How To Install Julia Programming Language on Ubuntu 22.04

Julia is a high-level, high-performance programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. In this tutorial, you will install Julia on an Ubuntu 22.04 server.

Step 1: Deploying a Cloud Instance on Shape.host

Log in to Shape.host Dashboard:

Navigate to the Shape.host website and log in to your account.

Create a New Instance:

Click on the “Create” button located at the top right corner of the dashboard.
From the dropdown menu, select “Instances”.

Shape.host Resources dashboard showing the Create menu and instance rebuild controls.

Select Instance Location:

Choose the desired location for your server. For this tutorial, we’ll select “New York, USA”.

Shape.host Create New Instance form with the available data center locations.

Choose a Plan:

Select a plan that fits your requirements. For example, you might choose a plan with 2 cores CPU, 2 GB Memory, and 50 GB SSD disk space.

Select an Operating System:

Scroll down to the “Choose an image” section and select “Ubuntu 22.04”.

Shape.host instance form with a server plan and Ubuntu image selected.

Configure Additional Options:

(Optional) You can configure additional options like User Data Configuration and IPv6 Networking.
Enter a hostname for your instance, e.g., “Tutorial Ubuntu”.
Click on the “Create instance” button to deploy the instance.

Shape.host instance form showing hostname, instance count and the Create Instance button.

Step 2: Connecting to Your Instance

Retrieve SSH Credentials:

Note the IP address of your newly created instance from the Shape.host dashboard.

Connect via SSH:

Open a terminal on your local machine.
Use the following command to connect to your instance:
sh ssh root@your_instance_ip
Replace your_instance_ip with the actual IP address of your instance.

Step 3: Updating the System

First, update your package list to ensure you have the latest package information:

apt update
apt upgrade -y

Terminal showing APT package management commands and output.

Step 4: Installing Required Dependencies

Install the necessary dependencies for Julia:

apt install wget tar -y

Step 5: Downloading the Julia Binary

Visit the JuliaLang website to find the latest version of Julia. As of this writing, the latest stable release is version 1.7.3. You can download it using the following command:

wget https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.7/julia-1.7.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Terminal showing file download commands and transfer output.

Step 6: Extracting the Julia Archive

After downloading, extract the tarball to the /opt directory:

tar -xvzf julia-1.7.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C /opt/

Terminal showing tar commands or output during Extracting the Julia Archive.

Step 7: Creating a Symlink

To make Julia accessible from anywhere on your system, create a symbolic link to the Julia binary in the /usr/local/bin directory:

ln -s /opt/julia-1.7.3/bin/julia /usr/local/bin/julia

Terminal showing the command to create a Julia executable symlink.

Step 8: Verifying the Installation

Verify that Julia is installed correctly by checking its version:

julia --version

Terminal showing the Julia version command and version number.

You should see output similar to:

julia version 1.7.3

Step 9: Running Julia

Now that Julia is installed, you can start the Julia REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) by simply typing:

julia

Julia interactive terminal with the startup banner and prompt.

This will bring you into the Julia interactive environment, where you can start coding.

You’ve now installed Julia on your Ubuntu 22.04 server. Julia’s ease of use and performance make it an excellent choice for high-performance numerical analysis and computational science. If you need reliable cloud hosting services, consider using Shape.host’s Linux SSD VPS for robust and scalable hosting solutions.

For more information on how to get started with Julia, you can visit the official Julia documentation.