Installing Julia

There are a number of official methods available to install Julia, each with their own purposes and advantages:

juliaup (recommended)

juliaup is a Julia manager/version multiplexer tool designed to handle your Julia installation from the command-line. It is the easiest and most convenient installation option, and is available on almost all platforms that support Julia.

• If you are running Linux or Mac, enter the following command in your terminal:

curl -fsSL https://install.julialang.org | sh

• If you are running Windows, enter the following:

winget install julia -s msstore

• If you have the Rust programming language installed on your machine, you can generate the juliaup executable via the Cargo package manager:

Warning

This is not recommended for the most users, and should be avoided unless you cannot download the official juliaup executable.

cargo install juliaup

Docker/Podman

An official Docker image is available, allowing you to build containers with Julia already installed. This can be a preferred method of installation if you wish to run Ju lia in a sandboxed, ephemeral (temporary) instance or are looking to include Julia in a containerized application.

You must first download the image via the Docker or Podman command-line tool:

Note

If you are using Podman, you can replace the keyword docker with podman in any of the following commands!

docker pull julia:latest

You can specify which version of the image you wish to install via tags, such as latest, rc, 1.6, etc.

To create a container instance, run the following command:

Note

If you had skipped the previous test, then Docker/Podman will automatically begin installing the container image for you here!

docker run -it --rm --network host julia:latest

The above command creates an interactive container that will be deleted the moment you exit via the --rm option and that will share your machine's network namespace via the --network host option (allow for automatic port bindings). You may remove either option to disable these behaviours.

The image itself can serve as a base for your custom container built from a Dockerfile/Containerfile:

FROM julia:latest
# ...

If you wish to use a different image as the basis of your container, yet still require Julia, you can use any of the other installation methods listed in this section in your Dockerfile/Containerfile. A few examples with juliaup:

# First option: Install juliaup via curl
FROM ubuntu:latest

RUN apt update && \
    apt install -y curl && \
    curl -fsSL https://install.julialang.org | sh -s -- -y # install juliaup non-interactively

RUN juliaup add release

Manual download

You can also install the Julia executable directly from the Julia website's Manual Download section. You must make sure to install the correct Julia executable based on your machine's:

• native instruction set (x86_64, i686, ARM, Apple Silicon, PowerPC)

• operating system type (Windows, MacOS, Linux (Glibc), Linux (Musl), FreeBSD)

• bit compute type (32-bit, 64-bit)

Make sure to follow the platform specific instructions for your machine in order to ensure the best experience.

Build from source

You may build Julia from the source code that is openly available in the Julia GitHub repository. Please consult the Building Julia (Detailed) section of the Julia manual for more details.