On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:52:02 +1030 "Ray" <risely at tadaust.org.au> dijo:
>New to Linux OS and at almost 78 am finding the transition from win XP >a little difficult. >I have Ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop with Scribus 1.3.3.13 installed. Also >1.3.8 NG >I want to upgrade to 1.3.3.14. I have downloaded the file BUT how do I >instal it? >Synaptic Package Manager still only offers 1.3.3.13.dfsg-svn2 in its >list for Scribus under the Graphics search. >Version 1.3.3.14 appears with a file search on the laptop and it looks >like I have unpacked it. >I can't seem to access it however. There is really little difference between 1.3.3.13 and 1.3.3.14 - just some bug fixes. Probably that's why Ubuntu hasn't added 1.3.3.14 to its repositories. If you really want to install 1.3.3.14 do this: 1) Open Synaptic package manager and find 1.3.3.14. Mark it to uninstall and then click on the Apply button. Close Synaptic package manager. 2) Open a terminal window and navigate to the folder where the 1.3.3.14 file is located. Note: Be sure it ends with .deb. If it ends with .rpm you downloaded the wrong file. To navigate to the folder the command is "cd." Tip: In Linux you don't usually have to type the whole name of a file or a folder; just type the first few letters and hit tab. Once you are in the folder do "ls -la" which will show all the files in the folder. Do this just to be sure you are in the right folder. Then do: sudo dpkg -i <filename.deb> Clarification for your education: The above command tells the program dpkg to install the package <filename.deb>. Installing packages requires root permission. On Ubuntu you can do things as root with the sudo command, which will then ask for your root password before proceeding. Another clarification: There are two command line ways to install a package; apt-get and dpkg. Apt-get goes out to an Ubuntu repository, finds and downloads the package, and installs it. Dpkg installs a file that you have on your hard disk. I hope that resolves the issue for you. I might also suggest (if you haven't already) that you familiarize yourself and sign up for the Ubuntu forums. They are an awesome source of information. Welcome to Linux and Scribus!
