>> I'm still having problems getting the latest Scribus installed. I >> upgraded to Mint 9 but no 1.3.8 was available. So I changed to >> Kubuntu 10.10 - still no 1.3.8. So I went back and reloaded 10.04 and >> after a battle got 1.3.9 working!! >> >> However the OpSys install was not good and Dolphin was crashing all >> the time, my Database was running very slowly and my Desktop was >> blank. I tried to fix Dolphin but got to a stage when the whole >> system was just freezing. So I reinstalled from the original CD but >> now the instructions I used a week ago will only bring down 1.3.5!! >> I've Googled all over the place but all I can "see" here is 1.3.5 and >> I MUST have 1.3.8 or 9 to open my files. > > i have only one hint: don't fight against your package manager. if the > gods behind your distribution don't provide what you have seen > elsewhere, stick with what they provide. > > if there are simple and safe ways to get something shiner and newer, > go that path, but don't try to apply random tricks: it will screw your > system. sooner or later. > > for ubuntu, there is a simple trick and you already got the correct > link from greg: read that page and you will have 1.3.9 working in 5 > minutes! > > all this does not apply if you use slackware and compile yourself the > development branch 1.5svn... Thanks to a.l.e., Greg and others but I'm still not getting anywhere!!
When 1.3.8 came out some months back I moved to it so all my files are now in this (new) format so I can't use 1.3.5 or earlier!! I'm happy to use 1.3.8 OR 1.3.9. The page Greg pointed to is the one I've been on and using but all I 'get' with this is 1.3.5!! I had a hell of a problem with this before but somehow got 1.3.9 working perfectly. I just need to get back to this!! As for compiling my own I gave up on that after a full week of trying some time back so don't want to go there again!! This HAS to be possible because I HAD it working. It's not a case of wanting the latest and shiniest I just want what I had before so that I can carry on working!!! Computer is the same, OpSys is the same so what is the problem!!!??? I'm open to ANY suggestions. Thanks Guys Ian Whitfield
