Linux

The following instructions are given for different linux distributions that use different package managers. After executing the instructions corresponding to your distribution, go to Certifying a clean install to check whether the dependencies are installed correctly. All distributions will follow the same instructions in Certifying a clean install.

The two necessary dependencies are cairo and ffmpeg. LaTeX is strongly recommended, as it is necessary to have access to the Tex and MathTex classes.

Ubuntu/Mint/Debian

Before installing anything, make sure that your system is up to date.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

To install cairo:

sudo apt install libcairo2-dev

To install ffmpeg:

sudo apt install ffmpeg

To install LaTeX:

sudo apt install texlive texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-extra \
texlive-latex-recommended texlive-science texlive-fonts-extra tipa

If you don’t have python3-pip installed, install it:

sudo apt install python3-pip

Note

These instructions are also valid for other Debian-based distributions or distributions that use the apt package manager.

Fedora/CentOS/RHEL

To install cairo:

sudo dnf install cairo-devel

To install ffmpeg, you have to add RPMfusion repository (If it’s not already added). Please follow the instructions for your specific distribution in the following URL:

https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration/

Install ffmpeg from RPMfusion repository:

sudo dnf install ffmpeg

Install python development headers in order to successfully build pycairo wheel:

sudo dnf install python3-devel

To install LaTeX:

sudo dnf install texlive-scheme-medium

Arch/Manjaro

Before installing anything, make sure that your system is up to date.

sudo pacman -Syu

To install cairo:

sudo pacman -S cairo

To install ffmpeg:

sudo pacman -S ffmpeg

To install LaTeX:

sudo pacman -S texlive-most

If you don’t have python-pip installed, install it:

sudo pacman -S python-pip

Note

These instructions are also valid for other Arch-based distributions or distributions that use the pacman package manager.

Certifying a clean install

To check that all dependencies have been installed properly, you can execute the commands ffmpeg -version and latex. (If LaTeX is installed properly, you will be taken to a command-line program that captures your cursor. Press CTRL+C to exit.)

Note

Note the LaTeX installation may take up a lot of space. The manim community developers are currently working on providing a simpler, lighter LaTeX package for you to install.

After making sure you have a clean install, you can go back to Installing Manim.