# JuliaPro - package installation issues

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807 "2021-08-04T13:21:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/1 "2021-08-04T13:21:36Z")

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Why can’t I install MLJ.j?  
This is my error:

(@JuliaPro\_v1.5.1-1) pkg\> add MLJ  
Updating registry at `C:\Users\dell\.julia\registries\JuliaComputingRegistry`  
ERROR: The following package names could not be resolved:

- MLJ (not found in project, manifest or registry)

thanks!!

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### Author: ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/2 "2021-08-04T13:22:54Z")

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don’t use Julia Pro.

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/3 "2021-08-04T13:26:19Z")

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So what should I use?Vscode?

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### Author: ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/4 "2021-08-04T13:50:31Z")

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You can use Juno the editor if you want, just don’t use JuliaPro as your Julia version. The current release is 1.6.2, and JuliaPro will not get any further updates. Just install the latest stable release and set your Julia path in Juno to that version if you want to continue using Juno.

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/5 "2021-08-04T13:55:55Z")

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I don’t quite understand what you mean. Do you mean that I need to re-download the latest version of JuliaPro?

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### Author: ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/6 "2021-08-04T13:56:56Z")

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No, I mean DO NOT use JuliaPro. Just use the official latest release from here:

> **[Download Julia](https://julialang.org/downloads/#current_stable_release)**
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> The official website for the Julia Language. Julia is a language that is fast, dynamic, easy to use, and open source. Click here to learn more.

To elaborate a little bit: JuliaPro can basically be thought of as regular Julia, bundled together with Atom to enable the Juno IDE (essentially a Julia plugin for Atom), and a custom registry (the JuliaComputing registry, which is a “curated” version of the General registry that normal Julia uses). JuliaPro is howver not being updated any further, and therefore stuck on Julia 1.5. Furthermoe, the curated registry often leads to package installation issues like the one you experience.

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### Author: ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/7 "2021-08-04T13:59:25Z")

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Should I replace the old version of Julia with this?

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/8 "2021-08-04T14:00:15Z")

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Yes

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/9 "2021-08-04T15:01:35Z")

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(@v1.6) pkg\> add MLJ  
ERROR: The following package names could not be resolved:

- MLJ (not found in project, manifest or registry)

I have updated Julia to 1.6, why is it still like this?

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/10 "2021-08-04T15:19:06Z")

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What does `registry st` return when entered in the Pkg REPL mode?

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/11 "2021-08-04T15:20:05Z")

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(@v1.6) pkg\> registry st  
Registry Status  
[bbcd6645] JuliaComputingRegistry ([https://github.com/JuliaComputing/JuliaComputingRegistry](https://github.com/JuliaComputing/JuliaComputingRegistry))

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/12 "2021-08-04T15:21:03Z")

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Okay that’s a hangover from JuliaPro, do `registry rm JuliaComputingRegisty` and `registry add General`

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#### Post date: [August 4, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliapro-package-installation-issues/65807/13 "2021-08-04T15:25:31Z")

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He seems to be working!!  
Thank you very much!
