# Problem installing analysis-icu plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-installing-analysis-icu-plugin/131568>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 12, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-installing-analysis-icu-plugin/131568 "2018-05-12T12:32:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![neergttocsdivad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@neergttocsdivad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neergttocsdivad)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-installing-analysis-icu-plugin/131568/1 "2018-05-12T12:32:59Z")

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running ubuntu 18.04  
just installed elasticsearch and kibana and jq

analysis-icu-6.2.4.zip located in Download folder

tried "sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu" as suggested [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/analysis-icu.html#analysis-icu](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/analysis-icu.html#analysis-icu)

with result "sudo: bin/elasticsearch-plugin: command not found"

I would appreciate advice

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**Author:** ![rjernst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rjernst/32/6363_2.png) [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-installing-analysis-icu-plugin/131568/2 "2018-05-12T20:00:20Z")

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That example command assumes your shell is in the elasticsearch home directory. If you installed via tar or zip, this is where you extracted the archive. If you installed with apt this would be `/usr/share/elasticsearch`

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**Author:** ![neergttocsdivad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@neergttocsdivad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neergttocsdivad)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-installing-analysis-icu-plugin/131568/3 "2018-05-12T20:24:37Z")

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done. thankyou.

d@t5500:/usr/share/elasticsearch$ sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu  
[sudo] password for d:  
-\> Downloading analysis-icu from elastic  
[=================================================] 100%  
-\> Installed analysis-icu

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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:** [June 9, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-installing-analysis-icu-plugin/131568/4 "2018-06-09T20:24:39Z")

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