# Missing fenics-dolfin package **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [April 6, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/missing-fenics-dolfin-package/14143 "2024-04-06T14:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Martins\_Rocha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/lucas_martins_rocha/32/3547_2.png) [@Lucas\_Martins\_Rocha](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Lucas_Martins_Rocha)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/missing-fenics-dolfin-package/14143/1 "2024-04-06T14:20:24Z")
Hey guys, I am struggling with the instalation of fenics on my Windows computer. I downloaded the python package fenics but when I tried to run my code I got the message “no module fenics found”. Then, when I look up the packages of fenics I realized that the package “fenics-dolfin” is missing. I also tried to download the dolfin package separately, but there is no dolfin package available in the python packages library. I would like to know how to fix this, because without this package I cannot run my code. If there is a topic with this solution please let me know. The version of fenics I am currently using is 2019.1.0. Thanks in adavnce. ---
**Author:** ![dparsons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@dparsons](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/dparsons)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/missing-fenics-dolfin-package/14143/2 "2024-04-06T14:38:45Z")
Hi Lucas, FEniCS is not available on Windows, since it requires libraries (PETSc) not available for the Windows operating system. Installation instructions are located at [GitHub - FEniCS/dolfinx: Next generation FEniCS problem solving environment](https://github.com/FEniCS/dolfinx#binary) On a Windows machine, your choice is to either install Docker, and use Docker images, or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and then install via apt. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Martins\_Rocha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/lucas_martins_rocha/32/3547_2.png) [@Lucas\_Martins\_Rocha](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Lucas_Martins_Rocha)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/missing-fenics-dolfin-package/14143/3 "2024-04-06T15:11:33Z")
Thank you very much. My experience with wsl is not good since in my other computer (which I use wsl to run fenics) I am having a problem with hd space taken by ubuntu inside my hd. In the end, I think that the best choice then would be installing linux in dual boot with my windows.