Installing Fabric

1. Install Python

   Fabric requires Python version 3.11 or later. Check your distribution’s instructions or package manager to get the required version.

   • Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S python for the most recent version
   • OpenSUSE: sudo zypper install python311 for the most recent version of Python 3.11

2. Install the Dependencies

   Fabric requires the following dependencies to run:

   • gtk3
   • cairo
   • gtk-layer-shell
   • libgirepository
   • gobject-introspection
   • gobject-introspection-runtime
   • python
   • python-pip
   • python-gobject
   • python-cairo
   • python-loguru
   • pkgconf

   Note

   Names of packages and installation instructions vary across distributions and systems. You may have to do some searching for your system.

   Run the following command to install all the dependencies:

   Arch Linux
   • sudo pacman -S gtk3 cairo gtk-layer-shell libgirepository gobject-introspection gobject-introspection-runtime python python-pip python-gobject python-cairo python-loguru pkgconf
   OpenSUSE

   (tested on Tumbleweed)

   • sudo zypper install gtk3-devel cairo-devel gtk-layer-shell-devel libgirepository-1_0-1 libgirepository-2_0-0 gobject-introspection-devel python311 python311-pip python311-gobject python311-gobject-cairo python311-pycairo python311-loguru pkgconf

3. Install Fabric

   You can either install Fabric globally (not recommended) or in a virtual environment.

Virtual Environment

The recommended way to install Fabric is through a virtual environment.

1. To install this way, first make a folder for your new project (which going to include your new config file):

   mkdir <your-folder-name>

2. change directories to this new folder:

   cd <your-folder-name>

3. Create a new virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv

4. Source the newly created virtual environment:

   source venv/bin/activate

5. You can now install Fabric in your newly-created virtual environment.

   pip install git+https://github.com/Fabric-Development/fabric.git

Global Install

Alternatively, you can install Fabric globally using the following command:

Tip

If you’re on Arch Linux, Fabric is available in the AUR under the name python-fabric-git. If you use a different distribution and you would like to install Fabric globally, use the following command.

Tip

If you’re on NixOS, Fabric is available in the form of a Nix Flake, see this PR for more info.

pip install git+https://github.com/Fabric-Development/fabric.git

This method is more prone to dependency issues.

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Congrats! Fabric is now installed, and you can run and use it as long as you would like. To get auto-completion and type annotation functionality in your text editor, head over to the stubs installation guide.