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'''Note:''' the main document maintained by the Debian/Ubuntu packager and other people is [[Debian|located here]].


'''"Debian" name here encompasses Debian proper (unstable/testing/stable or sid/etch/sarge) and Ubuntu breezy/hoary.'''
<div style="background-color: #fee; margin: 0 1em; padding: 0 10px; border: 1px dotted #c00;">
'''BIG FAT WARNING:'''
Scribus users on any version of '''Kubuntu''' from  Dapper Drake on may experience  difficulties while changing values in real number spinboxes. This is a long standing bug which has been reported to both [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/scribus/+bug/37711 Ubuntu] and [http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=3826 Scribus bug tracker].
As long as there is no real solution, you can use of the workarounds mentioned in [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/scribus/+bug/37711 Ubuntu Bug Tracker], preferably remove the package '''scim_qtimm'''.


= Installation =
Please refer also to [http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=4423 this metabug] for other *buntu issues that may diminish its suitability as a good platform for Scribus and DTP
</div>


Scribus is packaged for Debian GNU/Linux by Oleksandr (Alex) Moskalenko <malex@tagancha.org>. Please contact me at that email if you have questions that do not belong in the Debian or Scribus BTS (Bug Tracking Systems) or for comments about this page.
== Adding repositories with Scribus related packages ==


If you'd like to stay on the leading edge of Scribus development please add our upstream repositories to your sources list file. Debian development puts a limit on how often a new scribus package can be updated. It could take weeks between consecutive uploads. Because of that the official packages are usually behind those available in our upstream repositories. Packages in our upstream repositories usually follow scribus development fairly closely via cvs snapshot builds. For instance, if you discovered a but you are advised to install the most recent package as the bug might have already been fixed and a fixed package is available. This is called "the Scribus magic (TM)". Please note that the two repositories listed below are IDENTICAL  and provide the necessary bandwidth redundancy. They contain packages for Debian stable,testing and unstable and Ubuntu hoary and breezy branches. If you are using a different Debian-based distribution or your hardware is not x86-based such as PowerPC or AMD64 you can easily build a Scribus package from our source package.
Repositories are provided for the majority of Debian and Ubuntu based systems. If you are uncertain which distribution you are running the file /etc/lsb-release will probably contain that information.


To use our upstream repositories:
{|
!Vendor
!Distribution
!Available sets
|-
|Ubuntu || maverick || main
|-
|Ubuntu || lucid || main
|-
|Ubuntu || karmic || main
|}


Select the appropriate two source lines from the following list to your /etc/apt/sources.list file. Note that the line starting with "deb" is for the pre-compiled binary package and the line starting with "deb-src" is for the source package that you can use to build a binary package for your distribution or build it with compiler optimizations if you so desire. Also note that there is only one source line. It points to the "unstable" Debian branch. This is done for the purpose of space and bandwidth conservation as our packaging efforts so far allowed us to build all the binary packages from the same source package.
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian yourdistribution main
deb-src http://debian.scribus.net/debian yourdistribution main


<h4>Source lines for /etc/apt/sources.list</h4>
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
<p>
deb http://debian.tagancha.org/debian yourdistribution main
<h4>Debian stable (Sarge):</h4>
deb-src http://debian.tagancha.org/debian yourdistribution main
<pre>
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
deb        http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb-src    http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
deb         http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb-src     http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
</pre>


<h4>Debian testing (Etch):</h4>
=== Example for the current release of Ubuntu ===
<pre>
If you are using the latest release of Ubuntu, your /etc/lsb-release should look similar to this:
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
deb        http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
deb-src    http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04"
deb        http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src    http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
</pre>


<h4>Debian unstable (Sid):</h4>
Based on this information, using the primary site, the repositories you would add are:
<pre>
  deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian maverick main
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
  deb-src http://debian.scribus.net/debian maverick main
deb         http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb-src     http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
deb        http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb-src    http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
</pre>


<h4>Ubuntu hoary:</h4>
=== Kubuntu Graphical Example ===
<pre>
An example of adding both repositories successfully to a system running breezy with Adept Manager.
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
deb        http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ hoary main restricted
deb-src    http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable main restricted
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
deb        http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ hoary main restricted
deb-src    http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ unstable main restricted
</pre>


