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- `Docbook XSL stylesheets`_ (only required during installation to compile the
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handbook, can be removed after successful installation)
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- pyudev_ (at least 0.6)
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- argparse_ (at least 1.1, not required, if Python 2.7 is installed)
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manager, if available. However, this is not strictly required, because the
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installation script will automatically install any missing Python module.
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All these libraries must be available before installing **synaptiks**. It is
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- libXtst (client side of the XRecord extension, for improved keyboard
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- dbus-python_ and UPower_ (to handle mouse devices correctly across suspend
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as touchpad driver. synaptiks will not work, if the touchpad is managed by a
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generic mouse device driver like xf86-input-evdev.
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before this release of synaptiks.
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before this release of synaptiks is installed.
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.. _pyudev: http://packages.python.org/pyudev
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.. _argparse: http://code.google.com/p/argparse/
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.. _gettext: http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
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.. _pip: http://pip.openplans.org/
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.. _pip: http://www.pip-installer.org/
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.. _docbook xsl stylesheets: http://docbook.sourceforge.net/
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.. _dbus-python: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings#Python
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.. _UPower: http://upower.freedesktop.org
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.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/lunaryorn/synaptiks/issues
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.. _GitHub: https://github.com/lunaryorn/synaptiks
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.. _git: http://git-scm.com/