# 0.8.53 reports incorrect version

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 19, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740 "2010-10-19T18:33:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740/1 "2010-10-19T18:33:10Z")

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After updating to 0.8.53 (via Launchpad PPA), version still reports as  
0.8.52.  
Anyone else noticed this?

Cheers,  
Phil.

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**Author:** ![phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phoyce)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740/2 "2010-10-19T18:41:19Z")

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Works for me.

[helen@moon ~]$ /usr/local/bin/nginx -v  
nginx version: nginx/0.8.53

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: 0.8.53 reports incorrect version](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,142386,142387#msg-142387)**
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> After updating to 0.8.53 (via Launchpad PPA), version still reports as 0.8.52. Anyone else noticed this? Cheers, Phil. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ nginx mailing list nginx@nginx.org http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx

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**Author:** ![phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phoyce)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740/3 "2010-10-19T18:45:06Z")

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Must be the Ubuntu package:

root@tl-srv04:/var/log/nginx# dpkg -l | grep nginx  
ii nginx 0.8.53-0ppa2  
small, but very powerful and efficient web s  
root@tl-srv04:/var/log/nginx# nginx -v  
nginx version: nginx/0.8.52

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**Author:** ![phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phoyce)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740/4 "2010-10-20T16:19:43Z")

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On 20 Out 2010 15h01 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

Same here.

> dpkg -s nginx  
> Package: nginx  
> Status: install ok installed  
> Priority: optional  
> Section: httpd  
> Installed-Size: 668  
> Maintainer: António Almeida [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> Architecture: i386  
> Version: 0.8.53-perusio.1.0  
> Provides: httpd  
> Depends: libc6 (\>= 2.4), libgeoip1 (\>= 1.4.7~beta6+dfsg), libpcre3 (\>=  
> 7.7), libssl0.9.8 (\>= 0.9.8m-1), zlib1g (\>= 1:1.1.4), lsb-base (\>=  
> 3.2-14)

I suppose it’s something to do with dpkg and package  
management. Perhaps you have the previous nginx package on hold or the  
version doesn’t override the previous one. Use dpkg -i   
to install the new.

— appa

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**Author:** ![phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phoyce)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740/5 "2010-10-20T23:13:49Z")

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Seems like an issue with the Launchpad package.  
I’ve done a clean install on a server I setup today which didn’t have  
any  
version of nginx, still reports as 0.8.52

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**Author:** ![phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@phoyce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phoyce)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-8-53-reports-incorrect-version/197740/6 "2010-10-20T16:02:38Z")

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Work for me

2010/10/20 Phil B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
