Optional packages

Install these only if you need them.

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GTK 4
Other software your shell may need

Use your system's package manager to install a package by name:

Fedora: sudo dnf install NAME
Debian: sudo apt install NAME
Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S NAME
openSUSE: sudo zypper install NAME
Alpine: apk add NAME

Package	What it adds
`xdg-desktop-portal-gnoblin`	Gnoblin's portal backend, which shows the permission dialogs of apps
`gnoblin-geoclue-integration`	Location permission prompts through Gnoblin. Restart GeoClue after you install it.
`gnoblin-ananicy-rules`	Scheduling rules for Gnoblin, for systems that run `ananicy-cpp`

Without xdg-desktop-portal-gnoblin, Gnoblin uses another portal backend that is installed.

GTK 4

The gnoblin package does not need GTK 4 or libadwaita. Gnoblin draws the title bars and borders of X11 apps itself, as it does for Wayland apps. See window frames. Only xdg-desktop-portal-gnoblin needs GTK 4 and libadwaita.

Other software your shell may need

Input methods: install ibus and an engine such as ibus-m17n. See Type with an input method.

GNOME applications

Apps from the GNOME project work in Gnoblin. On a minimal system, install a few shared services first: gvfs, gnome-keyring and xdg-user-dirs. Use GNOME applications has the commands.