Louis Desjardins wrote: > > > It is funny you come up with this post because I thought of telling > the whole Mac Community just how easy it was to install Scribus on a > Mac after today's release of Aqua Scribus. Then, I thought, it's too > easy, I will not post anything. - Please read on. This is real world > testimony. No mean to embarass anyone. ;-) > > I am a very long time Mac user (and I mean, user, no coder at all, > not even able to update CVS by myself on a Linux box... although > willing but can't find a few hours to learn) and I just installed the > Aqua Scribus today on a first generation iMac (nothing very fancy : > G3 at 350 Mhz, running OS X 10.3.x) without *any* single issue. If > you follow the instructions on the web site, it's quick and easy. > > The only *tricky* thing is to *read* the instruction ;-) (That, I > aknowledge, we are not very used to...) > > 1. Download the recommended version. It will unpack by itself. Then, > simply drag-copy the Scribus app to your Application folder. Zero > difficulty here. Nothing more than installing any software. Drag copy > to the application folder... We all know how to do that, don't we! > > The little extra work the software you pay for don't ask you to do: > > 2. Dowload the 2 libraries folders a little bit down the list of > downloadables in the same page you downloaded the Scribus > application. They are named Library-A and Library-B and there is a > note telling you what to do (and even insisting on what *not* to do!) > and where to put these in the Library/Framework if I remember well. > Anyhow, all is clear there. Just read the instructions and follow > them. > > 3. You also need to download Ghostscript and put the resulting folder > into the Library/Framework... all is clearly written. Just in case, > read again. There are no more than, what, 20 lines of instructions? > RTFM... as they say! ;-) > > 4. Launch Scribus. It works perfectly! (OK, it is slow on my slow > machine, but I am sure it is going to be faster on a dual G4 > production machine... At least, I hope!!!) > > Really, compared to a Fink install under X11, and with the same OS X, > it is a breeze. Comparing to installing pretty much anything, it's > easy enough. Plus, there are no serial number to enter, no > registration required and Scribus is not going to run in demo mode > for a 30-day period before it either stops working or repeatedly asks > you to register and buy a serial number for $$$ at that 1-800 > number... And please have your credit card number ready. ;-) And > nobody is going to complain if you are using the software. Libert?, > ?galit?... > > A dumb and non-technical Mac OS X user! > > HTH > > Louis > > >>I have been using Scribus on Debian and I have to admit that it is has >>been more stable than my expectations. Great work. > > > You are right! > > And sorry if I sound rude. I am not! Just very enthusiastic about > Aqua Scribus!!! ;-) BTW, thanks to Andreas Vox for the great work! >
The major reason for my query was that a friend of mine might want to install it. I'm proud of my friend's computer usage abilities if I consider her age - she's 65 and pretty much confident with basic tasks like email, browsing, Photoshop editing, iPhoto, etc. But I'm afraid that if something goes wrong, I might not be able to help her as I don't have a Mac to guide her. But otherwise I would say that the instructions look self contained and Scribus should run with too much of a hassle on a Mac. And thanks for the reponse, its always nice to read other's experiences with installing such softwares. /kds
