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## Prerequisites
* Java Runtime Environment installed
* Java Runtime Environment installed (signal-cli requires at least JRE 17)
- Ubuntu/Debian: `sudo apt-get install default-jre`
- Ubuntu 22.04: `sudo apt install openjdk-18-jre`
- Arch Linux: `pacman -S jre-openjdk`
* signal-cli requires _unlimited strength crypto_ in Java Runtime Environment to be turned on. Newer versions of Java have this feature already turned on by default. But for Java versions older then Java 8u161, Java 7u171 or Java 6u181 see this [[StackOverflow answer|http://stackoverflow.com/a/6481658]] how to enable it. You can check your current installed Java Runtime Environment with command: `java -version`
* signal-cli requires enough random entropy for cryptography. This can be an issue on embedded or idle systems, which can be resolved by installing an entropy daemon, like `haveged`.
## Installation