# Elasticsearch 7.16 failed install on Unbuntu 20.04 - cannot execute binary file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-failed-install-on-unbuntu-20-04-cannot-execute-binary-file/293777>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 7, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-failed-install-on-unbuntu-20-04-cannot-execute-binary-file/293777 "2022-01-07T18:32:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-16-failed-install-on-unbuntu-20-04-cannot-execute-binary-file/293777/3 "2022-01-10T02:53:12Z")

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Have a look at [this thread](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-configure-elasticsearch-on-ubuntu-bash-for-windows-10/194888/4) which I believe is related.

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