# Error during install: installing platform esp8266:esp8266@2.4.3: extracting archive: Not a supported archive

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**Category:** Hardware Interfacing Questions\
**Created:** [September 19, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/error-during-install-installing-platform-esp8266-esp8266-2-4-3-extracting-archive-not-a-supported-archive/4439 "2020-09-19T01:45:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![fantasydoom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.xod.io/fantasydoom/32/3729_2.png) [@fantasydoom](https://forum.xod.io/u/fantasydoom)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/error-during-install-installing-platform-esp8266-esp8266-2-4-3-extracting-archive-not-a-supported-archive/4439/1 "2020-09-19T01:45:28Z")

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Dear xod developer

honest greetings and respect

please help me with this error code

Error during install: installing platform esp8266:esp8266@2.4.3: extracting archive: Not a supported archive

 ![WhatsApp Image 2020-09-19 at 03.44.27](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/xod/original/2X/1/1fa366c5c91398d6f204ef1b16b527eeeeac837b.jpeg)  
i m trying to run esp266

or haw i can install it manually ?

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**Author:** ![evgenykochetkov](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.xod.io/evgenykochetkov/32/14_2.png) [@evgenykochetkov](https://forum.xod.io/u/evgenykochetkov)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/error-during-install-installing-platform-esp8266-esp8266-2-4-3-extracting-archive-not-a-supported-archive/4439/2 "2020-09-21T10:55:40Z")

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Greetings!

Version 2.4.3 of esp8266 package looks pretty old. Try `Deploy -> Update Arduino Packages and Toolchains...`

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**Author:** ![fantasydoom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.xod.io/fantasydoom/32/3729_2.png) [@fantasydoom](https://forum.xod.io/u/fantasydoom)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/error-during-install-installing-platform-esp8266-esp8266-2-4-3-extracting-archive-not-a-supported-archive/4439/3 "2020-09-21T20:58:27Z")

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THANKS ALOT  
ITS WORKING NOW  
god bless you  
respect [evgenykochetkov](https://forum.xod.io/u/evgenykochetkov)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/xod/original/1X/eb7348baa04192c2ef932d1db54d44f09f8a7888.png) [@system](https://forum.xod.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.xod.io/t/error-during-install-installing-platform-esp8266-esp8266-2-4-3-extracting-archive-not-a-supported-archive/4439/4 "2020-09-23T20:58:28Z")

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