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title: Software Prerequisites
slug: kron-pam-installation-guides-v3/software-prerequisites
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createdAt: 2025-04-09T13:04:45.372Z
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5 or above operating system must be installed on the server to be installed. Kron PAM's OVA, Hyper-V and AMI images prepared for virtualization platforms or cloud service providers include this operating system.