.. _install-ubuntu-1804:

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Installing Red on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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.. include:: _includes/linux-preamble.rst

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Installing the pre-requirements
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We recommend adding the ``git-core`` ppa to install Git 2.11 or greater:

.. prompt:: bash

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt -y install software-properties-common
    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:git-core/ppa

We recommend adding the ``deadsnakes`` ppa to install Python 3.9:

.. prompt:: bash

    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa

Now install the pre-requirements with apt:

.. prompt:: bash

    sudo apt -y install python3.9 python3.9-dev python3.9-venv python3-pip git openjdk-11-jre-headless build-essential nano

.. Include common instructions:

.. include:: _includes/create-env-with-venv.rst

.. include:: _includes/install-and-setup-red-unix.rst
