# Julia console within Atom

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-console-within-atom/5689
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [September 3, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-console-within-atom/5689 "2017-09-03T11:08:41Z")
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### Author: ![sarahc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@sarahc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sarahc)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-console-within-atom/5689/1 "2017-09-03T11:08:41Z")

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Hi, I have just installed Julia with Atom. I am following the installation instructions at

[http://docs.junolab.org/latest/man/installation.html](http://docs.junolab.org/latest/man/installation.html)

In the section entitled **Installing the Atom-Julia Interaction** it asks to open the console via **Packages \> Julia \> Open Console**. I can’t find this reference anywhere. I have looked:

1. in the top menu i.e. where it has _File, Edit, View, Selection, Find, Packages, Help_. In the _Packages_ menu there is no Julia
2. In _Settings \> Packages_ there is no Julia, there is only a _language-julia_. When I click on language-julia there is no _Open Console_ option anywhere on that page.

I wish they would just show a screenshot of what they are referencing. It would make things easier.

Any help most welcome.

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### Author: ![tamasgal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamasgal/32/27946_2.png) [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-console-within-atom/5689/2 "2017-09-03T13:57:35Z")

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Here is what it should look like:

 ![34](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/c/6/c6de9ea50c3c2997b63410bb4772403ed351932a.png)

And make sure you also installed “julia-client”, not only “language-julia”.

 ![36](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/8/f/8fe3d7e542496c635047c2523bcc90fe3785baac.png)

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### Author: ![sarahc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@sarahc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sarahc)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-console-within-atom/5689/3 "2017-09-05T13:31:51Z")

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Thanks for that. That was very helpful. So the actual installation instructions are a little misleading as they really only say to install 1) julia.exe; 2) atom; and 3) uber-juno package in atom.  
Thanks again

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### Author: ![ChrisRackauckas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chrisrackauckas/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-console-within-atom/5689/4 "2017-09-05T13:45:14Z")

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No, all of those extra packages are automatically installed via Uber Juno