# Pkg add vs update for installed package

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-add-vs-update-for-installed-package/68418>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** pkg, package-manager\
**Created:** [September 19, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-add-vs-update-for-installed-package/68418 "2021-09-19T16:58:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jzr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jzr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jzr)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-add-vs-update-for-installed-package/68418/1 "2021-09-19T16:58:35Z")

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What is the difference between `add Package` and `update Package`, for a `Package` that has a version already installed?

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**Author:** ![heliosdrm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heliosdrm/32/3851_2.png) [@heliosdrm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/heliosdrm)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-add-vs-update-for-installed-package/68418/2 "2021-09-19T20:50:34Z")

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`update` always triggers an update of the registries as well. Moreover, `add` and `update` have different options.