# Kibana NPM **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [February 21, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816 "2018-02-21T10:44:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/1 "2018-02-21T10:44:11Z")
Hi , I have downloaded the kibana latest version " kibana-5.6.5-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz " for linux machine . Where when i untar in the windows i am not able to see the node/bin/npm does not have the data inside the npm file But when untar the kibana-5.6.5-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz i am able to see the data Any reason for that ---
**Author:** ![tsullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsullivan/32/31077_2.png) [@tsullivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsullivan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/2 "2018-02-21T17:25:10Z")
Note: the latest version of Kibana is 6.2.2, and for 5.x the latest version is 5.6.8 If you're just trying to run Kibana in linux, I'd suggest looking up the documentation on downloading, installing and running: - Downloading and installing: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.6/targz.html#install-linux64](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.6/targz.html#install-linux64) - Running: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.6/targz.html#targz-running](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.6/targz.html#targz-running) Keep reading for the details about configuring and accessing Kibana. ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/3 "2018-02-22T07:06:37Z")
Hi , Thank you for reply 🙂 Yesterday i have verified the in the Linux Machine .when i untar the kibana5.6.5 and 6.2.1 for linux package using maven plugin "unpack " as a goal . when i check the kibana.tar.gz file in the .m2 repo when i untar it and node/bin/npm consists the data(script). where in my maven project in the target file it is untared with the plugin i have followed the below link [https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/usage.html](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/usage.html) when i check inside the file node/bin/npm it shows empty any reason or suggestions ---
**Author:** ![tsullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsullivan/32/31077_2.png) [@tsullivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsullivan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/4 "2018-02-22T18:00:53Z")
Kibana is not a Maven project. The only way to get it running would be to read the documentation that I linked you to ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/5 "2018-02-23T07:45:44Z")
Thanks for the information 🙂 But i made it as an maven project where because i am using some of the kibana plugins in the pom ---
**Author:** ![tsullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsullivan/32/31077_2.png) [@tsullivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsullivan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/6 "2018-02-23T16:40:39Z")
Kibana comes with its own plugin installer. Once the archive is unpacked, it's available in `./bin/kibana-plugin` ```auto ./bin/kibana-plugin Usage: bin/kibana-plugin [command] [options] The Kibana plugin manager enables you to install and remove plugins that provide additional functionality to Kibana Commands: list [options] list installed plugins install [options] install a plugin remove [options] remove a plugin help get the help for a specific command ``` The plugin installer handles things like packing the frontend dependencies into a usable bundle. If you're trying to install plugins some other way, there's pretty much no way that can be supported; meaning you would be on your own. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-npm/120816/7 "2018-03-23T16:40:51Z")
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