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Add libxrender1 as a system-level dependency in Unix-based installation instructions #2620

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Note that you should reinitialize or restart your terminal in order for the changes to take effect, as the installer will tell you.

#. There are a few system-level dependencies which are required and should not be installed via Conda. These include
`Git <https://git-scm.com/>`_ for version control, `GNU Make <https://www.gnu.org/software/make/>`_, and the C and C++ compilers from the `GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) <https://gcc.gnu.org/>`_ for compiling RMG.
`Git <https://git-scm.com/>`_ for version control, `GNU Make <https://www.gnu.org/software/make/>`_, and the C and C++ compilers from the `GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) <https://gcc.gnu.org/>`_ for compiling RMG. For WSL users, `libxrender1 <https://packages.debian.org/sid/libxrender1>`_ may also need to be installed.

For Linux users, you can check whether these are already installed by simply calling them via the command line, which
will let you know if they are missing. To install any missing packages, you should use the appropriate package manager
for your system.

a. On Ubuntu and Debian the package manager is ``apt`` ::

sudo apt install git gcc g++ make
sudo apt install git gcc g++ make libxrender1

b. On Fedora and Red Hat derivatives (RHEL 8+) the package manager is ``dnf`` ::

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