# update netdata agent

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/update-netdata-agent/7861>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 18, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/update-netdata-agent/7861 "2025-12-18T09:11:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Serhii\_Meleshchenko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/serhii_meleshchenko/32/4698_2.png) [@Serhii\_Meleshchenko](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Serhii_Meleshchenko)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/update-netdata-agent/7861/1 "2025-12-18T09:11:42Z")

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Reading package lists… Done  
Thu Dec 18 10:09:12 AM CET 2025 : INFO: netdata-updater.sh: Checking if native packages are still being published for this platform.  
Thu Dec 18 10:09:12 AM CET 2025 : INFO: netdata-updater.sh: Native packages are still being published for this platform.  
Reading package lists… Done  
Building dependency tree… Done  
Reading state information… Done  
You might want to run ‘apt --fix-broken install’ to correct these.  
The following packages have unmet dependencies:  
**netdata-plugin-ibm : Depends: libodbc2 (\>= 2.3.1) but it is not going to be installed**  
E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt --fix-broken install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).  
Thu Dec 18 10:09:13 AM CET 2025 : FATAL: netdata-updater.sh: FAILED TO UPDATE NETDATA: Failed to update Netdata repository config.  
FAILED

The following non-fatal warnings or errors were encountered:

- Failed to update Netdata repository config.

ABORTED Failed to update existing Netdata install at /: Failed to update Netdata repository config. HOW CAN I FIX AND UPDATE NETDADA AGENT ?

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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:** [December 19, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/update-netdata-agent/7861/2 "2025-12-19T12:41:37Z")

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Hello Serhii,

Your Netdata Agent update is failing due to an unmet dependency for the **optional** `netdata-plugin-ibm` package. This plugin requires `libodbc2` (version ≥ 2.3.1) which is not installed or cannot be satisfied on your system.

Most users do not need this plugin.

If that’s the case for you too, you can simply remove it. To do so,

```auto
sudo apt remove netdata-plugin-ibm netdata-plugin-ibm-libs

```

Then fix any remaining broken dependencies:

```auto
sudo apt --fix-broken install

```

Then manually update the agent:

```auto
sudo /usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh

```