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docs/develop/contribute/more-info/desktop/developer-setup/arch.md

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+---
+---
+**NOTE:** We don't officially support Arch Linux for use with the Mattermost Desktop App. The provided guide is unofficial.
+
+1. Open a terminal
+2. Install nvm via
+   1. [nvm-sh](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating):
+      ```sh
+      curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.5/install.sh | bash
+      ```
+      OR
+   2. [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/) (possibly using [a helper](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers)):
+      ```sh
+      yay -S nvm
+      ```
+4. Install NodeJS via
+   ```sh
+   nvm install --lts
+   ```
+6. Install other dependencies:
+
+    Linux requires the X11 development libraries and `libpng` to build native Node modules.
+    Arch requires `libffi` since it's not installed by default.
+
+    ```sh
+    sudo pacman -S npm git python3 gcc make libx11 libxtst libpng libffi
+    ```
+
+#### Notes
+* To build RPMs, you need `rpmbuild`
+
+    ```sh
+    sudo pacman -S rpm
+    ```

docs/develop/contribute/more-info/desktop/developer-setup/macos.md

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+---
+---
+1. Install Homebrew: http://brew.sh
+2. Open Terminal
+3. Install dependencies
+
+    ```sh
+    brew install git python3
+    ```
+
+4. Install [NVM](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) by following [these instructions](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating).
+
+    After installing, follow the post-install steps shown by the installer to add the necessary lines to your shell profile (for example `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bash_profile`). Then open a new terminal and run:
+
+    ```sh
+    nvm install --lts
+    ```

docs/develop/contribute/more-info/desktop/developer-setup/redhat.md

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+---
+---
+**NOTE:** We don't officially support Fedora/Red Hat/CentOS Linux for use with the Mattermost Desktop App. The provided guide is unofficial.
+
+1. Open Terminal
+2. Install NodeJS via [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating):
+
+    ```sh
+    curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.5/install.sh | bash
+    nvm install --lts
+    ```
+
+3. Install other dependencies:
+
+    Linux requires the X11 developement libraries and `libpng` to build native Node modules.
+
+    ```sh
+    sudo yum install git python3 g++ libX11-devel libXtst-devel libpng-devel
+    ```
+
+#### Notes
+* To build RPMs, you need `rpmbuild`:
+
+    ```sh
+    sudo dnf install rpm-build
+    ```

docs/develop/contribute/more-info/desktop/developer-setup/ubuntu.md

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+---
+---
+1. Open Terminal
+2. Install NodeJS from one of the following sources:
+
+    1. [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating):
+
+        ```sh
+        curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.5/install.sh | bash
+        nvm install --lts
+        ```
+
+    2. [NodeSource](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#installation-instructions):
+
+        ```sh
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg
+        sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+        curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
+        echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_16.x nodistro main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
+        ```
+
+	* You might need to install `curl` as well:
+
+        ```sh
+        sudo apt install curl
+        ```
+
+3. Install other dependencies:
+
+    Linux requires the X11 developement libraries and `libpng` to build native Node modules.
+
+    ```sh
+    sudo apt install git python3 make g++ libx11-dev libxtst-dev libpng-dev
+    ```
+
+#### Notes
+* To build RPMs, you need `rpmbuild`:
+
+    ```sh
+    sudo apt install rpm
+    ```

docs/develop/contribute/more-info/desktop/developer-setup/windows.md

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+---
+---
+1. Install Chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/install
+2. Install Visual Studio Community: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
+	- Include **Desktop development with C++** when installing
+3. If you are on Windows 11, you may need to install `wmic` via the system settings > Optional Features.
+4. Open PowerShell
+5. Install dependencies
+
+    ```sh
+    choco install nvm git python3
+    ```
+
+6. Restart PowerShell (to refresh the environment variables)
+7. Run `nvm install lts` and `nvm use lts` to install and use the latest NodeJS LTS version.