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→Can I install GRAMPS on a Linux Web Server and use it via a web browser?
[Note: The .gramps files are compressed. Clicking them will open GRAMPS. To see the XML select them and open them with a decompressing utility (like ark, gunzip), after which you can extract the XML file which is human readable, see [[Generate_XML#How_do_I_uncompress_the_file?|details]].
GRAMPS does a quick hidden binary backup to allow restore if an error is noted. If the correct package is installed you can use a revision systeemsystem.
Another method is to backup the hidden directory ''/./gramps''. This directory is situated in your home directory on Linux systems. Backing up this directory will backup your databases and revisions.
'''Do not keep backups in GEDCOM'''. Not all information GRAMPS stores can be written in the GEDCOM. Hence, an export/import operation GRAMPS --> GEDCOM --> GRAMPS, will mean you '''lose''' data. Use the <code>.gramps</code> file format for backups!
=== Does Gramps support Unicode fonts? ===
In particular, does it support non-Roman Unicode fonts? Yes. GRAMPS works internally with Unicode (UTF-8), so all alphabets can be used on all entry fields. All reports fully support this, although for PDF/PS you need to work with gnome-print or openoffice[http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/ LibreOffice].
==Installation==
This would enable my relations worldwide to access and update it.
While GRAMPS can generate web sites, it does not provide a web interface that allows for editing. If this is a requirement, then [http://geneweb.org GeneWeb] or [http://phpgedview.sourceforge.net PhpGedView] are programs more likely to meet your needs. Also have a look at experimental [[GEPS_013:_GRAMPS_Webapp|gramps-connect]]. However, you may wish to ask yourself the following questions:
# Do I really want relatives or other people to directly edit my genealogy database?
# Do I implicitly trust, without verification, any data that people may enter?
Most problems can be fixed quickly provided there is enough information. To ensure this, please follow up on your bug reports. Then we will have a way of contacting you should we need more information.
===Requests===
*GRAMPS should be a .... type of application
