# Is Debugger.jl different to AstInterpreter2.jl?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-debugger-jl-different-to-astinterpreter2-jl/21326
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-debugger-jl-different-to-astinterpreter2-jl/21326 "2019-03-01T02:43:44Z")
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### Author: ![xiaodai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/xiaodai/32/15937_2.png) [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-debugger-jl-different-to-astinterpreter2-jl/21326/1 "2019-03-01T02:43:44Z")

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Are they different packages or just a change in name?

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### Author: ![mkborregaard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkborregaard/32/556_2.png) [@mkborregaard](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkborregaard)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-debugger-jl-different-to-astinterpreter2-jl/21326/2 "2019-03-01T07:10:03Z")

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Debugger is the new name for Gallium, which adds additional debugging functionality to the interpreter. I believe JuliaInterpreter replaces AstInterpreter2.