# Another way of installing a package

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/another-way-of-installing-a-package/109732>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/another-way-of-installing-a-package/109732 "2024-02-05T13:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![jiang\_ming\_zhang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jiang_ming_zhang/32/204063_2.png) [@jiang\_ming\_zhang](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jiang_ming_zhang)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/another-way-of-installing-a-package/109732/1 "2024-02-05T13:32:18Z")

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Generally, we use Pkg to install a package. But in my case (I am using vscode and windows 10), when I try to install some package like PyCall, the connection to github always fails (possibly because I am in china?)

Is there another way to install a package? First downloading the package and then install it manually?

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**Author:** ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/another-way-of-installing-a-package/109732/2 "2024-02-05T13:42:00Z")

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Maybe check the Chinese Discourse?

> **[Julia PkgServer 镜像服务及镜像站索引](https://discourse.juliacn.com/t/topic/2969)**
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> TL;DR 下载Julia二进制文件 配置环境变量JULIA\_PKG\_SERVER 北京大学镜像站 https://mirrors.pku.edu.cn/julia SJTUG 上海交通大学 Linux 用户组 https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/julia NJU 南京大学开源镜像站 https://mirrors.nju.edu.cn/julia 同元 Julia 包服务器...