Nicotine+

Dependencies

Runtime

Required

• python >= 3.5 for interpreter;
• pygobject for using GObject introspection with Python 3;
• gir1.2-gtk-3.0 for GObject introspection bindings for GTK;
• gdbm or semidbm for scanning shared files.

Recommended

• gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 or gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1 for tray icon;
• gir1.2-gspell-1 for spell checking in chat.

Building

• appstream for generating translations;
• gettext for generating translations;
• setuptools for packaging.

Testing

• flake8 for lint checks;
• pylint for lint checks;
• pygobject for integration tests;
• gir1.2-gtk-3.0 for integration tests.

Installing dependencies

GNU/Linux

Installing the required runtime dependencies

• On Debian/Ubuntu based distributions:

sudo apt install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 python3-gi python3-gdbm

• On Redhat/Fedora based distributions:

sudo dnf install gtk3 python3-gobject gdbm

Installing the recommended runtime dependencies

• On Debian/Ubuntu based distributions:

sudo apt install gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-gspell-1

• On Redhat/Fedora based distributions:

sudo dnf install gspell libappindicator-gtk3

Installing the build dependencies

• On Debian/Ubuntu based distributions:

sudo apt install appstream gettext python3-setuptools

• On Redhat/Fedora based distributions:

sudo dnf install appstream gettext python3-setuptools

Installing the test dependencies

• On Debian/Ubuntu based distributions:

sudo apt install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 pylint3 python3-flake8 python3-gi

• On Redhat/Fedora based distributions:

sudo dnf install gtk3 pylint python3-flake8 python3-gobject

Check the Python version.

To check that the Python version you are using is recent enough, use python -V. On a lot of older systems, the response will look something like this:

% python -V
Python 2.7.16

Not to worry, Python 3 is often installed alongside and can be used like this:

% python3 -V
Python 3.7.3

Windows

See PACKAGING.md

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