Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) support

Chaknith Bin

Updated:June 22, 2025

Is RHEL supported?

Red Hat Linux is not one of the Linux distributions that IronPDF officially supports yet, though the following commands (used by CentOS 8) have been proven successful in various preliminary tests.

This list may also be used for AlmaLinux and Oracle Linux.

# Install necessary development and runtime libraries
dnf -y install glibc-devel       # GNU C Library - development library
dnf -y install nss               # Network Security Services libraries
dnf -y install at-spi2-atk       # At-Spi2 bridge to ATK for accessibility
dnf -y install libXcomposite     # X11 Composite extension library
dnf -y install libXrandr         # X11 RandR extension library
dnf -y install mesa-libgbm       # Mesa graphics library
dnf -y install alsa-lib          # Advanced Linux Sound Architecture libraries
dnf -y install pango             # Library for laying out and rendering text
dnf -y install cups-libs         # CUPS libraries
dnf -y install libXdamage        # X11 Damage extension library
dnf -y install libxshmfence      # Shared memory 'SyncFence' synchronization primitive
dnf -y install libxkbcommon      # Keymap handling library for X and Wayland

# Set execute permissions for IronCefSubprocess
chmod 755 IronCefSubprocess      # Ensure the IronCefSubprocess has executable permissions
# Note: IronCefSubprocess is normally found at bin/runtimes/linux-x64/

# Install necessary development and runtime libraries
dnf -y install glibc-devel       # GNU C Library - development library
dnf -y install nss               # Network Security Services libraries
dnf -y install at-spi2-atk       # At-Spi2 bridge to ATK for accessibility
dnf -y install libXcomposite     # X11 Composite extension library
dnf -y install libXrandr         # X11 RandR extension library
dnf -y install mesa-libgbm       # Mesa graphics library
dnf -y install alsa-lib          # Advanced Linux Sound Architecture libraries
dnf -y install pango             # Library for laying out and rendering text
dnf -y install cups-libs         # CUPS libraries
dnf -y install libXdamage        # X11 Damage extension library
dnf -y install libxshmfence      # Shared memory 'SyncFence' synchronization primitive
dnf -y install libxkbcommon      # Keymap handling library for X and Wayland

# Set execute permissions for IronCefSubprocess
chmod 755 IronCefSubprocess      # Ensure the IronCefSubprocess has executable permissions
# Note: IronCefSubprocess is normally found at bin/runtimes/linux-x64/

SHELL

As with manual installation for other Linux distributions, set IronPdf.Installation.LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig = false;

For more information, please see: Other Linux distributions support

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Chaknith works on IronXL and IronBarcode. He has deep expertise in C# and .NET, helping improve the software and support customers. His insights from user interactions contribute to better products, documentation, and overall experience.