# Trouble installing/setting up Julia 1.5.3

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** installation, julia-153\
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096 "2020-12-19T17:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Barmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/michael_barmann/32/20389_2.png) [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/1 "2020-12-19T17:23:57Z")

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I am a new user and am having trouble setting up Julia 1.5.3., despite following the instructions here: [Installation Instructions · Juno Documentation](http://docs.junolab.org/stable/man/installation/). (I am using Windows 10 and I downloaded 64-bit (installer). I made it as far as step 3 of the installation guide. When I then hit Enter in the REPL, I get the following error message:

“Julia could not be started. ‘“C:\Users\Michael\Julia 1.5.3”’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. We tried to launch Julia from: `C:\Users\Michael\Julia 1.5.3` This path can be changed in the settings.”

I also tried “C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Local\Julia-1.5.3\bin\julia.exe.” Apparently this is not the right file path either…I’ve attached a screenshot from my file explorer showing where I installed Julia.

 ![Julia](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/a/2/a2affb4780bc9e808be6ca91c3002302bbab97cb.png)

Apologies if this is a dumb question. I don’t have a very good understanding of file paths, and how they work.

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/2 "2020-12-19T17:51:16Z")

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Hello Michael. I use Windows 10 also. Please take this advice which I give here frequently.  
Use the Chocolately package manager to install Julia on Windows  
Please, please install Chocolatey then post here. i am happy to help

> **[Chocolatey - The package manager for Windows](https://chocolatey.org/)**
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> Chocolatey is software management automation for Windows that wraps installers, executables, zips, and scripts into compiled packages. Chocolatey integrates w/SCCM, Puppet, Chef, etc. Chocolatey is trusted by businesses to manage software...

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/3 "2020-12-19T17:52:14Z")

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I also have to say this - I love Atom and worked with Juno. I really, really like Atom.  
Sad to say this is now not being developed. The advice is to use VSCode.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Barmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/michael_barmann/32/20389_2.png) [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/4 "2020-12-19T18:01:50Z")

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Thanks for the suggestions, johnh.I just downloaded VSCode (I am going to hold off on Chocolatey for the moment.) I’m reading the Julia for VSCode instructions here: [https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode#installing-juliavs-codevs-code-julia-extension](https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode#installing-juliavs-codevs-code-julia-extension). When I search for Julia under extensions, I see Julia 1.0.10 (Julia Language Support, it says underneath). Is this what I should be downloading? I thought that 1.5.3 was the latest version.

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**Author:** ![pixel27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pixel27/32/8902_2.png) [@pixel27](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pixel27)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/5 "2020-12-19T18:05:01Z")

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Can you check `C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Local\Julia-1.5.3\bin\julia.exe` is that really where Julia is installed? On my Windows 10 machine it’s under `C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Programs\Julia 1.5.3\bin\julia.exe`.

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/6 "2020-12-19T18:12:35Z")

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Michael, if you are in VSCode can you just start the Julia REPL then run:

versioninfo()

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Barmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/michael_barmann/32/20389_2.png) [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/7 "2020-12-19T18:16:42Z")

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Hello, here is another screenshot that I think shows the location:

 ![Julia_path](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/1/e/1e1f8394fb6bab2d1b99d70f4fc0ca42122c0cef.png)

So it seems to me that C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Local\Programs\Julia 1.5.3 is the location. (Is this correct?) But sadly this still gives the same error…

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Barmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/michael_barmann/32/20389_2.png) [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/8 "2020-12-19T18:17:40Z")

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Thanks for the help! It says version 1.5.3, so looks like it set up correctly!

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**Author:** ![pixel27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pixel27/32/8902_2.png) [@pixel27](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pixel27)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/9 "2020-12-19T18:21:04Z")

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I would check the Julia 1.5.3\bin directory verify that there is a file “julia.exe”. If you are NOT showing file extensions then it will just be “julia” by have a Type of “Application”. Then I would click the “Location” bar, the whole path should then be highlighted, copy it with Ctrl-C then paste that into the Julia Client config and add the \julia.exe. That should ensure that the path is correct and you didn’t typo anything.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Barmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/michael_barmann/32/20389_2.png) [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/10 "2020-12-19T18:32:19Z")

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Thanks for the detailed instructions. I did exactly that, but now when I go to the REPL and hit enter, it just says “Julia has exited. Press Enter to start a new session.” ☹

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/11 "2020-12-19T19:13:30Z")

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I do not have the smarts to find the julia.executablePath variable in my VSCode settings… sorry  
My REPL reports version 1.5.3

Please try installing Julia using Chocolatey?

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Barmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/michael_barmann/32/20389_2.png) [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/12 "2020-12-19T19:19:16Z")

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Hi Johnh, I have Julia up and running with VSCode, so I’m all set! (pixel27 was helping me out with Atom, but I couldn’t quite figure it out.) Oh well, I only need one editor!

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-installing-setting-up-julia-1-5-3/52096/13 "2020-12-19T19:20:34Z")

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Yaaayyy!