# Using ThinkJulia

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-thinkjulia/98462>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [May 8, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-thinkjulia/98462 "2023-05-08T07:16:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-thinkjulia/98462/3 "2023-05-08T08:10:10Z")

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ThinkJulia is an old package and people have reported problems when trying to install and run it:

> [@"build ThinkJulia" fails on Windows 10 because "unable to open libLLVM!"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/build-thinkjulia-fails-on-windows-10-because-unable-to-open-libllvm/86736):
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> Hello, I am running into an Error message: “LoadError: Unable to open libLLVM!”. I was trying to install the ThinkJulia package on a Windows 10 for my child. I ran into a problem which and I am not sure how to solve it. I added the ThinkJulia.jl package as suggested on the book and tried the command “using ThinkJulia” and it didn’t work. Then, I tried “build ThinkJulia” which failed because of ImageMagick. I tried “build ImageMagick” and end up on the same error. The problem seems to be acce…

So - it might not be a good idea to spend too much time trying to troubleshoot this issue.

The contents of the book are (mostly) still worth reading.

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