# Rocky 8.7 & Stable diffusion v2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [January 13, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550 "2023-01-13T15:00:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/1 "2023-01-13T15:00:10Z")
Hello I was wondering if anyone has been able to get Stable Diffusion V2 running on a Rocky 8.7 machine? I have been able to get Easy Diffusion `https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui` running on my Rocky 8.7 machine, but this version is too basic for my needs, so I thought I could do the full SD install. But I am getting stuck with a pip install issue. I have installed versions python 3, 3.6, 3.9 & 3.10 with resolving the issue of how to upgrade pip. ```auto [admin@lowrocky ~]$ cd /home/admin/Downloads/SD/stable-diffusion/stable-diffusion-webui/ [admin@lowrocky stable-diffusion-webui]$ ./webui.sh ################################################################ Install script for stable-diffusion + Web UI Tested on Debian 11 (Bullseye) ################################################################ ################################################################ Running on admin user ################################################################ ################################################################ Repo already cloned, using it as install directory ################################################################ ################################################################ Create and activate python venv ################################################################ ################################################################ Launching launch.py... ################################################################ Python 3.6.8 (default, Nov 8 2022, 11:32:15) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-15)] Commit hash: 0b8911d883118daa54f7735c5b753b5575d9f943 Installing torch and torchvision Traceback (most recent call last): File "launch.py", line 307, in prepare_environment() File "launch.py", line 218, in prepare_environment run(f'"{python}" -m {torch_command}', "Installing torch and torchvision", "Couldn't install torch") File "launch.py", line 64, in run raise RuntimeError(message) RuntimeError: Couldn't install torch. Command: "/home/admin/Downloads/SD/stable-diffusion/stable-diffusion-webui/venv/bin/python3" -m pip install torch==1.12.1+cu113 torchvision==0.13.1+cu113 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu113 Error code: 1 stdout: Collecting torch==1.12.1+cu113 stderr: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement torch==1.12.1+cu113 (from versions: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.1.post2, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.10.0, 1.10.0+cu113, 1.10.1, 1.10.1+cu113, 1.10.2, 1.10.2+cu113) No matching distribution found for torch==1.12.1+cu113 You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 22.3.1 is available. You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command. ``` The above error seems to be a quite common for Windows but I cannot find much for linux. Any thoughts are most welcom ---
**Author:** ![chemal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/chemal/32/2238_2.png) [@chemal](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chemal)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/2 "2023-01-13T17:23:02Z")
Look at [https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu113/torch/](https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu113/torch/). For torch-1.12.1+cu113, they only provide wheels for python 3.7+. You are using python 3.6. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/3 "2023-01-13T22:43:29Z")
Hello chemal, Thank you for the reply. I have tried to update the SD update you suggested as per the error but the error continues. I am wondering why the standard diffusion install does not have the right the python and pytorch elements to function correctly. The Easy Diffusion install is completely autonomous. ---
**Author:** ![togaf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/togaf/32/2602_2.png) [@togaf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/togaf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/4 "2023-01-16T01:03:13Z")
I was successfully able to get SD running on Rocky 8.7 a couple months back. Any dependency issues were sidestepped by using Docker though. Can’t comment on your specific error. > **[GitHub - AbdBarho/stable-diffusion-webui-docker: Easy Docker setup for Stable...](https://github.com/AbdBarho/stable-diffusion-webui-docker/)** > > Easy Docker setup for Stable Diffusion with user-friendly UI - GitHub - AbdBarho/stable-diffusion-webui-docker: Easy Docker setup for Stable Diffusion with user-friendly UI ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/5 "2023-01-16T11:53:45Z")
Hello Togaf, Thank you your suggestion. I have discovered that installing docker on Rocky 8.7 is not the straight forward as RHEL does not seem to have an official docker install. I eventually got a docker installation by following Centos 8 version in the link below. > **[Install Docker CE & Docker Compose on CentOS 8 | RHEL 8 | ComputingForGeeks](https://computingforgeeks.com/install-docker-and-docker-compose-on-rhel-8-centos-8/)** > > In this guide we'll be walking you through the steps of installing Docker CE on CentOS 8 | RHEL 8. We'll also cover how to install Docker Compose on RHEL 8 / Once this done, your docker link installed properly. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/6 "2023-01-16T11:58:08Z")
