# How to install filebeat on Linux 3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.ppc64 GNU/Linux OS running on Power8?

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**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [September 14, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-filebeat-on-linux-3-10-0-327-18-2-el7-ppc64-gnu-linux-os-running-on-power8/60529 "2016-09-14T16:18:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![VIJAYP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@VIJAYP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VIJAYP)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-filebeat-on-linux-3-10-0-327-18-2-el7-ppc64-gnu-linux-os-running-on-power8/60529/1 "2016-09-14T16:18:20Z")

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Hi,

I'm trying to install Filebeat on **Linux 3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.ppc64 GNU/Linux OS** which is running on Power 8 PC.

I tried to install filebeats referring [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation.html).

When I tried RPM option, got following issue:

$sudo rpm -vi filebeat-1.3.0-x86\_64.rpm  
Preparing packages...  
package filebeat-1.3.0-1.x86\_64 is intended for a different architecture

Can any one please help if there's any way to install filebeats on Power 8 (ppc64) machine and if there's is please share the steps.

Thanks in advance.

Regards  
Vj.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-filebeat-on-linux-3-10-0-327-18-2-el7-ppc64-gnu-linux-os-running-on-power8/60529/2 "2016-09-14T16:39:34Z")

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The Go compiler supports ppc64 so you can either install a Go compiler on the target machine and build Filebeat or you can cross-compile for ppc64 from a machine with a different architecture. The [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file details how to build.

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**Author:** ![VIJAYP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@VIJAYP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VIJAYP)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-filebeat-on-linux-3-10-0-327-18-2-el7-ppc64-gnu-linux-os-running-on-power8/60529/3 "2016-09-14T18:15:59Z")

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Thanks a lot for your reply. Will give a try now.

Regards  
Vj.

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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:** [October 5, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-filebeat-on-linux-3-10-0-327-18-2-el7-ppc64-gnu-linux-os-running-on-power8/60529/4 "2016-10-05T16:18:26Z")

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