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Review of Julia install instructions #61

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## Setup

Setup is in **two** steps, which only need to be executed successfully once:
Setup is in **five** steps, first installing Julia, then installing packages that the workshop will require. Each step only needs to be executed successfully once.

1. [Install a correct version of the Julia compiler](FIRST_STEPS.md).
1. If you are a Windows user, install [Windows Terminal](https://aka.ms/terminal) and make
sure you know how to open a new terminal process (window), into which you can type
commands. If the link doesn't work, try a different browser. Windows Terminal will be how
you run Julia in this workshop. If you are a macOS or Linux user, you can use the Terminal app
that comes with your operating system.

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Great additions re Terminal here, thanks!

2. **In a new Julia session** type the following at the `julia>` prompt, inlcuding a
3. Follow [these official installation instructions](https://julialang.org/downloads/).

4. Open a terminal window and type `julia`, and press `RETURN` or `ENTER`. This
launches a Julia session, a command-line interface for interacting with julia called
the [REPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read–eval–print_loop).

6. *Testing.* At the `julia> ` prompt, type `println("Hello world!")` and press `RETURN`
or `ENTER`. The words "Hello world!" should be repeated back to you. This confirms Julia is installed.
Quit the Julia session by typing `exit()` or entering `CONTROL+D`.

![Julia REPL screen shot](/assets/hello_world.png)

5. **In a new Julia session** type the following at the `julia>` prompt, inlcuding a
RETURN at the end of each line (or do copy/paste + one final RETURN):

```julia
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Pkg.test("HelloJulia")
exit()
```
This will take about 15 - 20 minutes to run through.

**On Windows, you may get a message from Windows Defender Firewall** stating it has blocked Julia's network access. Press
_Allow access_ to continue.

You should see something roughly like this:
Once finished, you should see something roughly like this:

![](assets/screenshot_post_install.png)

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