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title: ""
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/quick-start/include-prerequisites-linux/"
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# 

Before installing YugabyteDB, ensure that you have the following available:

- One of the [supported operating systems](/stable/reference/configuration/operating-systems/ "supported operating systems").
- Python 3.11. To check the version, execute the following command:
  
  ```sh
  python --version
  ```
  
  Starting from Ubuntu 20.04, `python` is no longer available. To fix this, run `sudo apt install python-is-python3`.
- `wget` or `curl`.
  
  The instructions use the `wget` command to download files. If you prefer to use `curl`, you can replace `wget` with `curl -LO`.
  
  To install `wget`:
  
  - On CentOS, run `yum install wget`
  - On Ubuntu, run `apt install wget`
  
  To install `curl`:
  
  - On CentOS, run `yum install curl`
  - On Ubuntu, run `apt install curl`