# How to install packagebeat in AIX

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-packagebeat-in-aix/97671>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** packetbeat\
**Created:** [August 20, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-packagebeat-in-aix/97671 "2017-08-20T02:50:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![fenggnay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@fenggnay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fenggnay)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-packagebeat-in-aix/97671/1 "2017-08-20T02:50:25Z")

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Install package for linux doesn't used in IBM AIX server.how to set environment for compress beat.

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**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-packagebeat-in-aix/97671/2 "2017-08-20T17:02:03Z")

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The golang compiler does not support IBM AIX. Besides running on the server, you can use port forwarding or a network tap, to forward the network traffic to another machine doing packet analysis.

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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:** [September 17, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-packagebeat-in-aix/97671/3 "2017-09-17T17:02:04Z")

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