## How to use the Scribus Debian Repository

These notes are kindly provided by our Debian package maintainer, Alex Moskalenko. malex at tagancha.org. Please direct questions related to Scribus on Debian to the above email.

Note: Use apt. It is the proper way to install debian packages both binary and source. Make sure you have dpkg-dev installed if you intend to build your own package from source.

Add the following lines to your `/etc/apt/sources.list` :

>     deb http://www.scribus.org.uk/downloads/deb binary/
>     deb-src http://www.scribus.org.uk/downloads/deb source/

Update the apt database.

>      apt-get update

You are now ready to either:
Install the binary package.

>      apt-get install scribus

OR

You can also build your own package from the source, in case your CPU architecture is different or for any other reason. Get the source package:

>     apt-get source scribus
>     cd scribus-1.2.0.rc1

Build the package.

>     dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b

Install the package you built.

>     dpkg -i ../scribus_1.2.0.rc1-1_i386.deb

This is the name for x86 arch. Change it to whatever the name is on your system.

Note: these instructions are also partially available at:

http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html

See section 6.13 "How do I install a source package?" and section 6.14 "How do I build binary packages from a source package?"

Enjoy Scribus!