How To install Scribus on ParrotOs 3.9

To install Scribus on ParrotOs 3.9

Scribus is an open-source, multi-platform publishing program, working on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows and others. It provides color separation, ICC color management and PDF creation. Its user- friendly interface allows the users to publish their work in an effective manner. It is so simple to install Scribus on ParrotOs 3.9 and this tutorial covers the ground on the same process.

Installing Scribus

In order to install Scribus, you should add the essential repositories in your system. Open your souces.list file.

 ┌─[root@linuxhelp]─[~]
└──╼ #vim /etc/apt/sources.list
And add the following lines in it. 
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main

Once it is added, update the newly added repository by running the following command.

 ┌─[root@linuxhelp]─[~]
└──╼ #apt-get update
Ign:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable InRelease                            
Get:2 http://deb.parrotsec.org/parrot stable InRelease [14.6 kB]               
Get:3 http://deb.parrotsec.org/parrot stable/main amd64 Packages [16.4 MB]     
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable Release [118 kB]                    
Ign:5 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie InRelease                         
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable Release.gpg [2,434 B]
Get:7 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie Release [148 kB]                  
Get:8 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie Release.gpg [2,434 B]             
Get:9 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/main amd64 Packages [7,123 kB]       
Get:10 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/main Translation-en [5,393 kB]      
Get:11 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/contrib amd64 Packages [50.9 kB]    
Get:12 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/contrib Translation-en [45.9 kB]    
Get:13 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/non-free amd64 Packages [78.0 kB]   
Get:14 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/non-free Translation-en [79.2 kB]   
Get:15 http://deb.parrotsec.org/parrot stable/contrib amd64 Packages [132 kB]  
Get:16 http://deb.parrotsec.org/parrot stable/non-free amd64 Packages [190 kB] 
Get:17 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie/main amd64 Packages [6,789 kB]   
Get:18 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie/main Translation-en [4,583 kB]   
Fetched 41.1 MB in 1min 24s (488 kB/s)     
Reading package lists... Done

Now is the time to install Scribus. Trigger the installation by executing the following command.

 ┌─[root@linuxhelp]─[~]
└──╼ #apt-get install scribus
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  hyphen-sh libpodofo0.9.5 scribus-data
Suggested packages:
  scribus-doc scribus-template
Recommended packages:
  scribus
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  hyphen-sh libpodofo0.9.5 scribus scribus-data
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1513 not upgraded.
Need to get 21.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 58.5 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable/main amd64 scribus-data all 1.4.6+dfsg-4 [15.9 MB]
Get:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie/main amd64 hyphen-sh all 1:3.3.0-4 [17.5 kB]
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Removing obsolete dictionary files:
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.9-2) ...
Setting up hyphen-sh (1:3.3.0-4) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-1) ...
Setting up scribus-data (1.4.6+dfsg-4) ...
Setting up scribus (1.4.6+dfsg-4+b1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-17) ...
Configuring sandbox profiles....
Sandbox profiles updated!

Scribus has been installed. You can open it by using your Applications menu, choose Scribus from Graphics. The Scribus application will appear on your screen.


Scribus application gets opened.

You can use the application for publishing your works.

With this, the installation of Scribus gets completed.

FAQ
Q
Can I use a command line interface with Scribus?
A
You cannot directly call Scribus. However, you can use Scribus to build templates. The Scribus .sla file type is XML (tagged plain-text) and can be processed with nearly any CLI converter out
Q
What is the Major usage of Scribus application?
A
Scribus is a freeware, multi-platform publishing program applicable for all platforms. Its user- friendly interface allows users to publish their work more effectively.
Q
What is the purpose of using this?
A
Scribus is an open-source, multi-platform publishing program, working on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows and others. It provides color separation, ICC color management and PDF creati
Q
How much does Scribus cost?
A
Some people are not familiar with GPL license. So Can Scribus be used legally in a company to produce internally used documents.
Q
What is the required PPA for installing Scribus?
A
ppa:scribus/ppa is the required PPA for installing Scribus