Installation of DX-COM

This section provides instructions for installing DX-COM on supported Linux distributions and using it through both the dxcom command-line interface and the dx_com Python module.

Distribution Update

The standalone executable distribution is deprecated. This manual describes the wheel-based workflow only.

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Pre-Installation Requirements

Before installing DX-COM, ensure the following libraries are installed.

• libgl1-mesa-glx: Provides OpenGL runtime support for graphical operations
• libglib2.0-0: Core utility library used by many GNOME and GTK applications

Run the following command to install the required libraries.

sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libgl1-mesa-glx libglib2.0-0 make

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Installation

Supported Environments

Python Version
Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12

Install the Wheel

Download the wheel file matching your Python version and install it using pip:

pip install dx_com-<VERSION>-cp<VERSION>-cp<VERSION>-linux_x86_64.whl

For example, for Python 3.11:

pip install dx_com-<VERSION>-cp311-cp311-linux_x86_64.whl

Verify the Installation

dxcom --version
python3 -c "import dx_com; print(dx_com.__version__)"

For detailed information on command-line usage, refer to the CLI Execution guide. For the dx_com Python module, including the compile() function signature, parameters, and examples, refer to the Python Wheel Package Usage section in the Execution guide.

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