# Unable to Install Rocky 9

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Tags:** rocky-linux-9\
**Created:** [June 10, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-install-rocky-9/18737 "2025-06-10T16:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![PoMec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/pomec/32/932_2.png) [@PoMec](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/PoMec)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-install-rocky-9/18737/1 "2025-06-10T16:57:46Z")

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I recently tried to install Rocky 9 on an older HP laptop, but I was unable to get the install disc to work. Is there a way to be able to install Rocky on this older equipment?

Greg Ennis

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**Author:** ![toracat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/toracat/32/68_2.png) [@toracat](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/toracat)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-install-rocky-9/18737/2 "2025-06-10T17:04:08Z")

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Can you install Rocky 8?

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-install-rocky-9/18737/3 "2025-06-10T17:32:19Z")

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> [@PoMec](#):
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> I recently tried to install Rocky 9 on an older HP laptop, but I was unable to get the install disc to work. Is there a way to be able to install Rocky on this older equipment?

Will need to know a lot more than this. As in why couldn’t you install it and what errors were encountered? Was it a segfault due to unsupported CPU (x86\_64-v2), which should be easy enough to confirm if Rocky 8 can be installed as per @toracat’s reply.

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**Author:** ![PoMec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/pomec/32/932_2.png) [@PoMec](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/PoMec)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-install-rocky-9/18737/4 "2025-06-10T18:56:47Z")

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I am afraid that Rocky 8 would not install either. I apologize in not being able to give you more information. I did install Debian 11 which worked well on it. This was done for a woman at the office, and I gave the unit back to her.

Greg

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-install-rocky-9/18737/5 "2025-08-09T18:57:19Z")

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