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diff --git a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile
index 1dadce2083..fd5e2b28c0 100644
--- a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile
+++ b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile
@@ -66,12 +66,26 @@ Install first libxml2 and libxslt together with their development files for Noko
$ sudo apt-get install libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev
</shell>
+If you are on Fedora or CentOS, you can run
+
+<shell>
+$ sudo yum install libxml2 libxml2-devel libxslt libxslt-devel
+</shell>
+
+If you have any problems with these libraries, you should install them manually compiling the source code. Just follow the instructions "here":http://nokogiri.org/tutorials/installing_nokogiri.html#red_hat__centos .
+
Also, SQLite3 and its development files for the +sqlite3-ruby+ gem -- in Ubuntu you're done with just
<shell>
$ sudo apt-get install sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
</shell>
+And if you are on Fedora or CentOS, you're done with
+
+<shell>
+$ sudo yum install sqlite3 sqlite3-devel
+</shell>
+
Get a recent version of "Bundler":http://gembundler.com/:
<shell>
@@ -150,6 +164,13 @@ $ sudo apt-get install mysql-server libmysqlclient15-dev
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-client postgresql-contrib libpq-dev
</shell>
+On Fedora or CentOS, just run:
+
+<shell>
+$ sudo yum install mysql-server mysql-devel
+$ sudo yum install postgresql-server postgresql-devel
+</shell>
+
After that run:
<shell>
@@ -172,7 +193,7 @@ and create the test databases:
<shell>
$ cd activerecord
-$ rake mysql:build_databases
+$ bundle exec rake mysql:build_databases
</shell>
PostgreSQL's authentication works differently. A simple way to set up the development environment for example is to run with your development account
@@ -185,7 +206,7 @@ and then create the test databases with
<shell>
$ cd activerecord
-$ rake postgresql:build_databases
+$ bundle exec rake postgresql:build_databases
</shell>
NOTE: Using the rake task to create the test databases ensures they have the correct character set and collation.