<h4>Ubuntu breezy:</h4>
* Go to  '''KDE menu/System/Adept (Package Manager)'''  <br>''Ubuntu: '''System'''/'''Administration'''/'''Synaptic (Package Manager)'''''
<div>Note that Ubuntu breezy package can be also used for Ubuntu "Dapper" branch. When Dapper will change enough to require its own scribus or scribus-cvs package we will provide it.</div>
* In Adept go to '''Adept/Manage Repositories''' <br>''Ubuntu: in Synaptic go to '''Settings/Repositories/New'''''
<pre>
* Add the following repositories one by one using the '''Add''' field and click on '''Apply''':<br>''Ubuntu: Fill the fields and use the '''OK''' button to add the following repositories:''
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
deb        http://debian.scribus.net/debian breezy main restricted
deb-src    http://debian.scribus.net/debian unstable main restricted
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
deb        http://debian.tagancha.org/debian breezy main restricted
deb-src    http://debian.tagancha.org/debian unstable main restricted
</pre>


<h4>Using cryptographic repository signatures:</h4>
[[Image:Adding scribus repositories.png]]


Our repositories are cryptographically signed for added security.
== Adding the repository key ==
Add the gpg-keys for our repositories to avoid having to confirm your installation choice to the package manager each time you update a scribus or scribus-cvs package.


<pre>
Our repositories are cryptographically signed for added security. Add the gpg-keys for our repositories to avoid having to confirm your installation choice to the package manager each time you update a scribus or scribus-ng package.
root$ gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys DA286F326C5F196B


root$ gpg --armor --export DA286F326C5F196B | apt-key add -  
==== On recent systems ====
</pre>
As root:
# apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net EEF818CF
As a regular user:
$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net EEF818CF
==== On older systems ====
As root:
# gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys EEF818CF
# gpg --armor --export EEF818CF | apt-key add -


or as a normal user (with an appropriate entry for apt-key in the sudoers file):
As a regular user:


<pre>
$ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys EEF818CF
user$ gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys DA286F326C5F196B
$ gpg --armor --export EEF818CF | sudo apt-key add -


user$ gpg --armor --export DA286F326C5F196B | sudo apt-key add -
==Installing Scribus and related packages==
</pre>
Launch '''Adept''' (on Kubuntu) or '''Synaptic''' (on Ubuntu) and install the following packages:


<h4>Final installation step</h4>
* '''scribus''' &ndash; Scribus 1.3.3.x (stable branch) '''or'''
* '''scribus-ng''' &ndash; Scribus 1.3.x (development branch) scribus-ng package can be installed paralelly to the  scribus package. Only available for lucid/maverick.
* '''scribus-template''' &ndash; developer and user-contributed additional templates
* '''scribus-doc''' &ndash; Scribus 1.3.3.x documentation, which has to be provided as a separate package due to its non-free nature by the Debian Free Software Guidelines
* '''scribus-ng-doc''' &ndash; Scribus 1.3.x documentation, which has to be provided as a separate package due to its non-free nature by the Debian Free Software Guidelines
* '''icc-profiles''' &ndash; a collection of common ICC profiles to use with Scribus and other color profile-aware software
* '''lprof''' &ndash; hardware color profiler that can be used to create color profiles for your hardware to be used with Scribus
* '''qt3-qtconfig''' &ndash; Ubuntu users are strongly advised to install this package for finetuning the Scribus GUI with their Gnome desktop
* '''gs-afpl''' &ndash; The AFPL Ghostscript PostScript interpreter, the Ghostscript version recommended by the Scribus team


Once you added the relevant sources lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list you can run


<pre>
Optionally, install the following high quality font packages:
aptitude install scribus scribus-cvs
* '''t1-xfree86-nonfree'''
</pre>
* '''ttf-bitstream-vera'''
or
* '''ttf-gentium'''
<pre>
* '''ttf-xfree86-nonfree'''
apt-get install scribus scribus-cvs
</pre>
in a root terminal or use your favorite graphical apt-get front-end such as synaptic or aptitude. Don't forget to "Reload Package List" in the synaptic. It's the equivalent of "apt-get (or aptitude) update" and has to be done to make new packages from our repositories available to your package management tools.


