# Add package bad message

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-package-bad-message/14009>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-package-bad-message/14009 "2018-08-24T17:29:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![joaquimg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/joaquimg/32/223_2.png) [@joaquimg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joaquimg)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-package-bad-message/14009/1 "2018-08-24T17:29:47Z")

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This is already a open issue right?

I try to use a package, if it fails is asks me to use the wrong pkg manager.

```julia
julia> using Colors
ERROR: ArgumentError: Package Colors not found in current path:
- Run `Pkg.add("Colors")` to install the Colors package.

Stacktrace:
 [1] require(::Module, ::Symbol) at .\loading.jl:817

julia> Pkg.add("Colors")
ERROR: UndefVarError: Pkg not defined
Stacktrace:
 [1] top-level scope at none:0

julia>

```

btw 1.0 looks great 😄

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**Author:** ![Nosferican](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nosferican/32/9275_2.png) [@Nosferican](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nosferican)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-package-bad-message/14009/2 "2018-08-24T17:39:12Z")

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```julia
using Pkg: add
add("PkgName")

```

or

```julia
using Pkg
Pkg.add("PkgName")

```

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**Author:** ![00vareladavid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/00vareladavid/32/23521_2.png) [@00vareladavid](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/00vareladavid)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-package-bad-message/14009/3 "2018-08-24T17:40:57Z")

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Yes. In addition: the error message will be updated in a future release, the PR has already been merged: [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/28555](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/28555).

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**Author:** ![Nosferican](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nosferican/32/9275_2.png) [@Nosferican](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nosferican)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-package-bad-message/14009/4 "2018-08-24T17:42:45Z")

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That should have probably been `using`, but better.