# Bio - Phylogenies

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bio-phylogenies/116978
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** question, package
**Created:** [July 12, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bio-phylogenies/116978 "2024-07-12T18:15:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![msarrias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/msarrias/32/210615_2.png) [@msarrias](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/msarrias)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bio-phylogenies/116978/1 "2024-07-12T18:15:23Z")

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Hi!

I’m new to Julia so apologies for the possibly _dumb_ question.

How can I install the [Phylogenies](https://github.com/BioJulia/Phylogenies.jl/tree/master/src) package? I am aware that this used to be part of the BioJulia package which is now deprecated and per [this post](https://biojulia.dev/posts/biojl/) split into several packages.

Perhaps I should use the Phylo package instead?

Best,  
Marina

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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: [July 12, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bio-phylogenies/116978/2 "2024-07-12T19:53:28Z")

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I don’t think you can install Phylogenies, seeing as it was last updated 6 years ago and doesn’t have a Project file, an indication that it hasn’t been maintained to work with Julia 1.0 and later.

Knowing nothing about the subject, it does seem that Phylo targets at least a similar use case, so yes I’d try that instead.

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### Author: ![camilogarciabotero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/camilogarciabotero/32/35000_2.png) [@camilogarciabotero](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/camilogarciabotero)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bio-phylogenies/116978/3 "2024-07-12T21:46:21Z")

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Hello @msarrias and welcome to the community. I agree with @nilshg on using [Phylo.jl](https://github.com/EcoJulia/Phylo.jl) instead.

Also, there is another new organization called [JuliaPhylo](https://github.com/JuliaPhylo) and they have been working on several packages including the [PhyloNetworks.jl](https://github.com/JuliaPhylo/PhyloNetworks.jl) that displays a lot of features and is under active development.