'''The ''"scribus"'' package is the 1.2.x stable series whereas ''"scribus-cvs"'' package will let you try the new 1.3.x series, which is pretty stable and much more featureful than 1.2.x. ''"scribus-cvs"'' package installs into /usr/local hierarchy, so it can be installed and used independently from the scribus package.'''
==Fine tuning Scribus==


However, please DO NOT file bug reports about the scribus-cvs package or any packages in these upstream repositories into the Debian or Ubuntu BTS. Only use the distribution BTS for the package version that is in that distribution. If you have a Scribus issue that is not related to Debian packaging then use the scribus BTS at http://bugs.scribus.net for reporting bugs.
===Default GUI font (Ubuntu users only)===
* Launch gtconfig: '''ALT + F2 / enter "qtconfig" / hit Enter'''
* Go to '''Fonts''' tab and choose the font family and size to match your Gnome settings


== Step-by-step procedure: ==
[[Image:Qtconfig.png]]


You don't have to log on as root, but you have to have superuser privileges to
===External tools and additional fonts===
edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Fortunately, on a Linux system you can do
* Launch Scribus and go to '''File/Preferences/External Tools'''
that with ease. Please open a root terminal or open a regular terminal and
* PostScript Interperter: enter '''gs-afpl'''
become root through a "su" command. You will have to provide root password
* Image Processing Tool: '''gimp-remote'''
when prompted. Then, you can launch your favorite text editor from that
* Go to '''Fonts''' subsection and add/disable/enable additional fonts
terminal and edit the sources.list file as outlined in the
http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Scribus_on_Debian_GNU/Linux page.
Alternatively, you can do a bit more work upfront to achieve a more permanent
access to package manipulation system. If you are familiar with the VI editor
you can do the following:


* Open a root terminal.
[[Image:External tools.png]]
* Type "visudo".
* Type "o" to open a new line (vi command) and type the following line
(assuming your login name is "scribusoid"):
scribusoid  ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/synaptic
* Press "ESC" to leave the editing mode in Vi and return to the command mode.
* Type ":wq!" to exit the editor.


Now you are ready to launch the very nice graphical apt-get front-end
{{CC_BY_SA_and_GNU_FDL|2005-2007|Scribus Wiki authors mentioned in the page history}}
Synaptic with a "sudo synaptic" command at any time. If you are a new Linux
user, Synaptic will help you get started easier than you probably would with
command line tools.
 
Once you launch Synaptic select the "Settings/Repositories" menu entry. Click
on the "New" button and type or paste in the appropriate source lines. For example for "Debian Sarge":
 
URI: http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ <br>
Distribution: stable <br>
Section(s): main non-free contrib <br>
 
Don't forget to enable that repository by selecting a checkbox in the leftmost
column. Now you can reload repository information by clicking on the "Reload"
button in the main Synaptic window. Then you click on the "Search" button and
search for "scribus". Once "scribus", "scribus-cvs", "scribus-doc", and
"scribus-template" packages are found you can mark them for installation by
double-clicking on them or by right-clicking and selecting "Mark for
installation". When you are done, click on the "Apply" button to proceed with
installation. After that you should have the packages installed and may begin
to use Scribus.
 
 
== Building from a source package for other Debian-based distributions ==
 
Instructions below have been rendered mostly obsolete for the x86 architecture by the new repositories. If you have non-x86 hardware or would like to build an optimized package you can still use these instructions. You can submit packages for other architectures to me and I will place them into the repository. If you have a non-x86 arch or would like to optimize the packages for your CPT you can achive these goals by a very simple package rebuild. Make sure that you have the deb-src lines for scribus repositories uncommented and run the following commands:
 
<hr>The cool way (TM) - as root or set up sudo for yourself as a user:</h4>
 
<pre>
apt-get install apt-build
</pre>
Answer questions about your CPU and stuff - see an excellent document at http://julien.danjou.info/article-apt-build.html)
 
<pre>
apt-build update
</pre>
<pre>
apt-build install scribus (or scribus-cvs)
</pre>
 
<hr>
 
<h4>An alternate cool way - as root or see the config setup below:</h4>
* Install "apt-src":
<pre>
apt-get install apt-src
</pre>
 
* Install the dependencies, build and install scribus from source:
<pre>
apt-src -i install scribus
</pre>
 
<h4>To streamline this process and build scribus as a user:</h4>
 
* Configure apt-src:
Add the following lines to /etc/apt/apt.conf or ~/.apt-src/config file:
<pre>
APT::Src::RootCommand su -c;
APT::Src::BuildDeps
</pre>
This is especially convenient if you set up the no-password su to root for yourself through pam. Otherwise you'll likely have to type a password.
 
<hr>
 
<h4>Without apt-build or apt-src - as root:</h4>
 
<pre>
apt-get source -b scribus scribus-cvs
</pre>
 
<pre>
apt-get build-dep scribus-cvs (or scribus)
</pre>
 
<hr>
 
<h4>Anoter way - as root:</h4>
 
<pre>
apt-get install devscripts build-essential fakeroot
</pre>
''Note: This creates a minimal build environment.''
 
