Installing Scribus on Mac OS X via Fink

=Introduction= There is a doc on the Scribus web site, but it is partly outdated for current releases. The fastest way to get Scribus on the Mac is the following:

=Installation=


 * Install the Xcode developer tools from http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html


 * Install Apple's X11 (two packages, X11User.pkg from the system disk and X11SDK.pkg from the developer tools disk, the names may be slightly different). Note: The Xcode developer tools may install the X11 packages.  In this case you can skip this step.


 * Install Fink using the "Fink-X.Y.Z-ABC-Installer.dmg" from http://fink.sourceforge.net (where X.Y.Z is the latest stable version and ABC is is either PowerPC or Intel depending on your system)

fink install scribus
 * For Version 1.3.3 - Open a terminal window then type:


 * For Version 1.3.9 - Open a terminal window

Enable unstable packages (accept all default options --by pressing enter-- except to enable the "Unstable" tree): fink configure fink selfupdate-rsync

Install 1.3.9 fink install scribus135-aqua (yes, there is a version discrepancy in the fink package where 135-aqua is 1.3.9 at the moment)

Optional: type the following to see a list of scribus versions (as this article may not be updated often enough to get new versions): fink list scribus

When the list is displayed you can alternatively type: fink install 


 * fink may prompt you to select certain packages based on dependencies it needs to install scribus. Accept any of the choices and continue.


 * Sit back, drink some coffee and wait for the installation to finish.

scribus
 * Once installation is complete you can run scribus by opening a terminal window and typing:

See also:
 * Installing Scribus from CVS sources on Mac OS X - Howto on installing Scribus from CVS sources through Fink
 * MacOSX version of Scribus - Ongoing discussion on bringing a native version of Scribus to Mac (hot!)
 * Installing Scribus on Mac with MacPorts - Tested on 27th May 2007