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## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
~~### storage.yml~~
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
### Integrating RVM with Gnome terminal
If you are using Gnome (the default desktop environment for Fedora), then the terminal is by default set up in a way that will give you the following error:
> RVM is not a function
This is likely to be part of a larger error message depending on what you were trying to do. In particular, this prevents selecting a Ruby version using `rvm use 3.3.0`.
You can find guidance and explanation on [RVM's dedicated gnome terminal page](https://rvm.io/integration/gnome-terminal) (the solution is simply ticking a checkbox in the terminal preferences).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### Integrating RVM with Gnome terminal
If you are using Gnome (the default desktop environment for Fedora), then the terminal is by default set up in a way that will give you the following error:
> RVM is not a function
This is likely to be part of a larger error message depending on what you were trying to do. In particular, this prevents selecting a Ruby version using `rvm use 3.3.0`.
You can find guidance and explanation on [RVM's dedicated gnome terminal page](https://rvm.io/integration/gnome-terminal) (the solution is simply ticking a checkbox in the terminal preferences).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

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trichoplax‭ · 2024-02-11T21:00:47Z (10 months ago)
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## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
~~> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.~~
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
~~> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.~~
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
### Integrating RVM with Gnome terminal
If you are using Gnome (the default desktop environment for Fedora), then the terminal is by default set up in a way that will give you the following error:
> RVM is not a function
This is likely to be part of a larger error message depending on what you were trying to do. In particular, this prevents selecting a Ruby version using `rvm use 3.3.0`.
You can find guidance and explanation on [RVM's dedicated gnome terminal page](https://rvm.io/integration/gnome-terminal) (the solution is simply ticking a checkbox in the terminal preferences).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

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trichoplax‭ · 2023-07-15T10:05:06Z (over 1 year ago)
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*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

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trichoplax‭ · 2023-01-13T12:32:13Z (almost 2 years ago)
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*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
~~## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux without brew~~
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux using RVM without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

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trichoplax‭ · 2023-01-13T08:47:54Z (almost 2 years ago)
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*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*
## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.
*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*
### ImageMagick
> An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:
```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```
I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.
### MySQL
> An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.
Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:
```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```
I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:
```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```
The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.
### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:
```text
dnf install vips
```
### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:
```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```
### storage.yml
I also needed to manually copy `config/storage.sample.yml` to `config/storage.yml`. I didn't need to change anything, just mentioning that I needed to make the copy, as I couldn't find anything about this in [the QPixel installation instructions](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/blob/develop/INSTALLATION.md).
---
## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

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*__Disclaimer__: I have no insight or familiarity with QPixel or any of the packages described below. These are just the variations that got me to a QPixel installation that was working well enough to display the Codidact homepage.*

## Installing QPixel on Fedora Linux without brew
If you happen to be installing in this situation, a few things might have different names. Here are some of the differences I had to allow for.

*This may or may not be similar for Red Hat and CentOS installations.*

### ImageMagick
> <p style="color:red">An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue.</p>

Instead of the recommended `libmagickwand-dev`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use `ImageMagick-devel`:

```text
dnf install ImageMagick-devel
```

I couldn't find an official guide to this but I stumbled upon the alternative name for the package in a [guide to Python bindings for ImageMagick](https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.2.4/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-redhat). That guide refers to `yum` instead of `dnf` as it's aimed at Red Hat, but it installed for me on Fedora using `dnf`.

### MySQL
> <p style="color:red">An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.4), and Bundler cannot continue.</p>

Instead of the recommended `mysql-server`, which is not available on Fedora, you can use the community maintained `community-mysql-server`:

```text
dnf install community-mysql-server
systemctl enable mysqld
systemctl start mysqld
```

I found I also needed to install `mysql-devel`:

```text
dnf install mysql-devel
```

The [guide to installing MySQL on Fedora](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/installing-mysql-mariadb/#install-from-fedora-main-repo) also includes instructions for installing Oracle's package instead of the community maintained one if you prefer.

### libvips
`libvips` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `vips`:

```text
dnf install vips
```

### Redis
I discovered on the [Redis Fedora page](https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/database/redis/about.html) that `redis-server` is not available under that name on Fedora, instead it is called `redis`:

```text
dnf install redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
```

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## Security
This is not a security guide. Please use your own judgement on whether each command does or does not need to be entered with something like `sudo` or `su`. I am not qualified to tell you what is safe for your particular system.

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