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 Requirements
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 The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
-   Python 2.5 or greater
-   PyGTK2 2.12 or greater
+   Python 2.6 or greater
+   PyGTK2 2.16 or greater
    librsvg2 (svg icon view)
    xdg-utils