# Unable to install Julia v 1.6.+ on Linux - Ubuntu

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821 "2021-11-02T18:12:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamsuddhasattwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/iamsuddhasattwa/32/7441_2.png) [@iamsuddhasattwa](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iamsuddhasattwa)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821/1 "2021-11-02T18:12:34Z")

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Hi, I am having a very basic problem in setting up the latest version of julia on my computer. I followed the instructions [on the official website](https://julialang.org/downloads/platform/) and obtained the installer for the latest version **1.6.3** to obtain the file  
`julia-1.6.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz`  
However, when I launch julia from the newly installed folder it shows version **1.4.1**. Here is a snippet from the terminal

```julia
julia> pwd()
"/home/tyrus/julia-1.6.3/bin"
julia> VERSION
v"1.4.1"

```

which shows that although I launch the application from the supposed version 1.6.3., the version is efffectively 1.4.1.  
I would appreciate if someone could point out the problem. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Oscar\_Smith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oscar_smith/32/25343_2.png) [@Oscar\_Smith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oscar_Smith)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821/2 "2021-11-02T18:25:02Z")

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How are you launching Julia? My guess is you are accidentally running a different executable as a result of path issues.

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**Author:** ![iamsuddhasattwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/iamsuddhasattwa/32/7441_2.png) [@iamsuddhasattwa](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iamsuddhasattwa)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821/3 "2021-11-02T19:02:10Z")

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Hmm… I did navigate to the new version 1.6.3 folder and launched the julia file. I show that using the `pwd()` command above. But now that you mention, it may be happening that the operator system is interpreting the julia command as the one set in its PATH. I do have another version of Julia on my computer at the moment.

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**Author:** ![Oscar\_Smith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oscar_smith/32/25343_2.png) [@Oscar\_Smith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oscar_Smith)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821/4 "2021-11-02T19:06:06Z")

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Yeah, You probably need `./julia` from that path to launch the version of Julia you want.

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**Author:** ![iamsuddhasattwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/iamsuddhasattwa/32/7441_2.png) [@iamsuddhasattwa](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iamsuddhasattwa)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-install-julia-v-1-6-on-linux-ubuntu/70821/5 "2021-11-02T19:08:36Z")

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That worked. You were absolutely right. Thank you for saving me a lot of trouble !