$BasePacletsDirectory
gives the base directory that the Wolfram System uses to find paclets that can be seen by all users on the system.
Details
- $BasePacletsDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.
- Typical values are:
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C:\ProgramData\Wolfram\Paclets Windows /Library/Wolfram macOS /usr/share/Wolfram Linux - By default, $BasePacletsDirectory is a Paclets subdirectory of $BaseDirectory.
- Typical subdirectories of $BasePacletsDirectory include:
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Repository a location where paclets can be placed to be seen by all users - There is currently no way to force PacletInstall or PacletInstallSubmit to install paclets into $BasePacletsDirectory, but paclets can be placed there by hand to become visible to all users on the system.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
The directory in which shared paclets can be placed:
Find all paclets that are installed in $BasePacletsDirectory on your system:
Text
Wolfram Research (2020), $BasePacletsDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html (updated 2024).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2020. "$BasePacletsDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2024. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2020). $BasePacletsDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html