# Distributions.jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributions-jl/60394>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** statistics\
**Created:** [May 1, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributions-jl/60394 "2021-05-01T19:36:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![brett\_knoss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/brett_knoss/32/13050_2.png) [@brett\_knoss](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brett_knoss)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributions-jl/60394/1 "2021-05-01T19:36:34Z")

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Is Distributions.jl a built in package?

When I try running it I get this:

```julia
![Screenshot from 2021-05-01 13-35-14|690x387](upload://rvrwCS99k3WHfz0jtaZw8Asf8Ip.png) 
![Screenshot from 2021-05-01 13-35-27|690x387](upload://yuX26F9NNLI5YuX6RaswbtjKhnC.png) 
![Screenshot from 2021-05-01 13-35-29|690x387](upload://e5xne8LFwfgotdQ3Lkiu6b3sJTA.png) 

I tried adding it
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**Author:** ![pdeffebach](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pdeffebach/32/10320_2.png) [@pdeffebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pdeffebach)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributions-jl/60394/2 "2021-05-01T19:57:07Z")

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It is not a built-in packge.

```julia
] add Distributions

```

should add the package.

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**Author:** ![brett\_knoss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/brett_knoss/32/13050_2.png) [@brett\_knoss](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brett_knoss)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributions-jl/60394/3 "2021-05-01T19:59:08Z")

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no I required that I install a SpecialPackage, and restart Julia. I fixed it, but it was weird.