[scribus] Initial impression, and help getting 1.3.3.12

[Lars O. Grobe]

This is a very general Linux topic. Distributions contain both the os 
and the application software, and to make a release of a distribution, 
the maintainers have to decide on one release of each software, so that 
they can test and support it. This is the reason why on any 
distribution, you will not see the very latest releases.

There are three solutions. First, you may get binaries from the project. 
Second, you may compile. Third, you can get "backported" binaries for 
your distribution. E.g. for Debian Etch, as far as I know, supported is 
1.3.6, but there is an unsupported 1.3.12 on backports.org.

I usually stay with the officially supported software, because that will 
enable security updates, bug fixes and resolve dependencies. Still, for 
key applications, I can install a small number of non-supported 
software. E.g. on a DTP-machine I would always have the latest 1.3.3 now 
and care for updates myself.

So if you do not want to compile, have a look at backports.

CU Lars.