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

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/unable-to-update-netdata-agent-on-almalinux-8-binpkg-rpm-package-manager-did-not-fully-update-netdata/7978>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** agent, update\
**Created:** [May 23, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/unable-to-update-netdata-agent-on-almalinux-8-binpkg-rpm-package-manager-did-not-fully-update-netdata/7978 "2026-05-23T21:59:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![microvax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/microvax/32/4818_2.png) [@microvax](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/microvax)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/unable-to-update-netdata-agent-on-almalinux-8-binpkg-rpm-package-manager-did-not-fully-update-netdata/7978/1 "2026-05-23T21:59:45Z")

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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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**Author:** ![kanelatechnical](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/kanelatechnical/32/4699_2.png) [@kanelatechnical](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/kanelatechnical)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/unable-to-update-netdata-agent-on-almalinux-8-binpkg-rpm-package-manager-did-not-fully-update-netdata/7978/2 "2026-05-25T10:54:40Z")

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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:

```auto
sudo dnf clean all
sudo dnf makecache
sudo dnf upgrade netdata

```

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

```auto
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:

```auto
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:

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

```