Nicotine+

Dependencies

Runtime

Required

• python3 >= 3.5 for interpreter;
• python3-gi 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.

Testing

• python3-flake8 for lint checks;
• python3-pep8-naming for checking PEP 8 naming conventions;
• python3-pytest for unit tests;
• robotframework for GUI 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 test dependencies

• On Debian/Ubuntu based distributions:

sudo apt install python3-flake8 python3-pep8-naming python3-pytest

• On Redhat/Fedora based distributions:

sudo dnf install python3-flake8 python3-pep8-naming python3-pytest

Check the Python version.

To check that the Python version you are using is 3.5 or newer, 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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