Install nginx-1.20.2 on Ubuntu 20.04

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and i have installed nginx using sudo apt update sudo apt install nginx

But after installation when i do nginx -V to check version it always shows 1.18 version instead of latest version.

How i can install latest stable version of nginx on ubuntu 20.04?

1 Answer

If you want to install version 1.20.2 specifically, you will need to add the official nginx repository to your Sources list.

Here is how you do it:

0. Open Terminal (or connect via SSH)
1. Ensure you have all of the prerequisites installed:

   sudo apt install curl gnupg2 ca-certificates lsb-release ubuntu-keyring

2. Import the nginx signing key for apt:

   curl | gpg --dearmor \ | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null

3. Create a sources .list file for apt:

   echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg] \ `lsb_release -cs` nginx" \ | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx.list

4. Pin the repository to ensure the nginx packages are installed instead of the Ubuntu-provided packages:

   echo -e "Package: *\nPin: origin nginx.org\nPin: release o=nginx\nPin-Priority: 900\n" \ | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/99-nginx

5. Update apt:

   sudo apt update

6. Install nginx:

   sudo apt install nginx