# Error "plugin Installation was unsuccessful due to error "no kibana plugins found in archive"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-installation-was-unsuccessful-due-to-error-no-kibana-plugins-found-in-archive/104790>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 22, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-installation-was-unsuccessful-due-to-error-no-kibana-plugins-found-in-archive/104790 "2017-10-22T06:45:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![yaser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yaser/32/109240_2.png) [@yaser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yaser)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-installation-was-unsuccessful-due-to-error-no-kibana-plugins-found-in-archive/104790/1 "2017-10-22T06:45:09Z")

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hi every one,  
this error show when i want to install xpack in offline mode with xpack-5.6.3 in Centos Platform

**i use this command**" ./kibana-plugin install file:///home/centos/Desktop/x-pack-5.6.3\_3.zip "  
**and get this error** :

> "attempting to transfer from file:///home/centos/Desktop/x-pack-5.6.3\_3.zip  
> Transferring 40701912 bytes....................  
> Transfer complete  
> Retrieving metadata from plugin archive  
> Plugin installation was unsuccessful due to error "No kibana plugins found in archive"

can anyone help me?

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**Author:** ![yaser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yaser/32/109240_2.png) [@yaser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yaser)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-installation-was-unsuccessful-due-to-error-no-kibana-plugins-found-in-archive/104790/2 "2017-10-22T07:50:31Z")

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the error was from the x-pack package that i downloaded it, the package was only for elasticsearch (38MB )not kibana and i download the main x-pack package that the file size is 150MB ,from this link

[https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/packs/x-pack/x-pack-5.6.3.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/packs/x-pack/x-pack-5.6.3.zip)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-installation-was-unsuccessful-due-to-error-no-kibana-plugins-found-in-archive/104790/3 "2017-11-19T07:50:51Z")

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