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Step-by-step installation on Linux

Installation with AppImage 

Download the AppImage file from Ancestris web site hovering the mouse on the Ancestris 12 stable or Ancestris Development 13 button

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Go to the directory where the file was downloaded and move it to a directory where you want to store the Ancestris program

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Make sure the file is executable by right clicking on it and choosing Properties

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Make the file executable

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Double click on it. A menu appears if you install this file for the first time. Choose either to lanch Ancestris or to Install it in the Launch bar.

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An 'Ancestris' menu button appears in the launch bar and Ancestris is launched.

If the Ancestris launcher was already present in the launch bar, the launcher will be replaced.

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Installation on Ubuntu using the official repository

Repository is: https://launchpad.net/~ancestris

Stable version "Ancestris stable"

To install the stable version of Ancestris:

  • Add the PPA ppa: ancestris / ancestris-stable in your software sources.
  • Then reload the list of packages.
  • Finally install the Ancestris package

All this can be done using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ancestris/ancestris-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install ancestris

Development version "Ancestris unstable"

To install the unstable version of Ancestris:

  • Add the PPA ppa: ancestris / ancestris-unstable in your software sources.
  • Then reload the list of packages.
  • Finally install the Ancestris package

All this can be done using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ancestris/ancestris-unstable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install ancestris

Uninstallation

If you installed via AppImage

Right clic on the Ancestris launcher and choose Remove Ancestris.

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If you installed via repository

Type the remove command from a terminal.

sudo apt remove ancestris

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