Edit language around RancherD as an experimental feature

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Catherine Luse
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- **RKE (Rancher Kubernetes Engine)** is a certified Kubernetes distribution and CLI/library which creates and manages a Kubernetes cluster.
- **K3s (Lightweight Kubernetes)** is also a fully compliant Kubernetes distribution. It is newer than RKE, easier to use, and more lightweight, with a binary size of less than 100 MB. As of Rancher v2.4, Rancher can be installed on a K3s cluster.
- **RKE2** is a fully conformant Kubernetes distribution that focuses on security and compliance within the U.S. Federal Government sector.
- **RancherD** is a new tool for installing Rancher, which is experimental as of Rancher v2.5.4. RancherD is a single binary that first launches an RKE2 Kubernetes cluster, then installs the Rancher server Helm chart on the cluster.
- **RancherD** is a new tool for installing Rancher, which is available as of Rancher v2.5.4. It is an experimental feature. RancherD is a single binary that first launches an RKE2 Kubernetes cluster, then installs the Rancher server Helm chart on the cluster.
# Changes to Installation in Rancher v2.5
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### High-availability Kubernetes Install with RancherD
_Experimental as of v2.5.4_
_Available as of v2.5.4_
> This is an experimental feature.
RancherD is a single binary that first launches an RKE2 Kubernetes cluster, then installs the Rancher server Helm chart on the cluster.
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_Experimental as of Rancher v2.5.4_
_Available as of Rancher v2.5.4_
> This is an experimental feature.
We are excited to introduce a new, simpler way to install Rancher called RancherD.
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Rancher should work with any modern Linux distribution.
### Requirements for Installing Rancher on an RKE Kubernetes Cluster with the Helm CLI
RKE should work with any modern Docker version, while K3s should work with any modern version of Docker or containerd.
Rancher and RKE have been tested and are supported on Ubuntu, CentOS, Oracle Linux, RancherOS, and RedHat Enterprise Linux.
### Requirements for Installing Rancher with RancherD
_RancherD installs are experimental as of v2.5.4_
_The RancherD install is available as of v2.5.4. It is an experimental feature._
At this time, only Linux OSes that leverage systemd are supported.
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Docker is not required for RancherD installs.
### Requirements for Installing Rancher on an RKE Kubernetes Cluster with the Helm CLI
RKE should work with any modern Docker version, while K3s should work with any modern version of Docker or containerd.
Rancher and RKE have been tested and are supported on Ubuntu, CentOS, Oracle Linux, RancherOS, and RedHat Enterprise Linux.
### Requirements for Installing Rancher on a K3s Kubernetes Cluster
K3s should run on just about any flavor of Linux. However, K3s is tested on the following operating systems and their subsequent non-major releases: