#Install Instructions
- Dependencies
- Linux
- OS X
- Windows
| Name | Version | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Qt | >= 5.3.0 | core, gui, network, opengl, sql, svg, widget, xml |
| GCC/MinGW | >= 4.8 | C++11 enabled |
| toxcore | most recent | core, av |
| FFmpeg | >= 2.6.0 | avformat, avdevice, avcodec, avutil, swscale |
| OpenAL Soft | >= 1.16.0 | |
| filter_audio | most recent | |
| qrencode | >= 3.0.3 | |
| sqlcipher | >= 3.2.0 | |
| libXScrnSaver | >= 1.2 |
There are available generic binaries for Linux:
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#### ArchPKGBUILD is available in the community repo, to install:
pacman -S qtoxqTox ebuild is available in tox-overlay. To add it and install qTox you will need to have installed layman:
emerge laymanAfter that, add overlay and install qTox:
layman -f
layman -a tox-overlay
emerge qtoxqTox SlackBuild and all of its dependencies can be found here: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/network/qTox/
#### FreeBSDA qTox port is available at net-im/qTox. To build and install qTox:
cd /usr/ports/net-im/qTox/
make installIf your distribution is not listed, or you want / need to compile qTox, there are provided instructions.
Most of the dependencies should be available through your package manger. You may either follow the directions below, or simply run ./simple_make.sh after cloning this repository, which will attempt to automatically download dependencies followed by compilation.
In order to clone the qTox repository you need Git.
#### Arch Linux: ```bash sudo pacman -S --needed git ``` #### Debian: ```bash sudo apt-get install git ``` #### Fedora: *`yum` is now officially deprecated by `dnf`. using `yum` will redirect to `dnf` on Fedora 21 and fail on future versions.* ```bash sudo dnf install git ``` #### openSUSE: ```bash sudo zypper install git ``` #### Ubuntu: ```bash sudo apt-get install git ```Afterwards open a new Terminal, change to a directory of your choice and clone the repository:
cd /home/user/qTox
git clone https://github.com/tux3/qTox.git qToxThe following steps assumes that you cloned the repository at "/home/user/qTox". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
### GCC, Qt, FFmpeg, OpanAL Soft and qrencode #### Arch Linux: ```bash sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel qt5 openal libxss qrencode ffmpeg ``` #### Debian: **Note that only Debian >=8 stable (jessie) is supported.**If you use stable, you have to add backports to your sources.list for FFmpeg and others. Instructions here: http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-qmake qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools libqt5opengl5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libopenal-dev libxss-dev qrencode libqrencode-dev libglib2.0-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev ffmpeg libsqlcipher-devThis means that you have to compile sqlcipher yourself, otherwise compiling qTox will fail.
sudo dnf group install "Development Tools"
sudo dnf install qt-devel qt-doc qt-creator qt5-qtsvg qt5-qtsvg-devel openal-soft-devel libXScrnSaver-devel qrencode-devel ffmpeg-devel qtsingleapplication qt5-linguist gtk2-develGo to sqlcipher section to compile it.
#### openSUSE:sudo zypper install patterns-openSUSE-devel_basis libqt5-qtbase-common-devel libqt5-qtsvg-devel libqt5-linguist libQt5Network-devel libQt5OpenGL-devel libQt5Concurrent-devel libQt5Xml-devel libQt5Sql-devel openal-soft-devel qrencode-devel libXScrnSaver-devel libQt5Sql5-sqlite libffmpeg-devel sqlcipher-develList of all the qTox dependencies and their SlackBuilds can be found here: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/network/qTox/
This means that you have to compile FFmpeg yourself, otherwise compiling qTox will fail.
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-qmake qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools libqt5opengl5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libopenal-dev libxss-dev qrencode libqrencode-dev libglib2.0-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev libsqlcipher-devGo to FFmpeg section to compile it.
#### Ubuntu >=15.04: ```bash sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-qmake qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools libqt5opengl5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libopenal-dev libxss-dev qrencode libqrencode-dev libavutil-ffmpeg-dev libswresample-ffmpeg-dev libavcodec-ffmpeg-dev libswscale-ffmpeg-dev libavfilter-ffmpeg-dev libavdevice-ffmpeg-dev libglib2.0-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev libsqlcipher-dev ```If you have installed FFmpeg earlier (i.e. you don't run Ubuntu <15.04), skip this section, and go directly to installing toxcore.
To get ffmpeg compiled and put in directory libs, run this script in qTox directory:
[ ! -e "libs" ] && mkdir libs # create directory libs if doesn't exist
[ ! -e "ffmpeg" ] && mkdir ffmpeg
cd libs/
export PREFIX_DIR="$PWD"
cd ../ffmpeg
wget http://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-2.7.2.tar.bz2
tar xf ffmpeg*
cd ffmpeg*
./configure --prefix="$PREFIX_DIR" \
--enable-shared \
--disable-static \
--disable-programs \
--disable-protocols \
--disable-doc \
--disable-sdl \
--disable-avfilter \
--disable-avresample \
--disable-filters \
--disable-iconv \
--disable-network \
--disable-muxers \
--disable-postproc \
--disable-swresample \
--disable-swscale-alpha \
--disable-dct \
--disable-dwt \
--disable-lsp \
--disable-lzo \
--disable-mdct \
--disable-rdft \
--disable-fft \
--disable-faan \
--disable-vaapi \
--disable-vdpau \
--disable-zlib \
--disable-xlib \
--disable-bzlib \
--disable-lzma \
--disable-encoders \
--enable-memalign-hack # rm that line for debug stuff
make -j$(nproc)
make install
cd ../../Install all of the toxcore dependencies.
#### Arch Linux: ```bash sudo pacman -S --needed opus libvpx libsodium ``` #### Debian: ```bash sudo apt-get install libtool autotools-dev automake checkinstall check libopus-dev libvpx-dev libsodium-dev libavdevice-dev ``` #### Fedora: ```bash sudo dnf install libtool autoconf automake check check-devel libsodium-devel opus-devel libvpx-devel ``` #### openSUSE: ```bash sudo zypper install libsodium-devel libvpx-devel libopus-devel patterns-openSUSE-devel_basis ``` #### Slackware:List of all the toxcore dependencies and their SlackBuilds can be found here: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/network/toxcore/
You will need to install manually libsodium:
git clone git://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git
cd libsodium
git checkout tags/1.0.8
./autogen.sh
./configure && make check
sudo checkinstall --install --pkgname libsodium --pkgversion 1.0.0 --nodoc
sudo ldconfig
cd ..
This step is best done before compiling toxcore.
Now you can either follow the instructions at https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore/blob/master/INSTALL.md#unix or use the bootstrap.sh script.
The script will automatically download and install toxcore and libfilteraudio:
## in qTox directory
./bootstrap.sh # use -h or --help for more information
If you've used script, you can skip directly to compiling qTox.
If you want to compile and install it manually:
git clone https://github.com/irungentoo/filter_audio
cd filter_audio
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make installIf you are not using Fedora, skip this section, and go directly to compiling toxcore.
git clone https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher
cd sqlcipher
autoreconf -if
./configure
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
cd ..Provided that you have all required dependencies installed, you can simply run:
git clone https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore.git
cd toxcore
autoreconf -if
./configure
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
echo '/usr/local/lib/' | sudo tee -a /etc/ld.so.conf.d/locallib.conf
sudo ldconfigMake sure that all the dependencies are installed. If you experience problems with compiling, it's most likely due to missing dependencies, so please make sure that you did install all of them.
Run in qTox directory to compile:
qmake
makeIf you had to compile FFmpeg manually, run this script from qTox directory before starting qTox:
cd libs/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD"
cd ../../Now you can start compiled qTox with ./qtox
Congratulations, you've compiled qTox :)
Note to Fedora users: check qt5 version before building default is 4.8 on fedora 21 / 22, everything up until qmake-qt5 will build fine but then qmake-qt5 will freak out.
qmake-qt5
makeIf the compiling process stops with a missing dependency like: ... libswscale/swscale.h missing try:
apt-file search libswscale/swscale.h
And install the package that provides the missing file.
Start make again. Repeat if nessary until all dependencies are installed. If you can, please note down all additional dependencies you had to install that aren't listed here, and let us know what is missing ;)
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Alternately, qTox now has the experimental and probably-dodgy ability to package itself (in .deb form natively, and .rpm form with alien).
After installing the required dependencies, run bootstrap.sh and then run the
buildPackages.sh script, found in the tools folder. It will automatically get the
packages necessary for building .debs, so be prepared to type your password for sudo.
Compiling qTox on OS X for development requires 3 tools, Xcode and Qt 5.4+, and homebrew.
You can now set up your OS X system to compile qTox automatically thanks to the script in:
./osx/qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh
This script can be run independently of the qTox repo and is all that's needed to build from scratch on OS X.
To use this script you must launch terminal which can be found: Applications > Utilities > Terminal.app
If you wish to lean more you can run ./qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh -h
If you are running the script for the first time you will want to makesure your system is ready.
To do this simply run ./qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh -i to run you through the automated install set up.
After running the installation setup you are now ready to build qTox from source, to do this simply run:
./qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh -b
If there aren't any errors then you'll find a locally working qTox application in your home folder under
~/qTox-Mac_Build
If you want to update your application for testing purposes or you want to run a nightly build setup then run:
./qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh -u and follow the prompts.
(NOTE: If you know you updated the repos before running this hit Y)
followed by
./qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh -b
to build the application once more. (NOTE: This will delete your previous build.)
OS X requires an extra step to make the qTox.app file shareable on a system that doesn't have the required libraries installed already.
If you want to share the build you've made with your other friends who use OS X then simply run:
./qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh -d
Install homebrew if you don't have it:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"First, let's install the dependencies available via brew.
brew install git ffmpeg qrencode libtool automake autoconf check qt5 libvpx opus sqlcipher libsodiumNext, install filter_audio (you may delete the directory it creates afterwards):
git clone https://github.com/irungentoo/filter_audio.git
cd filter_audio
sudo make install
cd ../Next, install Toxcore
Then, clone qTox:
git clone https://github.com/tux3/qTox``Finally, copy all required files. Whenever you update your brew packages, you may skip all of the above steps and simply run the following commands:
cd ./git/qTox
sudo bash bootstrap-osx.shYou can build qTox with Qt Creator seperate download or you can hunt down the version of home brew qt5 your using in the /usr/local/Cellar/qt5/ directory.
e.g. /usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.5.1_2/bin/qmake with 5.5.1_2 being the version of Qt5 that's been installed.
With that; in your terminal you can compile qTox in the git dir:
/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.5.1_2/bin/qmake ./qtox.proOr a cleaner method would be to:
cd ./git/dir/qTox
mkdir ./build
cd build
/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.5.1_2/bin/qmake ../qtox.proIf you compiled qTox properly you can now deploy the qTox.app that's created where you built qTox so you can distribute the package.
Using your qt5 homebrew installation from the build directory:
/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.5.1_2/bin/macdeployqt ./qTox.appYou've got 2 choices, either click on the qTox app that suddenly exists, or do the following:
qtox.app/Contents/MacOS/qtox- Enjoy the snazzy CLI output as your friends and family congratulate you on becoming a hacker
Download the Qt online installer for Windows from qt-project.org. While installation you have to assemble your Qt toolchain. Take the most recent version of Qt compiled with MinGW. Although the installer provides its own bundled MinGW compiler toolchain its recommend installing it separately because Qt is missing MSYS which is needed to compile and install OpenCV and OpenAL. Thus you can - if needed - deselect the tab "Tools". The following steps assume that Qt is installed at "C:\Qt". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
Download the MinGW installer for Windows from sourceforge.net. Make sure to install MSYS (a set of Unix tools for Windows). The following steps assume that MinGW is installed at "C:\MinGW". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts. Check that the version of MinGW, corresponds to the version of the QT component!
Download the WGet installer for Windows from( http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm). Install them. The following steps assume that WGet is installed at "C:\Program Files\GnuWin32". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
Add MinGW/MSYS/CMake binaries to the system path to make them globally accessible. Open Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables...(or run "sysdm.cpl" select tab "Advanced system settings" -> button "Environment Variables") In the second box search for the PATH variable and press Edit... The input box "Variable value:" should already contain some directories. Each directory is separated with a semicolon. Extend the input box by adding ";C:\MinGW\bin;C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake 2.8\bin;C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin". The very first semicolon must only be added if it is missing. CMake may be added by installer automatically.
Clone the repository (https://github.com/tux3/qTox.git) with your preferred Git client. SmartGit is very nice for this task (you may need to add the path to the git.exe system variable Path). The following steps assume that you cloned the repository at "C:\qTox". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
Run bootstrap.bat in cloned C:\qTox directory Script will download rest of dependencies compile them and put to appropriate directories.