> [@chlowden](#): > > I have discovered that installing docker on Rocky 8.7 is not the straight forward as RHEL does not seem to have an official docker install. RHEL has `podman`. The podman can use docker images from docker repos. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/7 "2023-01-16T12:13:33Z")
I could not get podman to work for the SD docker above… but I am no specialist. I was getting this error ```auto $ docker compose --profile download up --build Emulate Docker CLI using podman. Create /etc/containers/nodocker to quiet msg. Error: unknown flag: --profile See 'podman --help' ``` ---
**Author:** ![togaf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/togaf/32/2602_2.png) [@togaf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/togaf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/8 "2023-01-16T15:06:09Z")
> [@jlehtone](#): > > RHEL has `podman`. The podman can use docker images from docker repos. Podman rules! I’ve had great success using it as a drop-in replacement for Docker for most applications. Unfortunately for Stable-diffusion-webui-docker I just couldn’t figure out how to rework their instructions to be Podman-friendly, and had to go the Docker route. Someone with more container management experience could likely get SD working on Podman, for sure 🙂. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/9 "2023-01-17T09:43:45Z")
I have managed to get docker and docker compose installed but I cannot seem to get SD installed using ```auto docker compose --profile download up --build ``` but I cannot move forward due to an error ```auto unknown flag: --profile See 'docker --help'. ``` the help confirms that profile is not there and I cannot find anything on the web to add this service. I am using ```auto Docker Compose version v2.15.1 ``` ```auto Package docker-ce-3:20.10.22-3.el8.x86_64 is already installed. Package docker-ce-cli-1:20.10.22-3.el8.x86_64 is already installed. Package containerd.io-1.6.15-3.1.el8.x86_64 is already installed. ``` Any help would be most welcome. ---
**Author:** ![chemal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/chemal/32/2238_2.png) [@chemal](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chemal)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/10 "2023-01-17T10:59:02Z")
You don’t need docker or podman at all. Just do something like this: ```auto $ sudo dnf install python39 $ cd $HOME $ git clone https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui.git $ cd stable-diffusion-webui ``` Now edit the file **webui-user.sh** like this: ```auto --- a/webui-user.sh +++ b/webui-user.sh @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ #export COMMANDLINE_ARGS="" # python3 executable -#python_cmd="python3" +python_cmd="python3.9" # git executable #export GIT="git" ``` And finally type: ```auto $ bash webui.sh ``` ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/11 "2023-01-17T12:39:37Z")
Chemal Thank you for the code above. Far simpler than other web pages for the same github … But each time I use this method, I get stuck with … ```auto Python 3.6.8 (default, Nov 8 2022, 11:32:15) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-15)] Commit hash: 38b7186e6e3a4dffc93225308b822f0dae43a47d Installing torch and torchvision Traceback (most recent call last): File "launch.py", line 316, in prepare_environment() File "launch.py", line 225, in prepare_environment run(f'"{python}" -m {torch_command}', "Installing torch and torchvision", "Couldn't install torch") File "launch.py", line 65, in run raise RuntimeError(message) RuntimeError: Couldn't install torch. Command: "/home/admin/Downloads/stable-diffusion-webui/venv/bin/python3" -m pip install torch==1.12.1+cu113 torchvision==0.13.1+cu113 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu113 Error code: 1 stdout: Collecting torch==1.12.1+cu113 stderr: Cache entry deserialization failed, entry ignored Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement torch==1.12.1+cu113 (from versions: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.1.post2, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.10.0, 1.10.0+cu113, 1.10.1, 1.10.1+cu113, 1.10.2, 1.10.2+cu113) No matching distribution found for torch==1.12.1+cu113 You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 22.3.1 is available. You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command. ``` I have spent hours installing, upgrading, uninstalling pip & torch without success. Do you have a magic bullet for this one please? ---
**Author:** ![chemal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/chemal/32/2238_2.png) [@chemal](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chemal)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/12 "2023-01-17T19:54:34Z")
Did you remove the `#` from the line you had to edit? ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/13 "2023-01-17T21:09:43Z")
I have removed the # to leave ```auto export GIT="git" ``` But sadly I get the same torch error. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/14 "2023-01-17T21:37:15Z")
