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Welcome to Gajim

Runtime Requirements

python3.4 or higher
python3-gi
python3-gi-cairo
gir1.2-gtk-3.0
python3-nbxmpp
python3-openssl (>=0.14)
python3-pyasn1

Optional Runtime Requirements

python3-pil (pillow) for support of webp avatars
python3-crypto to enable End to end encryption
python3-gnupg to enable GPG encryption
For zeroconf (bonjour) you need dbus-glib, python-avahi
gir1.2-gspell-1 and hunspell-LANG where lang is your locale eg. en, fr etc
gir1.2-secret-1 for GNOME Keyring or KDE support as password storage
D-Bus running to have gajim-remote working. Some distributions split dbus-x11, which is needed for dbus to work with Gajim. Version >= 0.80 is required.
python3-dbus bindings (>=1.2.0)
gir1.2-farstream-0.2, gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 and gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 for audio and video calls
gir1.2-gupnpigd-1.0 for better NAT traversing
gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 for network lose detection
gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 for sharing your location
python3-idna and python3-precis-i18n for correctly parsing JIDs

Compile-time Requirements

python-setuptools

Installation Procedure

Packages

Arch
Debian (tested with Debian testing and unstable)

Snapshots

Linux

./setup.py install --root=/

pip install . (python-pip is required)

Mac

see Wiki

Developing

For developing you dont have to install Gajim.

After installing all dependencys execute

./launch.py

Flatpak

see README

Windows

see README

Miscellaneous

Debugging

Execute gajim with --verbose

Links

FAQ
Wiki

That is all, enjoy!

We use original art and parts of sounds and other art from Psi, Gossip, Gnomebaker, Gaim and some icons from various gnome-icons (mostly Dropline Etiquette) we found at art.gnome.org. If you think we're violating a license please inform us. Thank you.

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