Install or update appium-gestures-plugin required for W3c Actions/Gestures implementation when using Appium 2.0

Description

I am using Appium2.0.0-beta66 version. Since TouchAction class used for the gesture/actions is being deprecated, I am supposed to install appium-gestures-plugin ([from]) ) and use it.

Environment

Java client build version or git revision if you use some snapshot:8.5
Appium server version or git revision if you use some snapshot:2.0.0.-beta66
Desktop OS/version used to run Appium if necessary: v18.15.0
Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe) or Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe:
Mobile platform/version under test:Android v13, iOS v13
Real device or emulator/simulator:Real Device

Details

When I try to run the command

$appium plugin install --source=npm appium-gestures-plugin as was suggested, I am getting the message ✔ Installing 'appium-gestures-plugin' Error: ✖ A plugin named "gestures" is already installed. Did you mean to update? I tried to check the installed plugins

$appium plugin list --installed ✔ Listing installed plugins

relaxed-caps@1.0.0-beta.13 [installed (npm)]
images@1.3.7 [installed (npm)]
execute-driver@2.0.6 [installed (npm)]
gestures@1.0.0-beta.4 [installed (npm)]

Then ran this command: $appium plugin update appium-gestures-plugin I got back this message: Error: ✖ The plugin "appium-gestures-plugin" was not installed, so can't be updated How to update the existing 'gestures@1.0.0-beta.4' to gestures@2.0.0 ?

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