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# Advanced Installation (From Source)

- [Installing Galera from Source](https://mariadb.com/docs/galera-cluster/galera-management/installation-and-deployment/advanced-installation-from-source/installing-galera-from-source.md): Install MariaDB Galera Cluster from source when prebuilt RPM or Debian packages are unavailable, enabling the wsrep API via WITH\_WSREP and WITH\_INNODB\_DISALLOW\_WRITES CMake options.
- [Building the Galera wsrep Package on Ubuntu and Debian](https://mariadb.com/docs/galera-cluster/galera-management/installation-and-deployment/advanced-installation-from-source/building-the-galera-wsrep-package-on-ubuntu-and-debian.md): Build the galera wsrep provider .deb package on Ubuntu and Debian, covering prerequisites, the build.sh script workflow, and the steps required to run the galera test suite afterward.
- [Building the Galera wsrep Package on Fedora](https://mariadb.com/docs/galera-cluster/galera-management/installation-and-deployment/advanced-installation-from-source/building-the-galera-wsrep-package-on-fedora.md): Build the galera wsrep provider RPM package on Fedora and other RPM-based distributions using the build.sh script.