# It takes several minutes to add a single package

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/it-takes-several-minutes-to-add-a-single-package/70704>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** pkg, environment\
**Created:** [October 31, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/it-takes-several-minutes-to-add-a-single-package/70704 "2021-10-31T20:59:07Z")\
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> [@kristoffer.carlsson](#):
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> The updated versions caused a lot of packages having to recompile in the big environment.

I have to say that I find it frustrating that Julia _defaults_ to updating the registry, and potentially updates _all_ of my packages (if new versions are available, which is often the case) whenever I want to install a single new package. I really only want it to update if I specifically run `pkg> update` — otherwise, Julia should assume I’m happy with the versions I currently have.

A workaround that does what I want is to put

```julia
Pkg.UPDATED_REGISTRY_THIS_SESSION[] = true

```

in your `~/.julia/config/startup.jl`, but I wish this was the default.

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