# REPL disappeared
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440
**Category:** Juno
**Created:** [June 15, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440 "2020-06-15T13:39:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/1 "2020-06-15T13:39:59Z")
Hi,
After doing some maintenance on my computer, I returned to Atom, and the Repl disappeared! I uninstalled and reinstalled Juno and Julia-client to no avail. Here is an image of what I see. Looking at the far left side, all the icons are gone. I cannot work! Any advice? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@baggepinnen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baggepinnen)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/2 "2020-06-15T13:46:01Z")
Is Juno still installed? It you press Ctrl-P and type julia, do you get any options?
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### Author:  [@aviatesk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aviatesk)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/3 "2020-06-15T13:46:51Z")
or just follow our update instructions: [Update Instructions · Juno Documentation](http://docs.junolab.org/previews/PR52/man/update/#Update-Instructions-1)
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### Author:  [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/4 "2020-06-15T16:57:24Z")
Yes, I do not see a REPL. I type cmd-P (I am on a macbook pro), and then Julia. Nothing happens. Before Julia can load, I would expect to see the REPL .
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### Author:  [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/5 "2020-06-15T16:58:53Z")
When the documentation states
```julia
First, close all the Atom windows.
```
Does that mean close all tabs, or does that mean quit Atom. Not the same thing. The documentation is ambiguous on that point.
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### Author:  [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/6 "2020-06-15T17:00:34Z")
It means “Close all instances of Atom”. So yeah, quit it 🙂
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### Author:  [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/7 "2020-06-15T17:06:14Z")
I assumed as much 🙂 . I first updated all, and then uninstalled and installed ink and julia-client. Nothing worked. I restart Atom, and the same issue. No icons for REPL. Note the following errors:
```julia
Failed to load the remote-edit package
The "path" argument must be of type string. Received type undefined
Show Stack Trace
The error was thrown from the remote-edit package. This issue has already been reported.
Failed to load the remote-edit2 package
The "path" argument must be of type string. Received type undefined
Show Stack Trace
The error was thrown from the remote-edit2 package. You can help by creating an issue. Please explain what actions triggered this error.
Incompatible packages detected.
julia-client
The above packages are incompatible with the current version of Atom and have been deactivated. Juno will not work properly until they are rebuilt.
```
Earlier this morning, I had drawn the conclusion that I would have to reinstall Atom. What a nightmare if that is true. Also: this problem occurred after a cleanup of my system using the Onyx app, which has never been an issue until just now. Assuming that is the culprit.
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### Author:  [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/8 "2020-06-15T17:08:24Z")
Also notice the following message I received when trying to rebuild julia-client:
```julia
julia-client 0.12.5
node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch@0.9.0 – The module '/Users/erlebach/.atom/packages/julia-client/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch/build/Release/pty.node' was compiled against a different Node.js version using NODE_MODULE_VERSION 70. This version of Node.js requires NODE_MODULE_VERSION 69. Please try re-compiling or re-installing the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`).
```
I have to go to a PREVIOUS version of `Node.js`? If I do that, then something else could break. What is happening?
Finally, when I try to update Atom via the menu, I get the following message: (note that Atom in my /Applications folder, which should not be read only)
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### Author:  [@Ahmed\_Salih](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ahmed_Salih)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/9 "2020-06-15T17:25:01Z")
I have had this error too. I went the route of complete uninstall and reinstall. Another approach is to go into the folder where Atom add-ons are stored and forcefully delete all add-ons related to Julia. Then restart Atom and reinstall all add-ons again - then it worked, after restarting a 2nd time.
Kind regards
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### Author:  [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/10 "2020-06-15T17:32:12Z")
Yes, when in doubt, delete everything and restart. It goes without saying that when one has 20 or 30 precompiled Julia libraries, this is not something I look forward to. What a waste of time!! I do appreciate your reply. Atom and associated software, including Julia, have a long way to go before they achieve the robustness (or perceived robustness) of Python. But I do like the language (Julia).
Problem solved: I followed your advice. I deleted `ink`, `remote-edit`, `remote-edit-2`, `julia-client`, which were mentioned in the errors posted above. I then reinstalled them, quit, atom, and relaunched. All icons are back. Precompilation of all my libraries was instantaneous!! What a great feeling! Thank you so much for the approach, @Ahmed_Salih.
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### Author:  [@Ahmed\_Salih](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ahmed_Salih)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-disappeared/41440/11 "2020-06-15T18:37:20Z")
Awesome to hear it worked out - maybe it should be put in a FAQ (if not already) to go in and delete directly - seems like it works.
Kind regards