# Why do I need to install "pre-installed" packages in JuliaPro?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-do-i-need-to-install-pre-installed-packages-in-juliapro/40218>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** package, juliapro\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-do-i-need-to-install-pre-installed-packages-in-juliapro/40218 "2020-05-26T20:17:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![akahs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/akahs/32/15377_2.png) [@akahs](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/akahs)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-do-i-need-to-install-pre-installed-packages-in-juliapro/40218/1 "2020-05-26T20:17:57Z")

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It might be a dumb question. I thought JuliaPro has a bunch of packages wrapped together for users to use. However, when I type status in pkg, it shows almost nothing. I still need to install the packages I want to use. Why is this?

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**Author:** ![jebej](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jebej/32/1784_2.png) [@jebej](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jebej)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-do-i-need-to-install-pre-installed-packages-in-juliapro/40218/2 "2020-05-26T20:39:43Z")

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[https://juliacomputing.com/blog/2018/10/16/juliapro.html](https://juliacomputing.com/blog/2018/10/16/juliapro.html)