# Can't install Plots on julia-1.6.0

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [April 15, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360 "2021-04-15T16:42:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360/21 "2021-04-15T19:49:26Z")

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I would not recommend having `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` in a general environment. As Mose said, it preempts everything else. I typically have it only in a script for running a specific piece of software if I need it to run with shared libraries that it can either not find or if I need to use with a distinct version of shared libraries. On a HPC system, maybe `modules` would manage it.

For software you build yourself, there should be other mechanisms for it to find the right libraries. In that case, I would only use `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` for debugging.

Here’s an older opinion on the topic:

[http://xahlee.info/UnixResource\_dir/\_/ldpath.html](http://xahlee.info/UnixResource_dir/_/ldpath.html)

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360/22 "2021-04-15T19:58:58Z")

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I am on a Windows 10 machine and just came across a similar problem. Everything was working find in a Pluto notebook and then I upgraded to Pluto v0.14.2, and I received a similar error. I then downgraded to v0.14.1 and nothing improved. I have stumbled upon this thread in trying to resolve the problem, tried some of the suggestions and so far no luck.

```julia
julia> using Plots
[Info: Precompiling Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80]
Your GR installation is incomplete. Rerunning build step for GR package.
ERROR: LoadError: LoadError: InitError: Evaluation into the closed module `GR` breaks incremental compilation because the side effects will not be permanent. This is likely due to some other module mutating `GR` with `eval` during precompilation - don't do this.
Stacktrace:
  [1] eval
    @ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]
  [2] __init__ ()
    @ GR ~\.julia\packages\GR\qSS8e\src\GR.jl:311
  [3] _include_from_serialized(path::String, depmods::Vector{Any})
    @ Base .\loading.jl:674
  [4] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:760
  [5] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:998
  [6] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:914
  [7] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:901
  [8] include(mod::Module, _path::String)
    @ Base .\Base.jl:386
  [9] include(x::String)
    @ Plots ~\.julia\packages\Plots\SVksJ\src\Plots.jl:1
 [10] top-level scope
    @ ~\.julia\packages\Plots\SVksJ\src\Plots.jl:218
 [11] include
    @ .\Base.jl:386 [inlined]
 [12] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1213
    @ none:1
 [14] eval
    @ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]
 [15] eval(x::Expr)
    @ Base.MainInclude .\client.jl:446
 [16] top-level scope
    @ none:1
during initialization of module GR
in expression starting at C:\Users\jakez\.julia\packages\Plots\SVksJ\src\backends\gr.jl:6
in expression starting at C:\Users\jakez\.julia\packages\Plots\SVksJ\src\Plots.jl:1
ERROR: Failed to precompile Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80] to C:\Users\jakez\.julia\compiled\v1.6\Plots\jl_ED58.tmp.
Stacktrace:
 [1] error(s::String)
   @ Base .\error.jl:33
 [2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal_stderr::Base.TTY, internal_stdout::Base.TTY)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1360
 [3] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1306
 [4] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1021
 [5] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:914
 [6] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:901

julia> using GR
Your GR installation is incomplete. Rerunning build step for GR package.
    Building GR → `C:\Users\jakez\.julia\scratchspaces\44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f\82a03d9c331d181bf33c99c9af04202cc4533d48\build.log`
  Progress [========================================>] 11/11
  ? Plots
10 dependencies successfully precompiled in 23 seconds (208 already precompiled)
1 dependency failed but may be precompilable after restarting julia
[ Info: GR was successfully rebuilt

julia> using Plots
[Info: Precompiling Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80]
┌ Warning: Module GR with build ID 172841467714401 is missing from the cache.
│ This may mean GR [28b8d3ca-fb5f-59d9-8090-bfdbd6d07a71] does not support precompilation but is imported by a module that does.
└ @ Base loading.jl:1008
[Info: Skipping precompilation since __precompile__ (false). Importing Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80].

julia> julia> ENV["JULIA_GR_PROVIDER"] = "BinaryBuilder"
ERROR: syntax: "ENV["JULIA_GR_PROVIDER"]" is not a valid function argument name around REPL[4]:1
Stacktrace:
 [1] top-level scope
   @ REPL[4]:1

julia> julia> ENV["GRDIR"] = ""
ERROR: syntax: "ENV["GRDIR"]" is not a valid function argument name around REPL[5]:1
Stacktrace:
 [1] top-level scope
   @ REPL[5]:1

julia> ""
""

julia>

julia> julia> ENV["JULIA_GR_PROVIDER"] = "BinaryBuilder"
ERROR: syntax: "ENV["JULIA_GR_PROVIDER"]" is not a valid function argument name around REPL[7]:1
Stacktrace:
 [1] top-level scope
   @ REPL[7]:1

julia> using GR

julia> using Plots

julia>

julia> LD_LIRARY_PATH
ERROR: UndefVarError: LD_LIRARY_PATH not defined

julia> LD_LIBRARY_PATH
ERROR: UndefVarError: LD_LIBRARY_PATH not defined

julia>

```

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360/23 "2021-04-15T20:04:49Z")

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Since you’re on Windows and Windows doesn’t have the concept of `LD_LIRARY_PATH`, the problem is different. Can you please open a new thread?

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360/24 "2021-04-15T20:12:52Z")

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Sure

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**Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-install-plots-on-julia-1-6-0/59360/25 "2021-04-18T21:40:35Z")

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In this kind of situations I empty the compiled directory, i.e. `~/.julia/compiled/v1.6/`

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