# Download packages error on Julia 1.1.1

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, repl\
**Created:** [June 3, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339 "2021-06-03T14:49:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![JDA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@JDA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JDA)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/1 "2021-06-03T14:49:56Z")

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Hello, I am working on setting up Julia on a new computer that is running Catalina.

A few versions of Julia are currently installed, but I’m having trouble setting up / downloading packages. I’ve never seen error like this before, on my older computers. I tried searching forums but I’m not coming up with anything. I could use some guidance.

Here are the errors on 1.1.1

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\_ \_ _| |_ \_\_ \_ | Type “?” for help, “]?” for Pkg help.

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| | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.1.1 (2019-05-16)

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**julia\>** import Pkg

**julia\>** Pkg.status()

**Status** `~/.julia/environments/v1.1/Project.toml`

(empty environment)

**julia\>** Pkg.add(“MAT”)

**Cloning** default registries into `~/.julia`

**Cloning** registry from “[GitHub - JuliaRegistries/General: The official registry of general Julia packages](https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git)”

**ERROR:** SystemError: opening file “/Users/User/.julia/registries/General/Registry.toml”: No such file or directory

Stacktrace:

[1] **#systemerror#43(** ::Nothing, ::Function, ::String, ::Bool **)** at **./error.jl:134**

[2] **systemerror** at **./error.jl:134** [inlined]

[3] **#open#309(** ::Bool, ::Nothing, ::Nothing, ::Nothing, ::Nothing, ::Function, ::String **)** at **./iostream.jl:289**

[4] **#open** at **./none:0** [inlined]

[5] **open(** ::String, ::String **)** at **./iostream.jl:345**

[6] **#open#310(** ::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}, ::Function, ::typeof(Pkg.TOML.parse), ::String, ::Vararg{String,N} where N **)** at **./iostream.jl:373**

[7] **open** at **./iostream.jl:373** [inlined]

[8] **parsefile** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/ext/TOML/src/TOML.jl:46** [inlined]

[9] **#read\_registry#91(** ::Bool, ::Function, ::String **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1149**

[10] **read\_registry** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1144** [inlined]

[11] **clone\_or\_cp\_registries(** ::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.RegistrySpec,1}, ::String **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1121**

[12] **clone\_or\_cp\_registries** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1087** [inlined]

[13] **clone\_default\_registries()** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1037**

[14] **find\_registered!(** ::Pkg.Types.EnvCache, ::Array{String,1}, ::Array{Base.UUID,1} **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1312**

[15] **registry\_resolve!(** ::Pkg.Types.EnvCache, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1} **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Types.jl:949**

[16] **#add\_or\_develop#17(** ::Symbol, ::Bool, ::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}, ::Function, ::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1} **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/API.jl:52**

[17] **#add\_or\_develop** at **./none:0** [inlined]

[18] **#add\_or\_develop#16** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/API.jl:36** [inlined]

[19] **#add\_or\_develop** at **./none:0** [inlined]

[20] **#add\_or\_develop#13** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/API.jl:34** [inlined]

[21] **#add\_or\_develop** at **./none:0** [inlined]

[22] **#add\_or\_develop#12(** ::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Symbol,Symbol,Tuple{Symbol},NamedTuple{(:mode,),Tuple{Symbol}}}, ::Function, ::String **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/API.jl:33**

[23] **#add\_or\_develop** at **./none:0** [inlined]

[24] **#add#22** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/API.jl:64** [inlined]

[25] **add(** ::String **)** at **/Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/API.jl:64**

[26] top-level scope at **none:0**

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/2 "2021-06-03T15:23:22Z")

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Was this after you tried to download 0.4.7? My guess is that downloading 0.4.7 messed up your .julia in some way that made downloading 1.1 not work.

As people will mention in the other thread, you shouldn’t download 0.4.7. It’s unsupported and old, very old.

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**Author:** ![JDA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@JDA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JDA)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/3 "2021-06-03T17:15:43Z")

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The 1.1.1 errors disappeared after I let 1.5 install the packages instead.

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/4 "2021-06-03T17:20:23Z")

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In general, is there a reason why you are installing every version julia? Not that installing so many versions shouldn’t work, but it shouldn’t really matter that much. Just stay on the latest stable release and you will be fine.

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/5 "2021-06-03T19:06:01Z")

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For supporting legacy code.

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/6 "2021-06-03T19:21:23Z")

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Fair enough. But in general it should be the case that you can just install the LTS and then make whatever minimal adjustment you need to make code developed for any 1.x work.

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**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/download-packages-error-on-julia-1-1-1/62339/7 "2021-06-04T03:48:48Z")

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It’s a nice idea in theory but not one worth litigating here. Fact is I need it working.