# Should the install guide tell people to run apt update & apt upgrade first?

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**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-install-guide-tell-people-to-run-apt-update-apt-upgrade-first/207106 "2021-10-26T09:59:28Z")\
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@Falco

so i rebuild my testing droplet

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/2/72fa3eae5cdb6db4cd8ebe7af12a4346af51c280.png)

I followed the [official install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) to the t

it failed to install.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/5/6532f162f410222d53228c10000192b717bc53bf.png)

i ran

```plaintext
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
./launcher rebuild app

```

install successful

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/3/e3a24be6291cc4308f49f8817742c2d7e6e3a220.png)

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