Install on Ubuntu
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==Ubuntu Linux and AbiSource Relation== | ==Ubuntu Linux and AbiSource Relation== | ||
| - | At this time, the latest version available directly from [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] is an Ubuntu-modified 2.4.6. They rejected the AbiWord 2.6.x packages prepared for Hardy | + | At this time, the latest version available directly from [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] is an Ubuntu-modified 2.4.6. They rejected the AbiWord 2.6.x packages prepared for Hardy (see references below), so if you want to use a recent version (newer than 1.5 years old) of AbiWord on any released version of Ubuntu, you'll need to follow these steps. |
If you are using Intrepid (the development version), a 2.6.3 package was uploaded. I (Ryan Pavlik, AbiWord dev and packager) have since made improvements, so you'll want to follow these steps as well, to keep up to date. | If you are using Intrepid (the development version), a 2.6.3 package was uploaded. I (Ryan Pavlik, AbiWord dev and packager) have since made improvements, so you'll want to follow these steps as well, to keep up to date. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| - | + | [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/+bug/202174 Launchpad bug for AbiWord 2.6 upload] | |
Revision as of 23:03, 17 July 2008
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Ubuntu Linux and AbiSource Relation
At this time, the latest version available directly from Ubuntu is an Ubuntu-modified 2.4.6. They rejected the AbiWord 2.6.x packages prepared for Hardy (see references below), so if you want to use a recent version (newer than 1.5 years old) of AbiWord on any released version of Ubuntu, you'll need to follow these steps.
If you are using Intrepid (the development version), a 2.6.3 package was uploaded. I (Ryan Pavlik, AbiWord dev and packager) have since made improvements, so you'll want to follow these steps as well, to keep up to date.
Installation of AbiSource Packages
Developer Ryan Pavlik maintains Ubuntu packages of AbiWord in a Personal Package Archive. To access them, add the appropriate source below to your repositories, refresh your packages, then install the "abiword" and optionally any abiword-plugin-* packages that add a feature that you want.
Adding the source to your repositories and installing AbiWord
- Choose "Synaptic Package Manager" from the Administration menu
- Select Settings > Repositories
- Click the Add button on the "Third-Party Software" tab
- Copy the line that starts with "deb" for your version of Ubuntu (see below) and press the Add Source button
- Press Close and read the message about changed repositories
- Press Close again
- Press the Reload button on the Synaptic toolbar
- After the package lists are refreshed and downloaded, find "abiword" in the list of packages
- Right-click on the entry and select Mark for Upgrade
- Read the message about not authenticated packages and press the Mark button
- Optionally, repeat the same procedure to mark the "abiword-plugins" and "abiword-plugins-gnome" packages for upgrade
- Press the Apply button on the synaptic toolbar to update your packages
Supported (Released) Distributions
- Hardy (8.04 LTS):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ubuntu hardy main
- Gutsy (7.10):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ubuntu gutsy main
- Feisty (7.04):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ubuntu feisty main
- Edgy (6.10):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ubuntu edgy main
- Dapper (6.06 LTS):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ubuntu dapper main
Development Distribution
- Intrepid (8.10):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ubuntu intrepid main
