Install Latest Version of Nginx on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

Prerequisites

Install the required tools and dependencies:

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

Import Nginx Official Key

Import the signing key from Nginx officials:

$ curl https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key | gpg --dearmor \
    | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null

Verify the key exists and contains the full fingerprint 573BFD6B3D8FBC641079A6ABABF5BD827BD9BF62:

$ gpg --dry-run --quiet --import --import-options import-show /usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg

pub   rsa2048 2011-08-19 [SC] [expires: 2024-06-14]
      573BFD6B3D8FBC641079A6ABABF5BD827BD9BF62
uid                      nginx signing key <signing-key@nginx.com>
Output

Set Up Repository

Add the official repository to your apt package lists:

• Debian

  • Stable

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

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg] http://nginx.org/packages/debian focal nginx .
    Output

  • Mainline (newer and more unstable)

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

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg] http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/debian focal nginx .
    Output

• Ubuntu

  • Stable

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

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg] http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu focal nginx .
    Output

  • Mainline (newer and more unstable)

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

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx-archive-keyring.gpg] http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/ubuntu focal nginx .
    Output

Tell apt to install from nginx.org instead of upstream from Debian/Ubuntu:

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

Package: *
Pin: origin nginx.org
Pin: release o=nginx
Pin-Priority: 900
Output

Installation

Update the package lists and install Nginx from its official repository:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nginx

Check version:

$ nginx -v

nginx version: nginx/1.20.2
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See Also

• Uninstall Nginx Completely on Debian/Ubuntu-Based Linux