# Not able to use Plots.jl with Julia 1.8.0

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, plotting\
**Created:** [August 20, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076 "2022-08-20T20:22:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![geekbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@geekbear](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/geekbear)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076/1 "2022-08-20T20:22:51Z")

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I updated Julia to 1.8.0 and then installed Plots.jl, and wasn’t able to execute the “using Plots” command. Ran Pkg.update() a few times to no avail. Got error messages below and have no clue what to do. Advice would be most appreciated! Plots.jl worked fine under Julia 1.7.2 for me.

julia\> using Plots  
[Info: Precompiling Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80]

(process:15708): GLib-GIO-WARNING \*\*: 16:09:54.608: Unexpectedly, UWP app `Microsoft.Print3D_3.3.791.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe' (AUMId `Microsoft.Print3D\_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App’) supports 5 extensions but has no verbs

(process:15708): GLib-GIO-WARNING \*\*: 16:09:54.647: Unexpectedly, UWP app `Microsoft.3DBuilder_18.0.1931.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe' (AUMId `Microsoft.3DBuilder\_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App’) supports 7 extensions but has no verbs

(process:15708): GLib-GIO-WARNING \*\*: 16:09:54.817: Unexpectedly, UWP app `Microsoft.Reader_10.1802.21631.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe' (AUMId `Microsoft.Reader\_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App’) supports 4 extensions but has no verbs  
ERROR: LoadError: ArgumentError: not a path: `C:\Users\Hua.VAIO\.julia\packages\GR\uG7UO\deps\deps.jl`  
Stacktrace:  
[1] RelocatableFolders.Path(mod::Module, dir::String, path::String, ignore::Nothing)  
@ RelocatableFolders C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\RelocatableFolders\64bhJ\src\RelocatableFolders.jl:55  
[2] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\GR\uG7UO\src\GR.jl:36  
[3] include  
@ .\Base.jl:419 [inlined]  
[4] include\_package\_for\_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot\_path::Vector{String}, dl\_load\_path::Vector{String}, load\_path::Vector{String}, concrete\_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1554  
[5] top-level scope  
@ stdin:1  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\GR\uG7UO\src\GR.jl:2  
in expression starting at stdin:1  
ERROR: LoadError: Failed to precompile GR [28b8d3ca-fb5f-59d9-8090-bfdbd6d07a71] to C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\compiled\v1.8\GR\jl\_8A76.tmp.  
Stacktrace:  
[1] error(s::String)  
@ Base .\error.jl:35  
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal\_stderr::IO, internal\_stdout::IO, keep\_loaded\_modules::Bool)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1705  
[3] compilecache  
@ .\loading.jl:1649 [inlined]  
[4] \_require(pkg::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1337  
[5] \_require\_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1200  
[6] macro expansion  
@ .\loading.jl:1180 [inlined]  
[7] macro expansion  
@ .\lock.jl:223 [inlined]  
[8] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1144  
[9] include(mod::Module, \_path::String)  
@ Base .\Base.jl:419  
[10] include(x::String)  
@ Plots C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\Plots\lW9ll\src\Plots.jl:1  
[11] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\Plots\lW9ll\src\Plots.jl:227  
[12] include  
@ .\Base.jl:419 [inlined]  
[13] include\_package\_for\_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot\_path::Vector{String}, dl\_load\_path::Vector{String}, load\_path::Vector{String}, concrete\_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::Nothing)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1554  
[14] top-level scope  
@ stdin:1  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\Plots\lW9ll\src\backends\gr.jl:6  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\packages\Plots\lW9ll\src\Plots.jl:1  
in expression starting at stdin:1  
ERROR: Failed to precompile Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80] to C:\Users\Hua.VAIO.julia\compiled\v1.8\Plots\jl\_49C6.tmp.  
Stacktrace:  
[1] error(s::String)  
@ Base .\error.jl:35  
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal\_stderr::IO, internal\_stdout::IO, keep\_loaded\_modules::Bool)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1705  
[3] compilecache  
@ .\loading.jl:1649 [inlined]  
[4] \_require(pkg::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1337  
[5] \_require\_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1200  
[6] macro expansion  
@ .\loading.jl:1180 [inlined]  
[7] macro expansion  
@ .\lock.jl:223 [inlined]  
[8] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1144`Preformatted text`

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**Author:** ![BLI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bli/32/37206_2.png) [@BLI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BLI)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076/2 "2022-08-20T20:26:35Z")

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`Plots` worked fine for me under v. 1.8.0 (Windows 11). I did have to add it, though: even though I had installed it under v. 1.7.3, Julia 1.8.0 didn’t find it.

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**Author:** ![Soldalma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/soldalma/32/29388_2.png) [@Soldalma](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Soldalma)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076/3 "2022-08-22T21:39:02Z")

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Have you tried different backends, like GR, PyPlot, Plotly, PlotlyJS, etc.?

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**Author:** ![geekbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@geekbear](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/geekbear)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076/4 "2022-08-23T02:35:42Z")

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Thank you. No I have not. My solution was that I reinstalled Julia 1.7.3 and now everything is fine:)

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**Author:** ![vector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dc4da7/32.png) [@vector](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vector)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076/5 "2022-09-02T10:38:45Z")

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I am getting a similar error for Plots on 1.8.0. I fixed the issue by installing 1.7.3. Now Plots works.

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**Author:** ![Bienvenue\_Feugang\_Nt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bienvenue_feugang_nt/32/45386_2.png) [@Bienvenue\_Feugang\_Nt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Bienvenue_Feugang_Nt)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-able-to-use-plots-jl-with-julia-1-8-0/86076/6 "2024-02-25T23:14:30Z")

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It looks like the problem has been resolved in V1.10