Solution
Red Hat is the official software released by Red Hat, Inc. and CentOS is very similar to Red Hat, but used as a test bed for new features and can be buggier for that reason. NI's Xilinx Compilation Tools software is based on Xilinx's software, so that is a factor that affects the operating system compatibility of the Xilinx Compilation Tools.
If you are unable to set up a computer with a supported configuration, some of the alternatives are:
1. Install on a virtual machine running Windows 7 or other supported OS.
2. [Only available to users with SSP accounts] Use
NI FPGA Compile Cloud Service to compile using a remote server farm. Internet access required.