# Tor 'obsolete' problem
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864
**Category:** Relay Operator
**Created:** [November 26, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864 "2025-11-26T08:47:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@pineapple](https://forum.torproject.org/u/pineapple)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/1 "2025-11-26T08:47:22Z")
Hello I’ve switched from running a tor relay to a bridge. I recently had to turn off my relay for a while because I couldn’t update tor. I currently added tor repository so I get the binaries faster (thanks maxzrbn). But nyx is still saying my tor version is ‘obsolete’ even though tor is fully updated. I’m on tor version 0.4.8.16, any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Lind](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lind)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/2 "2025-11-26T11:53:55Z")
If you have already added Tor Project’s software repo, you _should_ be able to update tor software to the latest tor release (0.4.8.21) unless you’re using Fedora (whose repo seems to be having problem right now, but even so you still should be able to install Tor 0.4.8.17 from official Fedora repository).
Since Tor 0.4.8.16 is the latest version of Tor from Debian’s official repo (not Tor’s debian/ubuntu repo), I assume you’re using debian (please tell me if it wasn’t so!). Can you execute `sudo apt update` on the server and show me the result?
You can also check the official documentation to see if you did enabled tor repository correctly:
> **[Installation](https://support.torproject.org/little-t-tor/getting-started/installing/)**
>
> These instructions are meant for installing tor the network daemon i.e. little-t tor. For instructions to install Tor Browser, refer to the Tor Browser user manual.
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### Author:  [@pineapple](https://forum.torproject.org/u/pineapple)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/3 "2025-11-26T20:23:51Z")
I had to remove the tor repo as it was conflicting with other downloads and it was just a mess. No matter if I remove and reinstall tor it still is on the same version 0.4.8.16 . Im 100% certain its still coming from Debian repos even when I had the tor one. I think I didn’t add the repo correctly so I will look at the guide for Debian and try again.
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### Author:  [@odbtlo9](https://forum.torproject.org/u/odbtlo9)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/4 "2025-12-09T16:47:00Z")
Hi all,
same issue here i am on raspberry pi and trixie.
Sysetm is fully up to date.
Using the raspi/debian repos.
Cheers 🙂
nyx - (Linux 6.12.47+rpt-rpi-v8)
Tor 0.4.8.16 (obsolete)
Linux 6.12.47+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.12.47-1+rpt1 (2025-09-16) aarch64 GNU/Linux
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### Author:  [@Lind](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lind)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/5 "2025-12-10T14:48:05Z")
Hi. I also have some ARM64 machines with torproject’s repo configured and I have already upgraded to 0.4.8.21 without problem.
Can you share how your sources.list or tor.sources is configured? Have you added torproject’s repository as the [documentation](http://rzuwtpc4wb3xdzrj3yeajsvm3fkq4vbeubm2tdxaqruzzzgs5dwemlad.onion/little-t-tor/getting-started/installing/) said?
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### Author:  [@odbtlo9](https://forum.torproject.org/u/odbtlo9)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/6 "2025-12-12T14:20:22Z")
Hi Lind,
i did now install tor with your provided documentation.
Result:
`nyx - piA (Linux 6.12.47+rpt-rpi-v8) Tor 0.4.8.21 (recommended)`
Thinking that a stable raspbian would have an tor version not being obsolete 🙂
Cheers and thanks
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### Author:  [@Lind](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Lind)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/7 "2025-12-13T17:58:44Z")
Glad that it helped!
Raspbian is based on Debian, which is infamous for holding old packages for too long, after all ☹
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### Author:  [@pineapple](https://forum.torproject.org/u/pineapple)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-obsolete-problem/20864/8 "2025-12-18T15:57:04Z")
I got it working, I just had to install the keys as it said on the guide. I did this buy running apt update twice and it let me install them