# Getting an error with the pgfplotsx backend for Plots.jl

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**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** plotting, pgfplotsx\
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/getting-an-error-with-the-pgfplotsx-backend-for-plots-jl/38136 "2020-04-24T10:51:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/getting-an-error-with-the-pgfplotsx-backend-for-plots-jl/38136/4 "2020-04-24T11:09:04Z")

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That is an old version that doesn’t include the pgfplotsx backend I think. What happens if you do `add Plots@1` in the Pkg REPL?

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