Dependencies

Table of Contents

1. Core Requirements
2. Format-Specific Tools
   1. Image Conversions
   2. Audio & Video Conversions
   3. Document Conversions
   4. Archive Operations
3. Quick Install Commands
   1. Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint
   2. Fedora / RHEL
   3. Arch Linux
4. Dependency Management

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Core Requirements

• Python 3 — Core runtime (3.8 or higher)
• GTK 3 — User interface library
• GObject Introspection — Python bindings for GTK (python3-gi package)

Format-Specific Tools

Install only the tools you need for your desired conversion types.

Image Conversions

• ImageMagick (convert command)
  • Handles most image format conversions
  • Required for: JPEG, PNG, WEBP, AVIF, HEIC, BMP, TIFF, ICO, GIF
  • Installation: sudo apt install imagemagick

Audio & Video Conversions

• FFmpeg
  • Comprehensive multimedia framework
  • Required for: All audio and video conversions, GIF to video, video to audio extraction
  • Installation: sudo apt install ffmpeg
  • Supports hardware acceleration for faster conversions

Document Conversions

• LibreOffice (headless mode)
  • Converts office documents: DOC, DOCX, ODT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX → PDF
  • Installation: sudo apt install libreoffice
• Pandoc (optional)
  • Extended document format support: Markdown, HTML, RTF, EPUB
  • Installation: sudo apt install pandoc
  • For PDF output: Also install texlive-xetex for PDF engine
• Calibre (optional)
  • Advanced ebook format support: EPUB, MOBI conversions
  • Required for: ebook-convert command used in special conversion rules
  • Installation: sudo apt install calibre
• Poppler Utils (optional)
  • PDF processing tools: pdftotext, pdftohtml
  • Required for: PDF to text and PDF to HTML conversions
  • Installation: sudo apt install poppler-utils

Archive Operations

• 7-Zip (p7zip package)
  • Handles most archive formats
  • Required for: 7Z, RAR extraction, cross-format archive conversions
  • Installation: sudo apt install p7zip-full
• RAR (optional)
  • RAR archive extraction and creation
  • Installation: sudo apt install rar
• Genisoimage (optional)
  • ISO image creation from files and directories
  • Installation: sudo apt install genisoimage
• RPM tools (optional)
  • RPM package extraction: rpm2cpio, cpio
  • Installation: sudo apt install rpm2cpio cpio
• Advanced compression tools (optional)
  • LZOP: sudo apt install lzop
  • XZ Utils: sudo apt install xz-utils
• Standard archive tools (usually pre-installed)
  • zip/unzip for ZIP files
  • tar for TAR archives
  • gzip, bzip2, xz for compression

Quick Install Commands

Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint

# Install all dependencies
sudo apt install imagemagick ffmpeg libreoffice pandoc calibre poppler-utils p7zip-full rar genisoimage rpm2cpio cpio lzop xz-utils

# Minimal install (images and basic conversions only)
sudo apt install imagemagick ffmpeg

# For Python/GTK dependencies (if not present)
sudo apt install python3 python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-notify-0.7

Fedora / RHEL

sudo dnf install ImageMagick ffmpeg libreoffice pandoc calibre poppler-tools p7zip rpm cpio lzop xz

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S imagemagick ffmpeg libreoffice-fresh pandoc calibre poppler p7zip rpm-tools cpio lzop xz

Dependency Management

The application includes intelligent dependency detection and installation guidance:

Automatic Package Manager Detection

Supports apt, dnf, yum, pacman, zypper, emerge, apk, flatpak, snap. Automatically detects your system’s package manager and falls back to manual installation instructions.

Cross-Distribution Package Mapping

Package names vary by distribution (e.g., p7zip-full on Ubuntu vs p7zip on Fedora). Automatic package name resolution for your specific distribution. Flatpak/Snap support for sandboxed environments.

Dependency Verification

Pre-conversion tool availability checks with detailed error messages and installation commands. Clipboard integration for easy command copying.