# Why is juliaup emphasized as the installation mechanism?

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**Created:** [January 2, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-juliaup-emphasized-as-the-installation-mechanism/134844 "2026-01-02T16:49:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeorgeGkountouras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@GeorgeGkountouras](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GeorgeGkountouras)\
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> [@aplavin](#):
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> The reason `rustup` can be “the” way to install Rust, but `juliaup` shouldn’t be “the” way to install Julia is simple – only developers need to install Rust, but Julia needs to be installed by users as well.

If you want to treat your users as non-devs, [perhaps Jumbo.jl could help](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-jumbo-a-scientific-julia-distribution/133856)?

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