[scribus] Still trying to get 1.3.3.12

[Oleksandr Moskalenko]

* Frank Swygert <farna at att.net> [2008-08-15 09:48:51 -0400]:

> Which I've just about give up on getting! The Debian page  
> (http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/scribus.html) reports 1.3.3.12 in  
> "testing" (lenny), but I've added that repository (url =  
> http://debian.scribus.net/debian, distribution = testing, section(s) =  
> main non-free contrib) in Synaptic and it doesn't show up. I'm using  
> MEPIS 7, but that shouldn't matter -- it's Debian based and I can see  
> other Debian repositories, even installed 1.3.3.6 from one and it works  
> just fine. So what's wrong here? Am I doing something wrong when adding  
> the repository? Yes, I did hit the "reload" button to d/l the newer 
> files.

Could it be hidden because you did not add our archive pgp key and your
package manager configuration prevents you from installing from archives
without a signature?

> ---
> At the bottom of the page listed above there is a set of three files to  
> download.  I found this on http://filext.com/file-extension/dsc:
>
> "Debian source packages consist of two or three files. First the *.DSC  
> file which contains some information information about the package and  
> checksums for the remaining file(s). Second a *.TAR.GZ holding the  
> upstream sources. And third, if any changes need to be made to the  
> sources, they are distributed as *.DIFF.GZ. To simplify the unpacking  
> process a single command, "dpkg-source -x *.dsc", is provided by Debian  
> to unpack these files."
>
> So the .dsc file is a description with checksum values, the .tar.gz the  
> compressed package, and .diff.gz changes that need to be made. I'm  
> assuming using ""dpkg-source -x *.dsc" (where "*" is replaced by the  
> name of the .dsc file if I only want that file unpacked) will unpack the  
> .dsc file, but what about the others, and how do I go about installing  
> once the packages are uncompressed?
>
> While I'm familiar with compressed files on other systems, I'd  
> appreciate an easy step-by-step procedure if anyone is willing to do so  
> (or point me to a page that has the info). Should help others here  
> who've had the same problem too... that and I have to admit to being  
> rusty with anything other than Windows over the last few years.
>
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
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