# Installing julia v1.6.2 behind proxy

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-v1-6-2-behind-proxy/67624>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** package\
**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-v1-6-2-behind-proxy/67624 "2021-09-03T05:39:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![vijaysrini08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@vijaysrini08](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vijaysrini08)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-v1-6-2-behind-proxy/67624/1 "2021-09-03T05:39:18Z")

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I am trying to install Julia on a linux box which is behind proxy. The installation of julia is quite easy, but the installation of modules is very exhausting.

1. I tried setting up https\_proxy - Failed
2. 
  - sslVerify: false on git level - Failed

3. 
  - JULIA\_SSL\_NO\_VERIFY and other variables like these - Failed.

4. 
  - .curlrc file with insecure in it - Failed.

5. 
  - searched for documentations about the libgit2 and not really helpful documents are available for this on the official page or on the internet.

julia\> versioninfo()  
Julia Version 1.6.2  
Platform Info:  
OS: Linux (x86\_64-pc-linux-gnu)  
WORD\_SIZE: 64  
LIBM: libopenlibm  
LLVM: libLLVM-11.0.1 (ORCJIT, haswell)  
Environment:  
JULIA\_DEPOT\_PATH = /opt/soft/julia/v1.6.2/julia\_home:~/.julia

1st Error Message:

```julia
Error: (v1.6) pkg> add IJulia
Installing known registries into `~/.julia`
┌ Warning: could not download
└ @ Pkg.Types //pkg.julialang.org/registries /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.6/Pkg/src/Types.jl:997
┌ Warning: could not download //pkg.julialang.org/registries
└ @ Pkg.Types /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.6/Pkg/src/Types.jl:997
Cloning registry from "//github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git" ERROR: failed to clone from //github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git, error: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:SSL, SSL error: 0xffff8e00 - SSL - An invalid SSL record was received)

```

2nd Error Message:

Changed the https\_proxy to http:// from https://

```julia
Cloning registry from "[github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git](//github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git)" ERROR: failed to clone from [github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git](//github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git), error: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:SSL, SSL error: 0xffffda9e - X509 - The extensi on tag or value is invalid : ASN1 - ASN1 tag was of an unexpected value)

```

I cannot proceed further with Julia because of this error on linux box. Please help me on this.

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-v1-6-2-behind-proxy/67624/2 "2021-09-03T07:31:32Z")

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Have you tried Julia 1.7 ? Does command line git work for you on external repos?  
Please have look at this thread

> [@Julia repl is ignoring my ssh config file](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-repl-is-ignoring-my-ssh-config-file/65287/4):
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> I believe by default Julia will still use its own libgit2, but in 1.7 you can set the environment variable JULIA\_PKG\_USE\_CLI\_GIT=true to force it to use your system git instead.

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**Author:** ![vijaysrini08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@vijaysrini08](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vijaysrini08)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-v1-6-2-behind-proxy/67624/5 "2021-09-03T21:45:54Z")

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I have tried beta version of the software and it works fine with the SSL. And the environmental variable worked as you said. But I am having dependency downloading problems now for IJulia.

```julia
(v1.7) pkg> add IJulia                                                        
  Downloaded artifact: ZeroMQ                                                 
ERROR: Unable to automatically install 'ZeroMQ' from '/opt/soft/cdtng/tools/ju
lia/v1.7.0-beta/julia_home/packages/ZeroMQ_jll/IrSBB/Artifacts.toml' 

```

Thanks John for the help.

Also the stable release v.1.6.2 is not actually very stable for linux (redhat). I could not overcome the SSL error for installing the packages. Is there any environment variable that could do the same as “JULIA\_PKG\_USE\_CLI\_GIT” for v1.7.0 . If not is there way we could set this for the SSL or disable the SSL on libgit2 level. Can someone please help me out here?

We could not just proceed with the beta version as well.

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-julia-v1-6-2-behind-proxy/67624/6 "2021-09-04T06:55:03Z")

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@vijaysrini08 Whoa… let us go slow here. Firstly it looks like you are using distribution supplied RPM to install Julia. Can you confirm how you are installing Julia?

I install Julia on Fedora Linux by donwloading the tarball.  
Then as a sudo user I unpack this in /usr/local  
ln -s /usr/local/julia-1.7.0 julia  
(or whatever version you want to use)  
In my .bashrc  
export PATH=/usr/local/julia/bin:$PATH

Yes I KNOW I should be using software modules. Mea culpa