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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ On all platforms, you will need to install:
to use a distro-provided Rust, newer Rust versions will typically work for
building but may fail tests; older Rust versions may not work at all.
- Ninja (unzip from https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/tag/v1.11.1 and
place on your path, or from your distro if it's 1.10+)
place on your path, or from your distro/homebrew if it's 1.10+)
Platform-specific requirements:

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## Requirements
These instructions are written for Debian/Ubuntu; adjust for your distribution.
Some extra notes have been provided by a forum member:
Some extra notes have been provided by a forum member, though some of the things
mentioned there no longer apply:
https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/guide-how-to-build-and-run-anki-from-source-with-xubuntu-20-04/12865
You can see a full list of buildtime and runtime requirements by looking at the
@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ Users on ARM64, see the notes at the bottom of this file before proceeding.
$ sudo apt install bash grep findutils curl gcc g++ git rsync ninja-build
```
The 'find' utility is 'findutils' on Debian.
- The 'find' utility is 'findutils' on Debian.
- Your distro may call the package 'ninja' instead of 'ninja-build', or it
may not have a version new enough - if so, install from the zip mentioned in
development.md.
## Missing Libraries
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on Qt6 environments.
- Some of the './ninja check' tests are broken on ARM Linux.
## Packaging considerations
Python and node are downloaded as part of the build. You can optionally define
PYTHON_BINARY as the full path to a Python binary, to use it instead of the downloaded
version. A similar approach could be done with node in the future; a PR would be
welcome.
If rust-toolchain.toml is removed, newer Rust versions can be used. Older versions
may or may not compile the code.
## More
For info on running tests, building wheels and so on, please see [Development](./development.md).