gramps/README.md
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Please read the **COPYING** file first.
Please read the **INSTALL** file if you intend to build from source.
Requirements
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The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
* Python 3.2 or greater
* GTK 3.10 or greater
* pygobject 3.12 or greater
* cairo, pango, pangocairo with introspection bindings (the gi packages)
* librsvg2 (svg icon view)
* xdg-utils
* bsddb3
The following package is needed for full translation of the interface
to your language:
* language-pack-gnome-xx
Translation of GTK elements to your language, with
xx your language code; e.g. for Dutch you need
language-pack-gnome-nl. The translation of the
Gramps strings is included with the gramps source.
The following packages are **STRONGLY RECOMMENDED** to be installed:
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* **osmgpsmap**
Used to show maps in the geography view.
It may be osmgpsmap, osm-gps-map, or python-osmgpsmap,
but the Python bindings for this must also be present.
Without this the GeoView will not be active, see
https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_4.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Geography_Category
* **Graphviz**
Enable creation of graphs using Graphviz engine.
Without this, three reports cannot be run.
Obtain it from: http://www.graphviz.org
* **PyICU**
Improves localised sorting in Gramps. In particular, this
applies to sorting in the various views and in the
Narrative Web output. It is particularly helpful for
non-Latin characters, for non-English locales and on MS
Windows and Mac OS X platforms. If it is not available,
sorting is done through built-in libraries. PyICU is
fairly widely available through the package managers of
distributions. See http://pyicu.osafoundation.org/
(These are Python bindings for the ICU package.
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyICU/)
The following packages are optional:
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* **gtkspell**
Enable spell checking in the notes. Gtkspell depends on
enchant. A version of gtkspell with gobject introspection
is needed, so minimally version 3.0.0
* **rcs**
The GNU Revision Control System (RCS) can be used to manage
multiple revisions of your family trees. See info at
https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_4.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Archiving_a_Family_Tree
Only rcs is needed, NO python bindings are required
* **PIL**
Python Image Library is needed to crop
images and also to convert non-JPG images to
JPG so as to include them in LaTeX output.
(For Python3 a different source may be needed,
python-imaging or python-pillow or python3-pillow)
* **GExiv2**
Enables Gramps to manage Exif metadata embedded in your
media. Gramps needs version 0.5 or greater.
See https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_029:_GTK3-GObject_introspection_Conversion#GExiv2_for_Image_metadata
* **ttf-freefont**
More font support in the reports
* **goocanvas2**
Required for the (user-downloadable) GraphView plugin
No longer needed:
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* Since Gramps 4.2:
**gir-webkit**
* Since Gramps 4.0:
**pygoocanvas, pygtk, pyexiv2**
* Since Gramps 3.3:
**python-enchant Enchant**
* Since Gramps 3.2:
**python glade bindings**
* Since Gramps 3.1:
**yelp** - Gnome help browser. No offline help is shipped see Gramps website for User manual
Documentation
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The User Manual is maintained on the Gramps website:
* https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_manual
The Gramps Project ( https://gramps-project.org )
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We strive to produce a genealogy program that is both intuitive for hobbyists and feature-complete for professional genealogists.