Installing Qtile
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Distro Guides
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Below are the preferred installation methods for specific distros. If you are
running something else, please see `Installing From Source`_.

* :doc:`/manual/install/arch`
* :doc:`/manual/install/funtoo`
* :doc:`/manual/install/gentoo`
* :doc:`/manual/install/ubuntu`
* :doc:`/manual/install/debian`

Installing From Source
----------------------

Qtile relies on some cutting-edge features in PyCairo, XCB, and xpyb. Until the
latest versions of these projects make it into distros, it's best to use recent
checkouts from their repositories.

Here is a brief step-by-step guide to installing Qtile and its dependencies
from source:

:doc:`/manual/install/source`