<pre>
apt-get source scribus-cvs (or "scribus" instead of "scribus-cvs")
</pre>
<pre>
apt-get build-dep scribus-cvs (or scribus)
</pre>
<pre>
cd scribus.... or scribus-cvs...
</pre>
Use the actual directory names.
<pre>
debuild -us -uc
</pre>
<pre>
cd ..
</pre>
<pre>
dpkg -i scribus_.... or scribus-cvs_....
</pre>

Latest revision as of 04:01, 15 January 2011

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Note: the main document maintained by the Debian/Ubuntu packager and other people is located here.

BIG FAT WARNING: Scribus users on any version of Kubuntu from Dapper Drake on may experience difficulties while changing values in real number spinboxes. This is a long standing bug which has been reported to both Ubuntu and Scribus bug tracker. As long as there is no real solution, you can use of the workarounds mentioned in Ubuntu Bug Tracker, preferably remove the package scim_qtimm.

Please refer also to this metabug for other *buntu issues that may diminish its suitability as a good platform for Scribus and DTP

Adding repositories with Scribus related packages

Repositories are provided for the majority of Debian and Ubuntu based systems. If you are uncertain which distribution you are running the file /etc/lsb-release will probably contain that information.

Vendor Distribution Available sets
Ubuntu maverick main
Ubuntu lucid main
Ubuntu karmic main
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian yourdistribution main
deb-src http://debian.scribus.net/debian yourdistribution main
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
deb http://debian.tagancha.org/debian yourdistribution main
deb-src http://debian.tagancha.org/debian yourdistribution main

Example for the current release of Ubuntu

If you are using the latest release of Ubuntu, your /etc/lsb-release should look similar to this:

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04"

Based on this information, using the primary site, the repositories you would add are:

 deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian maverick main
 deb-src http://debian.scribus.net/debian maverick main

Kubuntu Graphical Example

An example of adding both repositories successfully to a system running breezy with Adept Manager.

  • Go to KDE menu/System/Adept (Package Manager)
    Ubuntu: System/Administration/Synaptic (Package Manager)
  • In Adept go to Adept/Manage Repositories
    Ubuntu: in Synaptic go to Settings/Repositories/New
  • Add the following repositories one by one using the Add field and click on Apply:
    Ubuntu: Fill the fields and use the OK button to add the following repositories:

Adding scribus repositories.png

Adding the repository key

Our repositories are cryptographically signed for added security. Add the gpg-keys for our repositories to avoid having to confirm your installation choice to the package manager each time you update a scribus or scribus-ng package.

On recent systems

As root:

# apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net EEF818CF

As a regular user:

$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net EEF818CF

On older systems

As root:

# gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys EEF818CF
# gpg --armor --export EEF818CF | apt-key add -

As a regular user:

$ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys EEF818CF
$ gpg --armor --export EEF818CF | sudo apt-key add -

Installing Scribus and related packages

Launch Adept (on Kubuntu) or Synaptic (on Ubuntu) and install the following packages:

  • scribus – Scribus 1.3.3.x (stable branch) or
  • scribus-ng – Scribus 1.3.x (development branch) scribus-ng package can be installed paralelly to the scribus package. Only available for lucid/maverick.
  • scribus-template – developer and user-contributed additional templates
  • scribus-doc – Scribus 1.3.3.x documentation, which has to be provided as a separate package due to its non-free nature by the Debian Free Software Guidelines
  • scribus-ng-doc – Scribus 1.3.x documentation, which has to be provided as a separate package due to its non-free nature by the Debian Free Software Guidelines
  • icc-profiles – a collection of common ICC profiles to use with Scribus and other color profile-aware software
  • lprof – hardware color profiler that can be used to create color profiles for your hardware to be used with Scribus
  • qt3-qtconfig – Ubuntu users are strongly advised to install this package for finetuning the Scribus GUI with their Gnome desktop
  • gs-afpl – The AFPL Ghostscript PostScript interpreter, the Ghostscript version recommended by the Scribus team


Optionally, install the following high quality font packages:

  • t1-xfree86-nonfree
  • ttf-bitstream-vera
  • ttf-gentium
  • ttf-xfree86-nonfree

Fine tuning Scribus

Default GUI font (Ubuntu users only)

  • Launch gtconfig: ALT + F2 / enter "qtconfig" / hit Enter
  • Go to Fonts tab and choose the font family and size to match your Gnome settings

Qtconfig.png

External tools and additional fonts

  • Launch Scribus and go to File/Preferences/External Tools
  • PostScript Interperter: enter gs-afpl
  • Image Processing Tool: gimp-remote
  • Go to Fonts subsection and add/disable/enable additional fonts

External tools.png


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