# Problems with installing jupyter via miniconda

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problems-with-installing-jupyter-via-miniconda/104145>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problems-with-installing-jupyter-via-miniconda/104145 "2023-09-22T10:58:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problems-with-installing-jupyter-via-miniconda/104145/1 "2023-09-22T10:58:21Z")

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Hello guys!  
I wanted to install jupyter for jupyter notebooks using IJulia. I successfully added IJulia, but when I try `notebook()`it first asks me, to install jupyter via Conda. If I say yes, the process stops and I get the following error:  
``` ERROR: failed process: Process(setenv(`'C:\Users\Anwender\.julia\conda\3\i686\Scripts\conda.exe' install -y jupyter`,[“=::=::\”, “USERDOMAIN\_ROAMINGPROFILE=DESKTOP-VQA4R8J”, “PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public”, “ONEDRIVECONSUMER=C:\Users\Anwender\OneDrive”, “COMPUTERNAME=DESKTOP-VQA4R8J”, “\_\_COMPAT\_LAYER=DetectorsAppHealth”, “MOZ\_CRASHREPORTER\_STRINGS\_OVERRIDE=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\crashreporter-override.ini”, “HOMEDRIVE=C:”, “MOZ\_CRASHREPORTER\_PING\_DIRECTORY=C:\Users\Anwender\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Pending Pings”, “SYSTEMDRIVE=C:” … “PROGRAMDATA=C:\ProgramData”, “COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files”, “OPENBLAS\_DEFAULT\_NUM\_THREADS=1”, “PROGRAMW6432=C:\Program Files”, “MOZ\_CRASHREPORTER\_RESTART\_ARG\_0=C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe”, “PROCESSOR\_REVISION=0802”, “PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files (x86)”, “HOMEPATH=\Users\Anwender”, “MOZ\_CRASHREPORTER\_EVENTS\_DIRECTORY=C:\Users\Anwender\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\v7cvyi2z.default-release\crashes\events”, “USERPROFILE=C:\Users\Anwender”]), ProcessExited(3000)) [3000]

Stacktrace:  
[1] pipeline\_error  
@ .\process.jl:565 [inlined]  
[2] run(::Cmd; wait::Bool)  
@ Base .\process.jl:480  
[3] run  
@ .\process.jl:477 [inlined]  
[4] runconda(args::Cmd, env::String)  
@ Conda C:\Users\Anwender.julia\packages\Conda\2lg2O\src\Conda.jl:128  
[5] add(pkg::String, env::String; channel::String, satisfied\_skip\_solve::Bool, args::Cmd)  
@ Conda C:\Users\Anwender.julia\packages\Conda\2lg2O\src\Conda.jl:256  
[6] add (repeats 2 times)  
@ C:\Users\Anwender.julia\packages\Conda\2lg2O\src\Conda.jl:239 [inlined]  
[7] find\_jupyter\_subcommand(subcommand::String)  
@ IJulia C:\Users\Anwender.julia\packages\IJulia\Vo51o\src\jupyter.jl:23  
[8] notebook(; dir::String, detached::Bool)  
@ IJulia C:\Users\Anwender.julia\packages\IJulia\Vo51o\src\jupyter.jl:96  
[9] notebook()  
@ IJulia C:\Users\Anwender.julia\packages\IJulia\Vo51o\src\jupyter.jl:94  
[10] top-level scope  
@ REPL[3]:1 ```

This is not the first time I`ve encountered that problem. I tried to install miniconda from their webpage, but Julia doesnt seem to use the pre installed miniconda, but rather tries to install it itself again.  
Excuse my english, its not my first language.  
Im very thankful for every helping hand! 🙂

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**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problems-with-installing-jupyter-via-miniconda/104145/3 "2023-09-22T12:16:00Z")

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If you’ve installed your own Python env you can use that, from the docs:

> You can force it to use a specific `jupyter` installation by setting `ENV["JUPYTER"]` to the path of the `jupyter` program before `Pkg.add`, or before running `Pkg.build("IJulia")`; your preference is remembered on subsequent updates.