# Package name "heartbeat" conflicts with "heartbeat" package for Linux HA cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/package-name-heartbeat-conflicts-with-heartbeat-package-for-linux-ha-cluster/107706>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** heartbeat\
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/package-name-heartbeat-conflicts-with-heartbeat-package-for-linux-ha-cluster/107706 "2017-11-15T09:42:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![elkinspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/65b543/32.png) [@elkinspace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elkinspace)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/package-name-heartbeat-conflicts-with-heartbeat-package-for-linux-ha-cluster/107706/1 "2017-11-15T09:42:55Z")

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Hi there,

I have just had an issue with the use of heartbeat. The heartbeat package (ES) has the same name as the heartbeat package used together with Pacemaker and Corosync for Linux clustering. This heartbeat package is part of all major linux distributions.

So, if you are running a HA Cluster and you want to change (update, remove or whatever the daemon) it can give you surprising results 😉

Setting the heartbeat package on hold in the package handling system is a workaround. But nevertheless you have to be very careful with this and keep your documentation up to date. So your collegues know about this when they update the system ...

Maybe there is a chance to change the package name? Or what would you propose to solve this issue?

Best regards  
Olaf

some additional links regarding this topic:  
[http://clusterlabs.org/](http://clusterlabs.org/)  
[http://www.linux-ha.org/wiki/Heartbeat](http://www.linux-ha.org/wiki/Heartbeat)  
[https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&searchon=names&keywords=heartbeat](https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&searchon=names&keywords=heartbeat)

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**Author:** ![exekias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/exekias/32/28718_2.png) [@exekias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/exekias)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/package-name-heartbeat-conflicts-with-heartbeat-package-for-linux-ha-cluster/107706/2 "2017-11-15T10:24:41Z")

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Hi @elkinspace!

Thank you for your feedback, we did actually fix this for 6.0, just released! [https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/4601](https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/4601)

New package name is `heartbeat-elastic` 🙂

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**Author:** ![elkinspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/65b543/32.png) [@elkinspace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elkinspace)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/package-name-heartbeat-conflicts-with-heartbeat-package-for-linux-ha-cluster/107706/3 "2017-11-15T11:30:55Z")

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Hi exekias,

This is great news! 😀

Thanks & best regards  
Olaf

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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:** [December 13, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/package-name-heartbeat-conflicts-with-heartbeat-package-for-linux-ha-cluster/107706/4 "2017-12-13T11:31:04Z")

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