On 12/28/2010 06:51 AM, Ian "Witty" Whitfield wrote: >>> I'm still having problems getting the latest Scribus installed. I >>> upgraded to Mint 9 but no 1.3.8 was available. So I changed to >>> Kubuntu 10.10 - still no 1.3.8. So I went back and reloaded 10.04 and >>> after a battle got 1.3.9 working!! >>> >>> However the OpSys install was not good and Dolphin was crashing all >>> the time, my Database was running very slowly and my Desktop was >>> blank. I tried to fix Dolphin but got to a stage when the whole >>> system was just freezing. So I reinstalled from the original CD but >>> now the instructions I used a week ago will only bring down 1.3.5!! >>> I've Googled all over the place but all I can "see" here is 1.3.5 and >>> I MUST have 1.3.8 or 9 to open my files. >> >> i have only one hint: don't fight against your package manager. if the >> gods behind your distribution don't provide what you have seen >> elsewhere, stick with what they provide. >> >> if there are simple and safe ways to get something shiner and newer, >> go that path, but don't try to apply random tricks: it will screw your >> system. sooner or later. >> >> for ubuntu, there is a simple trick and you already got the correct >> link from greg: read that page and you will have 1.3.9 working in 5 >> minutes! >> >> all this does not apply if you use slackware and compile yourself the >> development branch 1.5svn... > Thanks to a.l.e., Greg and others but I'm still not getting anywhere!! > > When 1.3.8 came out some months back I moved to it so all my files are > now in this (new) format so I can't use 1.3.5 or earlier!! > > I'm happy to use 1.3.8 OR 1.3.9. > > The page Greg pointed to is the one I've been on and using but all I > 'get' with this is 1.3.5!! I had a hell of a problem with this before > but somehow got 1.3.9 working perfectly. I just need to get back to this!! > > As for compiling my own I gave up on that after a full week of trying > some time back so don't want to go there again!! > > This HAS to be possible because I HAD it working. It's not a case of > wanting the latest and shiniest I just want what I had before so that I > can carry on working!!! Computer is the same, OpSys is the same so what > is the problem!!!???
If you can manage to get a working 1.3.5, then in my experience you should be able to load these files, _but_ you must use a text editor to change the line: <SCRIBUSUTF8NEW Version="1.3.8"> to <SCRIBUSUTF8NEW Version="1.3.5"> this also won't hurt them if you later reload them into 1.3.8 or 1.3.9. Greg
