Unable to update Netdata agent on AlmaLinux 8 (binpkg-rpm) - "Package manager did not fully update Netdata

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to update my Netdata agent to the latest version on an AlmaLinux 8 server, but the update keeps failing.

Currently, my dashboard shows a red alert stating that the agent is below version v2.9.0.

When checking my installation type with netdata -W buildinfo | grep -E 'Installation Type', it returns: Installation Type __________________________________________ : binpkg-rpm

However, when I run the official kickstart script to update: wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://get.netdata.cloud/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh

The process terminates with the following error:

Sat May 23 17:48:45 EDT 2026 : ERROR: netdata-updater.sh: NETDATA WAS NOT UPDATED!
Sat May 23 17:48:45 EDT 2026 : ERROR: netdata-updater.sh: A newer version of Netdata is available, but the system package manager does not appear to have updated to that version.
Sat May 23 17:48:45 EDT 2026 : FATAL: netdata-updater.sh: FAILED TO UPDATE NETDATA: Package manager did not fully update Netdata despite not reporting a failure.
ABORTED Failed to update existing Netdata install at /: Package manager did not fully update Netdata despite not reporting a failure.

If I try running sudo dnf upgrade netdata, the package manager outputs Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete!, meaning it cannot find any newer version in the current repositories

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The issue is that your DNF repository metadata is stale, so the package manager reports nothing to update while the kickstart script detects a newer version exists.

Clear the cache and force a fresh metadata fetch:

sudo dnf clean all
sudo dnf makecache
sudo dnf upgrade netdata

If that still shows nothing to update, verify your repository configuration:

cat /etc/yum.repos.d/netdata.repo

The baseurl should point to one of these:

  • Stable: https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/stable/el/8/x86_64/

  • Nightly: https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/edge/el/8/x86_64/

If the repo config looks wrong, reinstall it:

sudo dnf remove netdata-repo netdata-repo-edge
wget -O /tmp/netdata-repo.rpm https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig/el/8/x86_64/netdata-repo-5-5.el.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install /tmp/netdata-repo.rpm
sudo dnf makecache
sudo dnf upgrade netdata

After updating, verify the new version:

netdata -W buildinfo | grep "Installed On"
rpm -q netdata