Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Scribus is an open-source multiplatform publishing programm, working on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows and others. It provides an intuitive, user-friendly interface, allowing users to easily publish their work.
The latest version available is Scribus 1.4.4, which has been recently released, coming with a new feature for exporting to PDF/X-1a, a standard popular with print-on-demand services. For more information about this release, see the release notes.
In this article I will show you how to install Scribus 1.4.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux int 16 Petra, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Isis, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, LXLE 14.04 and derivative systems.
Because it is available via PPA, installing Scribus 1.4.4 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, LXLE and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the scribus package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install scribus
Optional, to remove scribus, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove scribus