diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index 9a676cb9..cb165150 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
       '7.4',
       'linux'
     );
-    expect(linux).toContain(
-      'sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y php7.4-xdebug'
-    );
-    expect(linux).toContain('pecl install xdebug');
+    expect(linux).toContain('update_extension xdebug 2.9.0');
     expect(linux).toContain(
       'sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y php7.4-pcov'
     );
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 8204f7dc..c336d8c7 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2631,6 +2631,10 @@ function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version, pipe) {
                                 version +
                                 pipe;
                         break;
+                    // match 7.0xdebug..7.4xdebug
+                    case /^7\.[0-4]xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
+                        script = '\nupdate_extension xdebug 2.9.0' + pipe;
+                        return;
                     // match 7.0phalcon3..7.3phalcon3 and 7.2phalcon4...7.4phalcon4
                     case /^7\.[0-3]phalcon3$|^7\.[2-4]phalcon4$/.test(version_extension):
                         install_command =
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index 35ea232b..835df00f 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
           version +
           pipe;
         break;
+      // match 7.0xdebug..7.4xdebug
+      case /^7\.[0-4]xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
+        script = '\nupdate_extension xdebug 2.9.0' + pipe;
+        return;
       // match 7.0phalcon3..7.3phalcon3 and 7.2phalcon4...7.4phalcon4
       case /^7\.[0-3]phalcon3$|^7\.[2-4]phalcon4$/.test(version_extension):
         install_command =
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 8307ec29..695facde 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ remove_extension() {
   sudo rm -rf "$ext_dir"/"$extension".so >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+# Function to update extension
+update_extension() {
+  extension=$1
+  latest_version=$2
+  current_version=$(php -r "echo phpversion('$extension');")
+  final_version=$(printf "%s\n%s" "$current_version" "$latest_version" | sort | tail -n 1)
+  if [ "$final_version" != "$current_version"  ]; then
+    version_exists=$(apt-cache policy -- *"$extension" | grep "$final_version")
+    if [ -z "$version_exists" ]; then
+      update_ppa
+    fi
+    $apt_install php"$version"-"$extension"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to setup a remote tool
 add_tool() {
   url=$1