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


== Installation ==
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'''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'''.


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 to the Debian or Scribus BTS (Bug Tracking System) or for comments about this page.
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>


If you'd like to stay on the leading edge of Scribus development please use upstream repositories as I have to upload scribus into Debian through a sponsor and it usually takes weeks to get an upload in. Because of that the official packages are usually well-behind what is available in the upstream repositories. Please try a package from an upstream directory to test the bug you discovered as it might have already been fixed and new package is available. This is called "the Scribus magic (TM)".
== Adding repositories with Scribus related packages ==
<p>
To use the upstream repositories:


Add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list
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.
<pre>
deb        http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable/
deb-src    http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ unstable/


deb        http://debian.tagancha.org/scribus unstable/
{|
deb-src    http://debian.tagancha.org/scribus unstable/
!Vendor
</pre>
!Distribution
!Available sets
|-
|Ubuntu || maverick || main
|-
|Ubuntu || lucid || main
|-
|Ubuntu || karmic || main
|}


Once you added the sources lines you can run
# debian.scribus.net - Primary repository
<pre>
deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian yourdistribution main
aptitude install scribus
deb-src http://debian.scribus.net/debian yourdistribution main
</pre>
Substituted aptitude for apt-get if you wish. "scribus" package is for 1.2.xcvs stable series. You can or even should also install "scribus-cvs" package to try the new 1.3cvs series, which is pretty stable and much more featureful than 1.2. scribus-cvs package installs into /usr/local hierarchy and can be installed in parallel with the scribus package, so you can have both and even run them at the same time. However, DO NOT file bug reports about the 1.3 scribus-cvs package or any packages in the upstream repository that are newer then what is in Debian proper in the Debian BTS. Only use Debian BTS for the packages that are in Debian. If you have a Scribus issue, which is not related to Debian packaging then it is much more preferable if you use scribus BTS for reporting bugs. Go to http://bugs.scribus.net and have fun.


== Sarge-specific issues ==
# debian.tagancha.org - Backup repository
deb http://debian.tagancha.org/debian yourdistribution main
deb-src http://debian.tagancha.org/debian yourdistribution main


The latest gcc packages in sarge are at 3.4.3 version and the current
=== Example for the current release of Ubuntu ===
unstable/testing have already diverged. Fortunately, as of early July 2005 sarge is not that far behind and you can get my package to work on your system by a simple package rebuild. Make sure that you have the deb-src lines for scribus repositories uncommented and run the following commands:
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"


<b> The cool way (TM) - as root or set up sudo for yourself as a user: </b>
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


<pre>
=== Kubuntu Graphical Example ===
apt-get install apt-build
An example of adding both repositories successfully to a system running breezy with Adept Manager.
</pre>
Answer questions about your CPU and stuff - see an excellent document at http://julien.danjou.info/article-apt-build.html)


<pre>
* Go to  '''KDE menu/System/Adept (Package Manager)'''  <br>''Ubuntu: '''System'''/'''Administration'''/'''Synaptic (Package Manager)'''''
apt-build update
* In Adept go to '''Adept/Manage Repositories''' <br>''Ubuntu:  in Synaptic go to '''Settings/Repositories/New'''''
* 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:''


apt-build install scribus (or scribus-cvs)
[[Image:Adding scribus repositories.png]]
</pre>


<hr>
== Adding the repository key ==


<b> Without apt-build - as root:</b>
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.
<pre>
apt-get build-dep scribus-cvs (or scribus)
</pre>
<pre>
apt-get source -b scribus scribus-cvs
</pre>


<hr>
==== 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 -


<b> Anoter way - as root:</b>
As a regular user:


<pre>
$ gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys EEF818CF
apt-get install devscripts build-essential fakeroot
$ gpg --armor --export EEF818CF | sudo apt-key add -
</pre>
Note: This creates a minimal build environment.


<pre>
==Installing Scribus and related packages==
apt-get source scribus-cvs (or "scribus" instead of "scribus-cvs")
Launch '''Adept''' (on Kubuntu) or '''Synaptic''' (on Ubuntu) and install the following packages:
</pre>
<pre>
apt-get build-dep scribus-cvs (or scribus)
</pre>
<pre>
cd scribus.... or scribus-cvs...
</pre>
At this moment these are scribus-1.2.1+cvs20050620 and scribus-cvs-1.3+cvs20050629), but it's just an example. Use the actual directory names.
<pre>
debuild -us -uc
</pre>
<pre>
cd ..
</pre>
<pre>
dpkg -i scribus_.... or scribus-cvs_....
</pre>
At the moment these are scribus_1.2.1+cvs20050620-2_i386.deb and scribus-cvs_1.3+cvs20050629-1_i386.deb, but use the actual file names.
<p>
Voila - you have a scribus (1.2) or scribus-cvs (1.3) package built and optimized for your Sarge (Debian 3.1 a.k.a. stable) system.


* '''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


== Other Debian-based distributions ==


Please post your experiences about the Scribus availability on other Debian-based distributions. If you just want to get the latest package on one of them - follow the source package rebuild procedure above.
Optionally, install the following high quality font packages:
* '''t1-xfree86-nonfree'''
* '''ttf-bitstream-vera'''
* '''ttf-gentium'''
* '''ttf-xfree86-nonfree'''


'''Ubuntu Linux Hoary (5.04)'''
==Fine tuning Scribus==


Using the 1.3 CVS and the 1.2.2 CVS from the debian CVS builds and rebuilding from source works fine for me. Originally I just tried to install the these packages using just apt-get install scribus but with Ubuntu had some major dependency errors.
===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


With the help of the scribus list, I now use (admittedly a slight variant of the building from source for Debian) notes, ie
[[Image:Qtconfig.png]]
'''
apt-get source -b scribu scribus-cvs'''


This alerted me to many dev libraries that were missing. Ubuntu doesnt (not surprisingly) have many dev libs installed on the std build.
===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


Once these were all installed, I did :-
[[Image:External tools.png]]
'''
apt-get build-dep scribus-cvs'''


This builds the scribus-cvs package for you from source. It took around half an hour, and spews out a lot of messages. Eventually, you should find a scribus-cvs deb in the directory that you are working in.
{{CC_BY_SA_and_GNU_FDL|2005-2007|Scribus Wiki authors mentioned in the page history}}
 
Then just do
 
'''apt-get install scribus-cvs'''
 
& Bingo !
 
As I said before, I'm not a Debian/Ubuntu expert and I'm sure there may be betters ways of doing this.
The scribus packages do however work fine on Ubuntu when building from source. I have had NO errors part from std occasional crashes of the CVS package.

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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