# Julia 1.6.0 packages installation

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-0-packages-installation/58552>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Tags:** package\
**Created:** [April 4, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-0-packages-installation/58552 "2021-04-04T08:57:30Z")\
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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:** [April 7, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-6-0-packages-installation/58552/9 "2021-04-07T08:19:04Z")

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I wonder if some of the solutions in these older posts may be relevant.

> [@ERROR: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:OS, failed to send request: A connection with the server could not be established )](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-giterror-code-error-class-os-failed-to-send-request-a-connection-with-the-server-could-not-be-established/10192):
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> I’m trying to install Pkg.add(“DataFrames”) but I get the following message. Any idea what could be the problem? INFO: Cloning METADATA from [https://github.com/JuliaLang/METADATA.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/METADATA.jl) ERROR: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:OS, failed to send request: A connection with the server could not be established ) Stacktrace: [1] macro expansion at .\libgit2\error.jl:99 [inlined] [2] clone(::String, ::String, ::Base.LibGit2.CloneOptions) at .\libgit2\repository.jl:276 [3] #clone#100(::String, ::Bool, ::P…

> [@Errors for Git / Pkg](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/errors-for-git-pkg/9351/14):
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> Finally got a fix. The Easy fix on this page didn’t cut it. [Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-a-default-secure-protocols-in) The quick-fix didn’t patch the Webio.dll and the Winhttp.dll in the Windows-folders. So I went to the update-catalog and downloaded the proper file for my system: [Microsoft Update Catalog](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=kb3140245) Patched,restarted, works.

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