoost Conda package [DO NOT MERGE] Remove RAPIDS XGBoost Conda package Sep 1, 2026
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Putting an initial pass up for feedback

Requested reviews from a few people

Further changes may still be needed

Marked as DO NOT MERGE while we iterate

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Additional removals needed:

`rapids-xgboost` | Defines the version of `xgboost` used for a RAPIDS release

rapids-logger "Build rapids-xgboost"

"rapids-xgboost",

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