DEPENDENCIES.md

Dependencies

This document lists runtime/build dependencies and helper programs required to use, build, and publish LULT.

Runtime Dependencies (Linux)

• Python 3.10+ (for source run)
  • https://www.python.org/
• PyQt6 (GUI)
  • https://pypi.org/project/PyQt6/
• mono (required to run UnrealLocres.exe in this project)
  • https://www.mono-project.com/

Tooling Dependencies

• repak (pak unpack/pack)
  • https://github.com/trumank/repak
• UnrealLocres (.locres import/export helper)
  • https://github.com/akintos/UnrealLocres

Build Dependencies

• pip / setuptools / wheel
  • https://pypi.org/project/pip/
  • https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/
  • https://pypi.org/project/wheel/
• PyInstaller (Linux executable bundling)
  • https://pyinstaller.org/
• appimagetool (AppImage packaging)
  • https://github.com/AppImage/appimagetool
• curl or wget (used by build script to download appimagetool when missing)
  • https://curl.se/
  • https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/

Optional Dependencies

• Rust + Cargo (only needed if repak binary is missing and must be built from source)
  • https://www.rust-lang.org/
• Wine (optional fallback for .exe execution)
  • https://www.winehq.org/

Notes About .exe Support

• In this project, UnrealLocres.exe is intended to run through mono.
• wine is not required in normal setup.
• If you encounter edge-case compatibility issues with mono, wine can be tested as fallback.

Quick Install (Fedora example)

sudo dnf install -y python3 python3-pip mono-complete curl

Optional:

sudo dnf install -y wine cargo rust