# Managing \`julia\` versions using \`pixi\`

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/managing-julia-versions-using-pixi/116165
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** juliaup
**Created:** [June 24, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/managing-julia-versions-using-pixi/116165 "2024-06-24T22:38:21Z")
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### Author: ![kdheepak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kdheepak/32/10881_2.png) [@kdheepak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kdheepak)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/managing-julia-versions-using-pixi/116165/12 "2024-06-27T00:39:11Z")

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It seems like it puts everything into `./.pixi/envs/default/`.

```julia
$ ls -al .pixi/envs/default
Permissions Size Date Modified Git Name
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I ./
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I ../
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I bin/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I conda-meta/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I etc/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I include/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I lib/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I libexec/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I share/
.rw-r--r-- 4.0k 26 Jun 20:30 -I build_env.sh
.rw-r--r-- 302 24 Jun 03:23 -I conda_build.sh

╭─ ~/g/pixi-test 
╰ ls -al .pixi/envs/default/bin
Permissions Size Date Modified Git Name
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I ./
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I ../
.rwxr-xr-x 70k 24 Jun 03:23 -I julia*

╭─ ~/g/pixi-test 
╰ ls -al .pixi/envs/default/lib
Permissions Size Date Modified Git Name
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I ./
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I ../
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I julia/
drwxr-xr-x - 26 Jun 20:30 -I libjulia.1.10.4.dylib.dSYM/
.rwxr-xr-x 235k 24 Jun 03:23 -I libjulia.1.10.4.dylib*
.rwxr-xr-x 235k 24 Jun 03:23 -I libjulia.1.10.dylib*
.rwxr-xr-x 235k 24 Jun 03:23 -I libjulia.dylib*

```

Here’s the full contents of the `.pixi` folder with just one dependency `julia`: [julia-pixi.md · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/kdheepak/42a9c2da1ffffb65ce2fefa6b02fc9db)

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