DEV: 3rd commit of installation docs for CE8

dwdougherty · dwdougherty · commit bb3c8426e9ad · 2025-02-26T10:01:41.000-08:00
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/_index.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/_index.md
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ categories:
 - operate
 - stack
 - oss
-description: How to install your preferred Redis flavor on your target platform
+description: How to install Redis CE on your target platform
 hideListLinks: true
 linkTitle: Install
-title: Install Redis CE
+title: Install Redis Community Edition (CE)
 weight: 30
 ---
 
-You can install [Redis Community Edition]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/" >}}) (CE) locally on your machine. Redis CE is available on Docker, Linux, macOS, and Windows (via Docker only).
+You can install [Redis CE]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/" >}}) locally on your machine. Redis CE is available on Docker, Linux, macOS, and Windows (via Docker only).
 
 Here are the installation instructions:
 
-* [Install Redis]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack" >}})
+* [Install Redis CE]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack" >}})
 
 While you can install Redis CE locally, you might also consider using Redis Cloud by creating a [free account](https://redis.com/try-free/?utm_source=redisio&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023-09-try_free&utm_content=cu-redis_cloud_users). Redis CE 8.0 is not yet available on Redis Cloud.
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/appimage.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/appimage.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ title: Install Redis Community Edition on Linux
 weight: 5
 ---
 
-## Install on Ubuntu via AppImage
+## Install Redis Community Edition (CE) on Ubuntu Linux via AppImage
 
 Fuse needs to be installed before proceeding. Install it as follows.
 
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/apt.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/apt.md
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ categories:
 - operate
 - stack
 - oss
-description: How to install Redis Community Edition on via APT
+description: How to install Redis Community Edition via APT
 linkTitle: APT
 title: Install Redis Community Edition on Linux
 weight: 2
 ---
 
-## Install from the official Ubuntu/Debian APT Repository
+## Install Redis Community Edition (CE) on Ubuntu or Debian Linux via APT
 
-See [this page](https://redis.io/downloads/#redis-stack-downloads) for a complete list of supported Ubuntu/Debian platforms.
+See [this page](https://redis.io/downloads/#redis-stack-downloads) for a complete list of supported Ubuntu and Debian platforms.
 Add the repository to the APT index, update it, and install Redis CE:
 
 {{< highlight bash >}}
@@ -24,7 +24,34 @@ sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install redis-server
 {{< /highlight >}}
 
-Redis will not start automatically, nor will it start at boot time. To do this, run the following commands.
+The most recent version of Redis CE will be installed, along with the redis-tools package (redis-cli, etc.).
+If you need to install an earlier version, run the following command to list the available versions:
+
+{{< highlight bash >}}
+apt policy redis-server
+
+redis-server:
+  Installed: (none)
+  Candidate: 6:7.4.2-1rl1~jammy1
+  Version table:
+     6:7.4.2-1rl1~jammy1 500
+        500 https://packages.redis.io/deb jammy/main amd64 Packages
+     6:7.4.1-1rl1~jammy1 500
+        500 https://packages.redis.io/deb jammy/main amd64 Packages
+     6:7.4.0-1rl1~jammy1 500
+        500 https://packages.redis.io/deb jammy/main amd64 Packages
+     6:7.2.7-1rl1~jammy1 500
+        500 https://packages.redis.io/deb jammy/main amd64 Packages
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+To install an earlier version, say 7.4.2, run the following command:
+
+{{< highlight bash >}}
+sudo apt-get install redis-server=6:7.4.2-1rl1~jammy1 redis-tools=6:7.4.2-1rl1~jammy1
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+Redis CE should start automatically after the initial installation, but it won't start automatically at boot time.
+To start Redis CE (if not already started) and enable it to start at boot time, run the following commands.
 
 {{< highlight bash >}}
 sudo systemctl enable redis-server
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/binaries.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/binaries.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ categories:
 - operate
 - stack
 - oss
-description: How to install Redis Community Edition using tarballs
+description: How to install Redis Community Edition using binary images
 linkTitle: Binaries
-title: Install Redis Community Edition from binary tarballs
+title: Install Redis Community Edition on Linux
 weight: 8
 ---
 
-## Start Redis CE server
+## Start Redis Community Edition (CE) server from downloaded binary images
 
 Install the openssl libraries for your platform. For example, on a Debian or Ubuntu instance run:
 
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ Open the file `~/.bashrc` or `~/zshrc` (depending on your shell), and add the fo
 export PATH=/path/to/redis-server/bin:$PATH
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-If you have an existing Redis installation on your system, then you can choose override those override those PATH variables as before, or you can choose to only add redis-server binary as follows:
+If you have an existing Redis installation on your system, then you can choose to override those PATH variables as before, or you can choose to only add redis-server binary as follows:
 
 {{< highlight bash >}}
 export PATH=/path/to/redis-server/bin/redis-server:$PATH
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-If you're running redis-server on a mac, please ensure you have openssl installed, via [homebrew](https://brew.sh/).
+If you're running redis-server on macOS, please ensure you have openssl installed, via [homebrew](https://brew.sh/).
 
