[Scribus] Scribus 1.3.4 in Ubuntu amd64 repositories

[John R. Culleton]

On Tuesday 07 August 2007, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:46:06 +0200
>
> Axel Bojer <axelb at skolelinux.no> dijo:
> > Oleksandr Moskalenko skrev:
> > (...)
> >
> > > Alternatively, ask on this list and someone can rebuild it for
> > > you. I know some people here used to provide amd64 rebuilds to
> > > me, which I'd then put into our repositories.
> >
> > I have built my own amd64-version on my machine, and I am doing
> > this for every new stable version of Scribus. If someone could
> > tell me how I can make a debian-package out of this, then I will
> > gladly send it to you :-)
>
> Thanks guys, but as I recently posted, I discovered a fix. Synaptic
> on my Feisty amd64 computer shows only 1.3.4 and the old 1.2.4. But
> if you select 1.3.4, then go to Package > Force Version, there is a
> drop-down that lists 1.3.3.8. In other words, Ubuntu didn't really
> remove 1.3.3.8, they just did something so it no longer appears as
> the default development version in Synaptic. I proceeded to
> reinstall 1.3.3.8 and all is well now.
>
> Still, a good trick to remember next time a Debian user needs to go
> back to a previous version.
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Debian users like all other Linux users can download a tarball and go 
through 
./configure make make install

This gives you maximum choice of versions, at the cost of violating 
the Debian packaging protocols.  I use Slackware, but when I need a 
new or older version of some program my first stop is NOT the 
Slackware site.  There are more/better choices elsewhere. 

John C.


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