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* '''Spell checking''': Installing gnome-python2-extras and python-enchant provides the gtkspell module and the enchant module, which adds spell checking in the notes
* '''[http://www.graphviz.org Graphviz]''', '''Inkscape''': Gramps can make nice Genealogical trees (relationship graphs). These are generated by the Graphviz package, which defines a code (dot), as well as programs to produce graphs (dotty, to be called from command line). This gives you as researcher most power over how your tree will look, but has a learning curve. An alternative is to make a graphical report, converting the tree to an svg file, which you then can open/edit/refine in eg Inkscape.
* '''ttf-freefont''': Useful as a font that supports a large subset of the unicode Unicode and is a true type. This works well with both print and graphviz output.
* '''[http://portland.freedesktop.org/wiki/ XdgUtils]''' is a set of command line tools that assist applications with a variety of desktop integration tasks. About half of the tools focus on tasks commonly required during the installation of a desktop application and the other half focuses on integration with the desktop environment while the application is running. Even if the desktop components of your application are limited to an installer, configuration or management tool, Xdg-utils provides you with an easy way to enhance the usage experience of your customers by improving the integration of these components in the user's environment.
* '''[http://tilloy.net/dev/pyexiv2/overview.html pyexiv2]''' is a module that allows Gramps to read and write metadata embedded in image files. It is used in the Metadata Viewer and Edit Exif Metadata gramplets.
== Upgrading Gramps ==
{{man warn|1=Warning|2=If you are '''Upgrading Gramps''' from a previous version you should first follow these intructionsinstructions.}}
If you are '''Upgrading Gramps''' from a previous version you should first:
# '''Install''' the new version of Gramps by following the instructions below
# '''Open''' your existing Family tree.
:# Normally, opening just works, and will upgrade your data if needed. If successfullsuccessful, save the backup you took in a safe place.
:# In case opening or upgrading your existing Family Tree failed, do the following:
::#'''Create''' a new Family Tree