# Unpacking archive failed error: Elasticsearch 7.1.0 -rpm

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unpacking-archive-failed-error-elasticsearch-7-1-0-rpm/207619>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 13, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unpacking-archive-failed-error-elasticsearch-7-1-0-rpm/207619 "2019-11-13T04:33:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![katara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/katara/32/60143_2.png) [@katara](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/katara)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unpacking-archive-failed-error-elasticsearch-7-1-0-rpm/207619/1 "2019-11-13T04:33:51Z")

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Hi i am trying to install elasticsearch 7.1.0 using an rpm file in a Linux RHEL 7.x machine and when i hit  
`sudo rpm --install elasticsearch-7.1.0-x86_64.rpm`  
or  
`sudo rpm -ivh elasticsearch-7.1.0-x86_64.rpm`  
i am receiving the following error.  
` [sa_elasticsearch@strproelk04 installers]$ sudo rpm -ivh elasticsearch-7.1.0-x86_64.rpm warning: elasticsearch-7.1.0-x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA512 Signature, key ID d88e42b4: NOKEY Preparing... ################################# [100%] Updating / installing... 1:elasticsearch-0:7.1.0-1 ################################# [100%] error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-sql-cli-7.1.0.jar;5dcb86c1: cpio: read failed - No such file or directory error: elasticsearch-0:7.1.0-1.x86_64: install failed`

I have no idea here, can someone please help me out?

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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 11, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unpacking-archive-failed-error-elasticsearch-7-1-0-rpm/207619/2 "2019-12-11T04:34:04Z")

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