:_content-type: PROCEDURE

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= Installing aCoRNs

Install the {name} release notes generator on your system, so that you can run it locally.

.Procedure

* On Fedora, CentOS Stream, or RHEL, use link:{copr-repo}[the Copr repository].
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[WARNING]
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The repository is only available for actively supported releases of the operating system. If you are using a legacy, unsupported release, you can no longer install or update the package. DNF reports the following error:

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Error: This repository does not have any builds yet so you cannot enable it now.
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If this is the case, please upgrade your system.
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.. Enable the repository:
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# dnf copr enable {copr-repo-slug}
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.. Install the `{bin-name}` package:
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# dnf install {bin-name}
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* On any system that has the Docker or Podman container platform, you can use {name} as a container.
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On Fedora, RHEL, and CentOS, replace `docker` with `podman` in the following commands.

.. Download the image:
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$ docker pull {container-repo}
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NOTE: If this image is unavailable, you can use a backup image at `docker.io/msuchane/acorns:latest`.

.. Configure a command alias. Save this line in your shell configuration file:
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alias acorns="docker run -it -e BZ_API_KEY -e JIRA_API_KEY -v .:/mnt/{bin-name}:Z {container-repo-slug} {bin-name}"
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*** With the Bash shell, save the line at the end of `~/.bashrc`.
*** With the ZSH shell, save the line at the end of `~/.zshrc`.
*** With the Fish shell, save the alias using the following command:
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$ alias --save acorns="docker run -it -e BZ_API_KEY -e JIRA_API_KEY -v .:/mnt/{bin-name}:Z {container-repo-slug} {bin-name}"
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.. Open a new terminal to reload the shell configuration.

* On macOS, you can use the Homebrew package manager:
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WARNING: This repository is currently experimental. Please report any problems with usage or installation as issues in the `acorns` repository.

.. Install the Homebrew package manager as described on <https://brew.sh/>.

.. Install `acorns`:
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$ brew install redhat-documentation/repo/acorns
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* On any system, including different Linux distributions and macOS, you can build {name} from source:

.. Install the Rust toolchain se described at <https://rustup.rs/>.

.. Build and install {name} from its Git repository:
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$ cargo install --git {git-repo}
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If the build fails due to a missing dependency, install the missing dependency on your system and start the build again.

.Verification

* Try running `{bin-name}`:
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$ {bin-name} --version
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