$ julia _ _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org (_) | (_) (_) | _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help. | | | | | | |/ _` | | | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.2.0 (2019-08-20) _/ |\__'_|_|_|\__'_| | Official https…

I am using Julia 1.4.0 but the fetching process of packages updating is still very slow.

If you set $ export JULIA_PKG_SERVER=pkg.julialang.org (and delete the old git-registry) it should be significantly faster. Edit: I see this was discussed above, but maybe the problem is that your registry is still in git-form?

I did this but still the fetching takes about 1 min.

On a slowish laptop, with Wi-Fi connection, Windows 10: Full registry after a removal of the entire .julia folder takes 2 1/2 minutes.

Try with Windows Defender disabled.

[image] Why is the update of the registries so slow? General Usage Turning off antivirus software (not necessarily advisable), resulted in a speedup of around 3 (16 seconds compared to 46 seconds originally). I suspect there is an additional speedup that might be gained by…

I’m doing package updates on Debian Linux using the default Debian packages (julia 1.5.3) behind a proxy and it’s saying Updating registry at `~/.julia/registries/General` For about 10 minutes so far. This is on a gigabit fiber connection. Then all of a sudden it says: Updating git-repo `…

First of all, do not use the default debian packages but the latest stable release from julialang.org . Easy to install: bash -ci "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abelsiqueira/jill/master/jill.sh)" Secondly, check the server status: https://status.julialang.org You could try a di…

I’ll start with the latest julialang version and see where that gets me. btw https://status.julialang.org times out, “taking too long to respond” so maybe that’s the issue.

Perhaps julialang.org is blocked by your proxy. Ask your admin. Or just use your phone to get internet…

Why is the update of the registries so slow?

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PetrKryslUCSD April 30, 2020, 4:26pm 24

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Why is the update of the registries so slow?

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