Install openclaw.ai on Fedora/RHEL

Intermediate ⏱ 20 minutes 📅 Updated Aug 2026

Install openclaw.ai on Fedora, RHEL 8/9, CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, or AlmaLinux using dnf.

📋 Prerequisites

1

Install Node.js

openclaw.ai requires Node.js 22.22.3+, 24.15+, or 25.9+ (installer defaults to Node 26).

bash
# Install the supported Node.js package
sudo dnf install -y nodejs
2

Install openclaw.ai

Run the official installation script:

bash
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
3

Initialize & Onboard

Start the onboarding wizard to configure your agent:

bash
openclaw onboard --install-daemon
4

Verify Installation

bash
openclaw --version