# \[Solved\] Installing filebeat-6.2.2-amd64.deb, no modules.d

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [June 6, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731 "2018-06-06T06:38:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![naisanza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/naisanza/32/44808_2.png) [@naisanza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naisanza)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731/1 "2018-06-06T06:38:36Z")

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I'm a little confused. I installed `filebeat-6.2.2-amd64.deb`, however, there is nothing in /etc/filebeat, and none of the modules (i.e. system.yml, system.yml.disabled) can be found anywhere in /etc or /usr

They exist in filebeat-6.2.2-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz, however

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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:** [June 6, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731/2 "2018-06-06T08:45:35Z")

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Hi @naisanza,

Can you please report the output of these commands?

`dpkg -l filebeat`

`dpkg -L filebeat`

Best regards

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**Author:** ![naisanza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/naisanza/32/44808_2.png) [@naisanza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naisanza)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731/3 "2018-06-06T16:11:25Z")

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```auto
root@bigma:# dpkg -i filebeat-6.2.2-amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package filebeat.
(Reading database ... 179870 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../beats/filebeat-6.2.2-amd64.deb ...
Unpacking filebeat (6.2.2) ...
Setting up filebeat (6.2.2) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.2) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
root@bigma:~# find /etc/filebeat
/etc/filebeat
/etc/filebeat/modules.d
root@bigma:~#

```

dpkg -l filebeat

```auto
root@bigma:/etc/filebeat# dpkg -l filebeat
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==================-==============-==============-=========================================
ii filebeat 6.2.2 amd64 Filebeat sends log files to Logstash or d

```

dpkg -L filebeat:  
[https://pastebin.com/CCgFck6r](https://pastebin.com/CCgFck6r)

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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:** [June 6, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731/4 "2018-06-06T21:38:23Z")

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It sounds like the package include these files but they were deleted? I recommend purging it (`apt-get remove --purge filebeat`) and install it again.

Best regards

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**Author:** ![naisanza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/naisanza/32/44808_2.png) [@naisanza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naisanza)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731/5 "2018-06-08T03:37:32Z")

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That fixed it! Thanks!

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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 6, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-installing-filebeat-6-2-2-amd64-deb-no-modules-d/134731/6 "2018-07-06T03:49:20Z")

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