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#78 Add missing instructions and settings for running on Linux
thSoft Nov 28, 2025
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#78 Remove unused dependency on Fedore; add instructions for Ubuntu
thSoft Nov 29, 2025
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions .gitignore
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/OdfEdit.egg-info
/venv
OdfEdit.cfg
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Expand Up @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Releases notes can be found in github : https://github.com/GrandOrgue/OdfEdit/re
Way to run directly the script file :

- install Python >=3.10 on your computer (from https://www.python.org/downloads/ to make sure it contains tkinter)
- on Fedora Linux 43, run `sudo dnf install python3-tkinter python3-pillow-tk`
- on Ubuntu Linux 25.10, run `sudo apt update; sudo apt install python3-venv python3-tk cmake libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libtiff-dev libfreetype-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev libopenjp2-7-dev tcl-dev tk-dev python3-dev`
- clone this repository or download its contents (https://github.com/GrandOrgue/OdfEdit/archive/refs/heads/main.zip)
- install and run the application with one of the following methods:
- automated:
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion install.sh
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# Step 2: Create new venv
# ---------------------------
echo "Creating virtual environment..."
$PYTHON_BIN -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
$PYTHON_BIN -m venv "$VENV_DIR" --system-site-packages

# ---------------------------
# Step 3: Activate venv
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# Step 4: Install ODFEdit dependencies
# ---------------------------
echo "Installing ODFEdit dependencies..."
if ! python3 -c "from PIL import ImageTk" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "Pillow missing or ImageTk unavailable, installing from source..."
pip install --force-reinstall --no-binary :all: pillow
else
echo "Pillow with ImageTk is already installed."
fi
pip install .

echo "ODFEdit setup complete!"
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