 Now you can start Redis CE as follows:
 
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/docker.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/docker.md
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ title: Run Redis Community Edition on Docker
 weight: 1
 ---
 
-To get started with Redis Community Edition (CE) using Docker, you first need to select a Docker image:
+## Run Redis Community Edition (CE) on Docker
+
+To get started with Redis CE using Docker, you first need to select a Docker image:
 
 * `redis/redis-stack` contains both Redis Stack server and Redis Insight. This container is best for local development because you can use the embedded Redis Insight to visualize your data.
 
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/homebrew.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/homebrew.md
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ title: Install Redis Community Edition on macOS
 weight: 6
 ---
 
+## Install Redis Community Edition (CE) on macOS via Homebrew
+
 {{< note >}}Installation using Homebrew is only supported on macOS.{{< /note >}}
 
-To install Redis CE on macOS, use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/). Make sure that you have [Homebrew installed](https://docs.brew.sh/Installation) before starting on the installation instructions below.
+To install Redis CE on macOS, use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/).
+Make sure that you have [Homebrew installed](https://docs.brew.sh/Installation) before starting on the installation instructions below.
 
 There are three brew casks available.
 
@@ -76,51 +79,24 @@ In both cases, replace `<VERSION>` with your version of Redis Stack. For example
 export PATH=/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/redis-stack-server/6.2.0/bin:$PATH
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-### Start Redis Stack Server
+### Start Redis server
 
-You can now start Redis Stack Server as follows:
+You can now start Redis server as follows:
 
 {{< highlight bash >}}
 redis-stack-server
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-## Installing Redis after installing Redis Stack
-
-If you've already installed Redis Stack with Homebrew and then try to install Redis with `brew install redis`, you may encounter errors like the following:
-
-{{< highlight bash >}}
-Error: The brew link step did not complete successfully
-The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
-Could not symlink bin/redis-benchmark
-Target /usr/local/bin/redis-benchmark
-already exists. You may want to remove it:
-rm '/usr/local/bin/redis-benchmark'
-
-To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:
-brew link --overwrite redis
-
-To list all files that would be deleted:
-brew link --overwrite --dry-run redis
-{{< / highlight >}}
-
-In this case, you can overwrite the Redis binaries installed by Redis Stack by running:
-
-{{< highlight bash >}}
-brew link --overwrite redis
-{{< / highlight >}}
-
-However, Redis Stack Server will still be installed. To uninstall Redis Stack Server, see below.
-
-## Uninstall Redis Stack
+## Uninstall Redis CE
 
-To uninstall Redis Stack, run:
+To uninstall Redis CE, run:
 
 {{< highlight bash >}}
 brew uninstall redis-stack-redisinsight redis-stack-server redis-stack
 brew untap redis-stack/redis-stack
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-## Connect to Redis
+## Connect to Redis CE
 
 Once Redis is running, you can test it by running `redis-cli`:
 
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/rpm.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/rpm.md
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ title: Install Redis Community Edition on Linux
 weight: 3
 ---
 
-## Install from the official Red Hat/Rocky RPM Feeds
+## Install Redis Community Edition (CE) on Red Hat, CentOS, or Rocky Linux via RPM
 
 See [this page](https://redis.io/downloads/#redis-downloads) for a complete list of supported Red Hat/Rocky platforms.
-Follow these steps to install Redis Community Edition (CE).
+Follow these steps to install Redis CE.
 
 1. Create the file `/etc/yum.repos.d/redis.repo` with the following contents.
 
     {{< highlight bash >}}
     [Redis]
     name=Redis
-    baseurl=http://packages.redis.io/rpm/rhel9 # replace rhel9 with the appropriate value for your platform
+    baseurl=http://packages.redis.io/rpm/rhel9 # replace rhel9 with the appropriate value for your platform and remove this comment
     enabled=1
     gpgcheck=1
     {{< /highlight >}}
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/snap.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/snap.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ title: Install Redis Community Edition on Linux
 weight: 4
 ---
 
-## Install on Ubuntu via Snap
+## Install Redis Community Edition (CE) on Ubuntu Linux via Snap
 
-First, download the latest Redis Community Edition (CE) Snap package from [this page](https://redis.io/downloads/).
+First, download the latest Redis CE Snap package from [this page](https://redis.io/downloads/).
 
 To install, run:
 
diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/windows.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/windows.md
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ categories:
 - oss
 description: How to run Redis Community Edition on Windows
 linkTitle: Windows
-title: Run Redis Community Edition on Windows via Docker
+title: Run Redis Community Edition on Windows using Docker
 weight: 7
 ---
 
-To install Redis Community Edition (CE) on Windows, you will need to have Docker installed. When Docker is up and running, open Windows PowerShell and follow the instructions described in [Run Redis CE on Docker]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/docker" >}}). Then, use Docker to connect with `redis-cli` as explained in that topic.
+## Run Redis Community Edition (CE) on Windows using Docker
+
+To install Redis CE on Windows, you will need to have Docker installed. When Docker is up and running, open Windows PowerShell and follow the instructions described in [Run Redis CE on Docker]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/docker" >}}). Then, use Docker to connect with `redis-cli` as explained in that topic.
 
 {{% alert title="About using WSL and Ubuntu for Windows " color="warning" %}}
 If you attempt to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or Ubuntu for Windows to follow [Linux instructions]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/apt" >}}), you will get a `systemd` error telling you `System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.` Do not fret. Just use Docker. 
