# Plex will not upgrade

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [May 21, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544 "2025-05-21T20:48:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tonyprzit_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/1 "2025-05-21T20:48:49Z")

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Hi

Long time ago I install plex media server on a virtual machine Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS. Its been working great for years but recently (last 2 plex versions updates) when I run the command to update ubuntu, it does not update plex. I check the plexmediaserver.list.distupgrade and its has the right information. The web page tell me there is an update available but it will not install, how could i fix it?

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**Author:** ![ChristianKent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@ChristianKent](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChristianKent)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/2 "2025-05-21T21:15:14Z")

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Have you tried downloading it and installing it manually?

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**Author:** ![tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tonyprzit_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/3 "2025-05-21T21:29:21Z")

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how can i do that from the command prompt?

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**Author:** ![ChristianKent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@ChristianKent](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChristianKent)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/4 "2025-05-21T21:41:21Z")

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This is assuming that you’ve installed it locally on the Ubuntu system itself and not in a container. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/) The install will just upgrade the previous installation.

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**Author:** ![chrisallen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chrisallen/32/309972_2.png) [@chrisallen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/chrisallen)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/5 "2025-05-21T21:42:07Z")

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Do you mind posting the contents of the `plexmediaserver.list.distupgrade` file? I suspect it was renamed/disabled after a major os upgrade in your VM.

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**Author:** ![tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tonyprzit_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/6 "2025-05-21T22:27:08Z")

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deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/plexmediaserver.gpg] [https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb](https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb) public main

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**Author:** ![jclifton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jclifton/32/334348_2.png) [@jclifton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jclifton)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/7 "2025-05-22T01:10:11Z")

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Here you go:

```auto
wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.41.7.9799-5bce000f7/debian/plexmediaserver_1.41.7.9799-5bce000f7_amd64.deb

dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.41.7.9799-5bce000f7_amd64.deb

```

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**Author:** ![tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tonyprzit\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tonyprzit_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/8 "2025-05-22T01:32:40Z")

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> [@jclifton](#):
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> ```auto
> wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.41.7.9799-5bce000f7/debian/plexmediaserver_1.41.7.9799-5bce000f7_amd64.deb
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> dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.41.7.9799-5bce000f7_amd64.deb
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> ```

Thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-upgrade/919544/9 "2025-08-20T01:33:19Z")

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