# How to launch a new Julia notebook from command line?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-a-new-julia-notebook-from-command-line/115959
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [June 21, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-a-new-julia-notebook-from-command-line/115959 "2024-06-21T01:10:34Z")
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### Author: ![baqwas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baqwas/32/210122_2.png) [@baqwas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baqwas)
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I’ve installed **Julia** and **IJulia**. I have Jupyter, JupyterLab and venv operational previously in my Ubuntu desktop environment. How do I launch a Julia notebook? Is there a link for _dummies_ like me? Thanks.

Regards.

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### Author: ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-a-new-julia-notebook-from-command-line/115959/2 "2024-06-21T05:25:18Z")

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[https://julialang.github.io/IJulia.jl/stable/manual/running/](https://julialang.github.io/IJulia.jl/stable/manual/running/)

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### Author: ![baqwas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baqwas/32/210122_2.png) [@baqwas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baqwas)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-a-new-julia-notebook-from-command-line/115959/3 "2024-06-21T12:19:39Z")

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Thanks!

I tried the following steps from an existing _venv_ sub-folder:

```julia
$ source ./bin/activate
$ julia
julia> using IJulia
 │ Package IJulia not found, but a package named IJulia is available from a
 │ registry. 
 │ Install package?
 │ (@v1.10) pkg> add IJulia 
 └ (y/n/o) [y]: 
julia> notebook()
[ Info: running `/home/reza/projects/jupyterlab/bin/jupyter notebook`
Process(setenv(`/home/reza/projects/jupyterlab/bin/jupyter notebook`; dir="/home/reza"), ProcessExited(1))

julia>

```

Of course, the following was what I needed, as before, but with a button for .jl files now. 😀  
`$ jupyter lab`

Thank you very much for understanding my predicament and helping me out.

Regards.