# Logstash 5 upgrades require re-installing logstash-output-exec plugin after upgrade, why?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-upgrades-require-re-installing-logstash-output-exec-plugin-after-upgrade-why/113111>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 24, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-upgrades-require-re-installing-logstash-output-exec-plugin-after-upgrade-why/113111 "2017-12-24T20:57:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![nnet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nnet/32/25982_2.png) [@nnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nnet)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-upgrades-require-re-installing-logstash-output-exec-plugin-after-upgrade-why/113111/1 "2017-12-24T20:57:14Z")

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Hi folks, I upgraded ELK stack on Ubuntu Server 16.04 using this as repo:

APT-Sources: [https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x/apt](https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x/apt) stable/main amd64 Packages

from 2.x to 5.x and that was largely problem-free except that my logstash output exec stuff stopped working. Turns out this isn't available by default and I must install logstash-output-exec plugin.  
Fine, I installed it with:

/usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash-plugin install logstash-output-exec

restarted logstash, things are good.

There have been two or three upgrades in the 5.x Ubuntu repo since, and each time I upgrade I have to reinstall the above plugin.

Is this normal?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-upgrades-require-re-installing-logstash-output-exec-plugin-after-upgrade-why/113111/2 "2017-12-29T06:45:23Z")

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FYI we’ve renamed ELK to the Elastic Stack, otherwise Beats and APM feel left out! 😉

> [@nnet](#):
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> There have been two or three upgrades in the 5.x Ubuntu repo since, and each time I upgrade I have to reinstall the above plugin.

This plugin is not part of the core set - [Exec output plugin | Logstash Reference [8.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-exec.html).

Given there are changes within the core Logstash framework between versions, it would be likely that these also impact non-core plugins, which means an update/reinstall to get the latest version so it's compatible and working.

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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:** [January 26, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-upgrades-require-re-installing-logstash-output-exec-plugin-after-upgrade-why/113111/3 "2018-01-26T06:45:30Z")

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