[Scribus] Scribus OSX downloads (for a real dummy)

jon info
Mon Feb 19 11:07:14 CET 2007


Am 19.02.2007 um 11:01 schrieb jon:

>> Jonathan Howard-2 wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I posted on here a few weeks back when I couldn't get Scribus to run
>>> on OSX 10.2.8 - thanks to those who pointed out my error! I've now
>>> upgraded to 10.4.8 and I'm looking to install the best version of
>>> Scribus for my iMac.
>>>
>>> I'm afraid you'll have to be patient with me because I'm absolutely
>>> not a computer expert. I can use Appleworks & read my email & that's
>>> about it. I found the download instructions on scribus.net a little
>>> confusing: should I download & install Scribus 1.3.3.2 (which seems
>>> an easier download to organize) or should I use 1.3.3.7 from
>>> Sourceforge? If I use the Sourceforge option, which of the files on
>>> that page do I need to install? (Or is it all of them?)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Just Scribus-Aqua-1.3.3.7.tar.bz2 from Sourceforge and either
>> Ghostscript 8.50 from sourceforge or AFPL Ghostscript 8.54 from
>> aqua.scribus.net. I recommend the latter.
>>
>
> Files to DL:
>
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scribus/
> Scribus.Aqua-1.3.3.7.rc1.tar.bz2?modtime=1168615615&big_mirror=0
>
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scribus/Ghostscript-8.50-
> macosx.tar.bz2?modtime=1148916383&big_mirror=0
>
> OR
>
> http://aqua.scribus.net/AFPL-Ghostscript-8.54.tar.bz2
>
> OSX 10.4.8 is able to decompress bz2 and tar (decompress both (simple
> doubleclick) until you have plain folders or file(s) of each)
>
> scribus goes to "/Applications/"
>
> ghostscript.framework goes to "/Library/Frameworks/
> Ghostscript.framework/"
>
> Start scribus. Scribus will complain about the missing postscript
> interpreter. That's okay for this time.
>
> go to scribus "prefs" - go to "external tools" - enter:
>
> /Library/Frameworks/Ghostscript.framework/Versions/8.54/bin/gs

SORRY - if you are using Ghostscript 8.5.0 you should use:
(please check if this path is correct)
/Library/Frameworks/Ghostscript.framework/Versions/8.50/bin/gs


>
> for the path of the postscript interpreter
>
> The first time scribus starts up it may need time to write its font
> cache, - depending on how much fonts are installed in your system.
>
> Jon
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