The issue might be that the Torch used for SD installs, only runs with Python 3.10.6 and Rocky repo offers 3.6. > > > \### Is there an existing issue for this? > > \- \[X\] I have searched the existing iss…ues and checked the recent builds/commits > > \### What happened? > > Running web-ui.bat throws up this error: > > venv "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\venv\\Scripts\\Python.exe" > Python 3.10.6 (tags/v3.10.6:9c7b4bd, Aug 1 2022, 21:53:49) \[MSC v.1932 64 bit (AMD64)\] > Commit hash: \ > Installing torch and torchvision > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\launch.py", line 251, in \ > prepare\_enviroment() > File "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\launch.py", line 169, in prepare\_enviroment > run(f'"{python}" -m {torch\_command}', "Installing torch and torchvision", "Couldn't install torch") > File "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\launch.py", line 34, in run > raise RuntimeError(message) > RuntimeError: Couldn't install torch. > Command: "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" -m pip install torch==1.12.1+cu113 torchvision==0.13.1+cu113 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu113 > Error code: 1 > stdout: \ > stderr: Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:\\Users\\Sparky\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\runpy.py", line 196, in \_run\_module\_as\_main > return \_run\_code(code, main\_globals, None, > File "C:\\Users\\Sparky\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\runpy.py", line 86, in \_run\_code > exec(code, run\_globals) > File "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\venv\\lib\\site-packages\\pip\\\_\_main\_\_.py", line 29, in \ > from pip.\_internal.cli.main import main as \_main > File "C:\\stable-diffusion-webui-master\\venv\\lib\\site-packages\\pip\\\_internal\\\_\_init\_\_.py", line 3, in \ > import pip.\_internal.utils.inject\_securetransport # noqa > ValueError: source code string cannot contain null bytes > > I've tried uninstalling torch, manually installing it, removing it again, updating python to version 11, then downgrading it first to 10.8, then to 10.6. > > \### Steps to reproduce the problem > > 1. Go to root stable-diffusion-webui-master > 2. Click webui-user.bat or webui.bat > 3. Error Codes Ensue > > > \### What should have happened? > > It should have installed Torch and Torchvision and moved on to the next step. > > \### Commit where the problem happens > > It says \? > > \### What platforms do you use to access UI ? > > Windows > > \### What browsers do you use to access the UI ? > > Microsoft Edge > > \### Command Line Arguments > > \_No response\_ > > \### Additional information, context and logs > > \_No response\_ ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/15 "2023-01-17T22:10:15Z")
I followed this method to install python 3.10.6 > **[How to Install Python 3.10 on Rocky Linux](https://www.centlinux.com/2022/06/how-to-install-python-310-on-rocky-linux.html)** > > In this article, you will learn how to install Python 3.10 on Rocky Linux 8 or other RPM based distros. I threw away the SDwebui venv folder but the installer continues to try to install 3.6in SD. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/16 "2023-01-17T22:14:25Z")
> [@chlowden](#): > > Rocky repo offers 3.6 Rocky should offer 3.8 and 3.9 as _streams_. See `dnf module list` Alas, those are no 3.10. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/17 "2023-01-18T09:08:04Z")
The Python3.10.6 does install but does not list as the system wide Python version therefore is not a solution for me. It looks like SD webgui is not Rocky compatible … but I am really hoping to be proved wrong. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/18 "2023-01-18T11:37:05Z")
> [@chlowden](#): > > does not list as the system wide Python version therefore is not a solution for me. Can’t you run your application / service in venv (that has the 3.10)? ---
**Author:** ![chemal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/chemal/32/2238_2.png) [@chemal](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chemal)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/19 "2023-01-19T09:35:32Z")
> [@chlowden](#): > > I have removed the # to leave > > ```auto > export GIT="git" > > ``` > > But sadly I get the same torch error. The point isn’t `GIT` but `python_cmd`. That line should read ```auto python_cmd=python3.9 ``` And as long as your output from running **webui.sh** starts with `Python 3.6.8` you didn’t get that right and it won’t work. Another data point: Python 3.8 is good enough. I can install and run stable-diffusion-webui on CentOS 7 with RH’s rh-python38 SCL. I cannot do a full install on Rocky 8, because I have no machine with CUDA installed available. But I get torch and torchvision installed with the instructions given above (which you obviously didn’t follow) before the script detects that I don’t have CUDA and then aborts. ---
**Author:** ![chlowden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550/20 "2023-01-19T20:30:40Z")
Chemal Thank you for pointing out the detail. I will pursue on the “rocky” road to success. In the meantime, I have managed to do a full SD Automatic111 webgui install with dreambooth on windows 10. > **[GitHub - AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui: Stable Diffusion web UI](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui)** > > Stable Diffusion web UI. Contribute to AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui development by creating an account on GitHub. After many hours of failure, I was only ever able to do a complete install with python 3.10.6, following rigorously the what is written in the instructions. There are so many web pages with approximate information, that I got lost down many rabbit holes. [Next page](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-7-stable-diffusion-v2/8550.md?page=2)