# Not able to re-install filebeat on a linux server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-re-install-filebeat-on-a-linux-server/185380>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [June 12, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-re-install-filebeat-on-a-linux-server/185380 "2019-06-12T10:17:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![sak6070](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sak6070](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sak6070)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-re-install-filebeat-on-a-linux-server/185380/1 "2019-06-12T10:17:25Z")

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Hello,  
I have accidentally deleted filebeat folder. now, while reinstalling I am getting below error. How can I reinstall filebeat on my linux server.

[root@LX01435L etc]# sudo rpm -vi filebeat-7.1.1-x86\_64.rpm  
warning: filebeat-7.1.1-x86\_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA512 Signature, key ID d88e42b4: NOKEY  
Preparing packages...  
package filebeat-7.1.1-1.x86\_64 is already installed

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**Author:** ![shaunak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shaunak/32/6643_2.png) [@shaunak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaunak)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-re-install-filebeat-on-a-linux-server/185380/2 "2019-06-14T05:27:08Z")

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Could you try passing the `--replacepkgs` option to your `rpm` command?

Shaunak

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**Author:** ![sak6070](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sak6070](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sak6070)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-re-install-filebeat-on-a-linux-server/185380/3 "2019-06-19T07:07:18Z")

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Hi, Thankyou for you suggestion. filebeat is installed now, but I am not able to start it.  
I am using command  
service filebeat start

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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:** [July 17, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-re-install-filebeat-on-a-linux-server/185380/4 "2019-07-17T07:07:25Z")

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