# Clarifying version issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [September 29, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735 "2022-09-29T20:30:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![rshepard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@rshepard](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/rshepard)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/1 "2022-09-29T20:30:39Z")

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Installed here is hugo-0.102.3-x86\_64-1\_SBo.tgz. But, when I type ‘hugo version’ at the shell prompt I see this: hugo v0.101.0-466fa43c16709b4483689930a4f9ac8add5c9f66 linux/amd64 BuildDate=2022-06-16T07:09:16Z VendorInfo=gohugoio

Why might this happen?

These both appear to be unextended versions. How do I get the latest extended version to use?

TIA,

Rich

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**Author:** ![jmooring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jmooring/32/4214_2.png) [@jmooring](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jmooring)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/2 "2022-09-29T22:05:49Z")

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With Linux you have several options…

#### Snap

```bash
sudo snap install hugo

```

#### Compiled binary

Choose one of the “extended” assets from:  
[https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest)

#### Build from source (requires Git and Go)

```bash
go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

```

#### Brew

```auto
brew install hugo

```

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**Author:** ![rshepard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@rshepard](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/rshepard)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/3 "2022-09-29T22:17:48Z")

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Joe,

I downloaded hugo\_extended\_0.104.2\_linux-amd64.tar.gz and will build it  
here.

Yet I still want to learn why hugo reports a much earlier version that the  
installed version.

Thanks,

Rich

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**Author:** ![jmooring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jmooring/32/4214_2.png) [@jmooring](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jmooring)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/4 "2022-09-29T22:19:38Z")

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Perhaps you have installed multiple instances.

In your terminal:

```bash
whereis hugo # shows all instances
which hugo # show the one with highest precedence

```

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**Author:** ![rshepard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@rshepard](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/rshepard)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/5 "2022-09-29T22:28:32Z")

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> Perhaps you have installed multiple instances.

Nope. Only 1:

$ which hugo  
/usr/local/bin/hugo

But, it should be in /usr/bin. I’ll check on this.

Thanks,

Rich

File /tmp/pico.84552 saved  
github File: /tmp/pico.87460

> Choose one of the “extended” assets from:  
> [https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest)  
> [SP] R)epl A)ccept I)nsert L)ookup U)ncap Q)uit e(X)it or ? for help  
> Fontconfig warning: “/etc/fonts/fonts.conf”, line 102: unknown element “blank”  
> Opening in existing browser session.  
> IW /tmp/pico.14084 (Modified)(mail) Row 10 Col 1 3:26 Ctrl-K H for help  
> Invoking alternate editor…

> That’s a much lower number than I thought.

One site said 1 in 8 (12.5%), another said 1 in 9 (11.1%).

Shrug.

Richard

File /tmp/pico.14084 saved  
IW /tmp/pico.08256 (Modified)(mail) Row 6 Col 1 3:27 Ctrl-K H for help

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**Author:** ![rshepard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@rshepard](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/rshepard)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/6 "2022-09-29T22:30:29Z")

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Mea culpa. I do have two installed. Will correct this.

Thanks,

Rich

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/clarifying-version-issues/40735/7 "2022-10-01T22:31:07Z")

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