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Please read the COPYING file first.
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If building from source, also read the INSTALL file (at least through the
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"SUPER-SHORT VERSION") before going further.
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Requirements
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The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
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Python 2.7 or greater, Python 3.2 or greater (python version cannot be mixed)
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GTK 3.0 or greater
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pygobject 3.3.2 or greater
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librsvg2 (svg icon view)
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xdg-utils
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The following package is needed for full translation of the interface
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to your language:
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language-pack-gnome-xx
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Translation of GTK elements to your language, with
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xx your language code eg for Dutch you need
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language-pack-gnome-nl. The translation of the
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Gramps strings is included with the source code.
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The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed:
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osmgpsmap Used to show maps in the geography view.
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Without this the GeoView will not be active, see
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http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Geography_Category
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The package is named osmgpsmap, osm-gps-map
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or python-osmgpsmap. Or obtain it from: http://nzjrs.github.com/osm-gps-map/
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GraphViz Enable creation of graphs using GraphViz engine.
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Without this no beautiful graphs can be created.
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Obtain it from: http://www.graphviz.org
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pyexiv2 Enables Gramps to manage Exif metadata embedded in your
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media. Gramps needs version 0.1.3 or greater.
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Obtain it from: http://tilloy.net/dev/pyexiv2/download.html
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The following packages are optional
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gtkspell Enable spell checking in the notes. Gtkspell depends on
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enchant. A version of gtkspell with gobject introspection
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is needed (if not the official yet, use
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https://github.com/manisandro/gtkspell3/tree/changes/gtkspell)
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ttf-freefont More font support in the reports
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gir-webkit GObject introspection data of WebKit is required for the
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hidden view 'Htmlview', which allows websites to be opened in
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Gramps. Users can unhide the view in the plugin manager.
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A html renderer must be installed to use the view.
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!! PACKAGERS, Test if on your distribution
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webkit and Gramps is stable. If you obtain crashes, patch
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src/plugins/view/htmlrenderer.py and
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src/plugins/view/geoview.gpr.py, so as to remove:
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from gi.repository import WebKit as webkit
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goocanvas2:
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Required for the Graphview plugin
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No longer needed in 4.0:
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pygoocanvas, pygtk
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No longer needed in 3.3:
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python-enchant Enchant
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No longer needed in 3.2:
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python glade bindings
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No longer needed in 3.1:
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yelp Gnome help browser. At the moment no help is shipped
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Remark: There is a conflict when using python-gnome2 in Ubuntu. This is evident
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with the error: TypeError: Error when calling the metaclass bases
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metaclass conflict
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Documentation
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The User Manual is now maintained on the gramps website,
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http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_manual
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The Gramps Project
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http://gramps-project.org
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