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GNU/Linux operating systems will typically deal Upgrades begin with upgrade issues for making [[How_to_make_a_backup|backups]] of ALL your Trees. But in addition to that, look at the list [[Template:Backup_Omissions|Backup Omission]] to determine additions items youmay want to archive. (The most important items are noting the database path, backup path, and relative media path in Preferences. If they do not then you need can't find your data after an upgrade, you will be very unhappy.) Once backups are safely stored, the most safest approach to ask users of your preferred GNU/Linux distributionupgrading is: downloading the newest installer, un-installing the existing Gramps and re-installing from the installer.
{{man warn| TODO |The Windows port of Start Gramps needs (the first load will be slow as it re-compiles and caches the Python source code files) In the "Edit -> Preferences...", enter your Media path on the General tab, database path on the Family Tree tab, backup on the Family Tree tab. Try loading your Tree via the Family Trees menu. If this was a 'minor' update (containing only bug fixes), the update should find your configuration and add-ons with no further effort. If it was an upgrade, you wil need to be updated manuallyreset all your configuration customizations and download the compatible add-ons.}}
{{stub}}Removing a Spouse (without deleting the Person profile from the tree) requires just a single click in the [[Gramps_Glossary#family|Edit Family]] dialog. Simply click the "Remove person as the mother/father" (-) button just above the name of the Spouse. ''The Name, Birth & Death will be cleared and the "Add a new person as the mother/father" (+) and "Shared person selection" buttons will replace the (-) and "Edit" buttons.'' To remove the Spouse from the Tree entirely, select the Person in the Person view and click the "Delete the selected person" (-) toolbar button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm by clicking the "Delete Person" button. ''The Person will be removed from all families where they are a Spouse or a Child. The attached Events, Citations, Notes and Media will be orphaned. The other secondary objects will be deleted along with their Person.''
→Does Gramps support Unicode fonts?
=== Does Gramps support Unicode fonts? ===
In particular, does it support non-Roman Unicode fonts? Yes. Gramps works internally with Unicode (UTF-8), so all alphabets can be used on all entry fields. There is no special assistance for entering Unicode symbols (glyphs) that are not directly labeled on your keyboard. Finding aids for [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Precomposed_character precomposed characters] (aka composite characters or decomposable characters) with diacritical marks are available outside the program. You may find the various language-specific [https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/latin_alphabet.htm multilingual virtual keyboards on the Lexilogos website] useful. All reports fully support thisUnicode, [[#Why_are_non-Latin_characters_displayed_as_garbage_in_PDF.2FPS_reports.3F|although for PDF/PS ]] you need to work with gnome-print or [http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/ LibreOffice].
==Installation==
===What is needed to install Gramps under Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD?===
Gramps is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gtk GTK] application. Gramps needs to have the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyGObject PyGObject] libraries installed on the system. As long as these libraries are installed, Gramps should function. It will operate under the GNOME desktop, KDE desktop, or any other desktop. If the GNOME bindings for Python are installed on the system, Gramps will have additional functionality. Please check that it meet meets the Gramps project recommendations on regarding the GTK version to use.
===Does Gramps work on Windows?===
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==Preferences==
It is important to understand that the GEDCOM standard is poorly implemented -- virtually every genealogical software has its own "flavor" of GEDCOM. As we learn about new flavor, the import/export filters can be created very quickly. However, finding out about the unknown flavors requires [[Contact|user feedback]]. Please feel free to inform us about any GEDCOM flavor not supported by Gramps, and we will do our best to support it!
There is a specific section article of this wiki which discusses [[Gramps and GEDCOM]]. There is also an article about the know idiosyncracies of [[Import_from_another_genealogy_program|GEDCOM dialects when importing from another program]].
===Can Gramps read files created by other genealogy programs? ===
You may also want to consider the effects of possible downtime of your site if you cannot afford yourself a premium webhosting service.
{{man tip|New web server option in 2022|You can also now try [[Gramps Web]]. Since the project is in an early stage, remember to frequently [[How_to_make_a_backup|generate backups]] when you use this on your genealogical data.
See Also: [[Web Solutions for Gramps]]}}
==Reports==
===Is Gramps compatible with the Internet? ===
Yes, in a variety of ways. There are features for referencing hot-linked external data, archiving tools to collecting them to internal storage, and while Gramps is designed to be a local application, a rich set of tools have been created for publishing some or all of your research to the web.
Gramps can store web addresses and direct your browser to them. It can import data that you download from the Internet. It can export data that you could send over the Internet. Gramps is familiar with the standard file formats widely used on the Internet (e.g. JPEG, PNG, and GIF images, MP3, OGG, and WAV sound files, QuickTime, MPEG, and AVI movie files, etc). If your browser is configured to access other file types, Gramps will inherit that ability.
There are addon Finding Aid tools to assist searching for records in online sources. The is an increasing variety of other [[Web_Solutions_for_Gramps|Web Solutions for Gramps]].
The Reports can optionally generate content in formats suitable for publication as webpages or even as entire websites. And there are development forks that extend Gramps into online genealogical content management systems. Some are dynamic presentation systems for publishing research, others offer limited collaborative editing.
====See Also====* [[Web Solutions for Gramps can store web addresses and direct your browser to them. It can import data that you download from the Internet. It can export data that you could send over the Internet. Gramps is familiar with the standard file formats widely used on the Internet (e.g. JPEG, PNG, and GIF images, MP3, OGG, and WAV sound files, QuickTime, MPEG, and AVI movie files, etc). Other than that, there is little that a genealogical program can do with the Internet.]]
===Can I create custom reports/filters/whatever?===
===How do I remove a spouse?===
===How do you add photos to an item?===
Once generated, you can upload the web files to a hosting service. You can also distribute them on a portable thumbdrive or other media.
====See Also====
[[Web Solutions for Gramps]]
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