Linux System Compatibility¶
Review Board requires a supported Linux or macOS system with Python 3.7 or higher.
Note
If you’re using a non-default install of Python, you may need to use a web
server such as gunicorn, uwsgi, or build an Apache mod_wsgi module
for your server using mod_wsgi-express.
Linux Compatibility¶
The following Linux distributions are directly supported and tested:
Amazon Linux 2023
Arch Linux
CentOS 9 Stream
Debian 11 (Buster)
Debian 12 (Bullseye)
Debian 13 (Bookworm)
Fedora 36
Fedora 37
Fedora 38
Fedora 39
Fedora 40
openSUSE Tumbleweed
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Rocky Linux 9
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 23.10
The following are known to work if you install a newer version of Python (see Legacy Systems below):
macOS Compatibility¶
The following versions of macOS are directly supported and tested:
macOS Ventura
macOS Sonoma
Python 3 (provided by the macOS Command Line Developer Tools) and Homebrew are currently required for installation on macOS.
Legacy Systems¶
We recommend installing Review Board on a modern, supported Linux distribution.
Older systems may still work, but require additional steps, as shown below.
Warning
You may not be able to install newer releases of Review Board on older systems, or use all Review Board features.
This depends on the versions of Python or other dependencies available on the system.
The installer will help you install the latest compatible version of Review Board.
Amazon Linux 2¶
Before installing on Amazon Linux 2, you will need to install a newer version of Python:
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install python3.8
$ sudo yum install python38-devel
Then run the installer with python3.8:
$ curl https://install.reviewboard.org | python3.8
openSUSE Leap 15¶
Before installing on openSUSE Leap 15, you will need to install a newer version of Python:
$ sudo zypper install python39 python39-devel
Then run the installation script with python3.9:
$ curl https://install.reviewboard.org | python3.9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8¶
Before installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, you will need to install a newer version of Python:
$ sudo yum install -y python38 python38-devel
Then run the installation script with python3.8:
$ curl https://install.reviewboard.org | python3.8
Warning
Due to missing packages, Single Sign-On is not available on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Rocky Linux 8¶
Before installing on Rocky Linux 8, you will need to install a newer version of Python:
$ sudo dnf module install python38
$ sudo dnf install python38-devel
Then run the installation script with python3.8:
$ curl https://install.reviewboard.org | python3.8
Warning
Due to missing packages, Single Sign-On is not available on Rocky Linux 8.
Ubuntu 18.04¶
Before installing on Ubuntu 18.04, you will need to install a newer version of Python:
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
$ sudo apt-get install python3.8 python3.8-dev python3.8-venv
Then run the installation script with python3.8:
$ curl https://install.reviewboard.org | python3.8
Warning
Due to missing packages, Single Sign-On is not available on Ubuntu 18.04.
Installation is Complete! Next…¶
Congratulations on installing Review Board!
Continue on to Creating a Review Board Site. If you’ve already created your site directory through the installer, skip to 3. Configure Permissions.