How to upgrade Julia to a new release
Julia is a powerful programming language that aims to provide users with the speed of C or C++ but is as simple as Python. This means that developers can solve problems more quickly and effectively. It is a programming language primarily intended for scientific computing.
Steps
The steps to upgrade Julia to a new release are as follows:
1. Check the version
First, check the version of Julia using the following command:
versioninfo()
2. Add packages
Now, by using the Pkg package, add the UpdateJulia package using the following commands:
using Pkg
Pkg.add("UpdateJulia")
3. Update the version
Update the Julia version using the following commands:
using UpdateJulia
update_julia()
4. Verify the updated version
Now, recheck the version by using the following command.
versioninfo()
Test yourself
Use the terminal below to test the above commands.
Note: Here, the version remains the same because we are already using the latest version of Julia.
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