## Installation of Scribus

The installation process of Scribus depends on the operating system/distribution you are using. This is, of course, true for any program you may wish to install.

Linux: On Linux, the easiest way to install Scribus is using a package manager like Yum, YaST or APT, as this method will resolve all dependencies automatically. If there are no pre-built Scribus packages for your Linux version available, you can either try installing an RPM oder DEB package by using the `alien` command or you have to build from source.

PC-BSD: PBI packages for PC-BSD 9 and later are usually up-to-date. To install Scribus, launch PC-BSD’s package manager AppCafe and enter “Scribus” into the “Search” field. AppCafe will then list the Scribus installation package. Click on the “Install” icon to let PC-BSD download and install Scribus. You can also download the PBI package to your hard drive and install it by double-clicking on it. Please note that PBI packages comprise all dependencies for a given program, no matter whether they are already installed on the system, so these packages are quite huge – in the case of Scribus you will download an archive of more than 250 MB – so you better make sure to use a broadband connection.

Other UNIX systems: While Scribus is being ported to and packaged for other Unices, like Solaris, OpenIndiana or any of the BSDs (other than PC-BSD) it may take some time until the latest Scribus versions are available as packages, so users of these operating systems may prefer building Scribus from source.

Mac OS X: DMGs and pkg files for Mac OS X 10.5 and later versions are available from our Sourceforge repository. If your OS X version is older, you can try to install Scribus via Fink or try to build it from source.

Windows: Installing Scribus on Windows works as with most Windows programs: There is one file with the extension *.exe that contains everything you need (except Ghostscript). See the Windows README for more information.

OS/2 and eComStation: The OS/2 port does not come with an installer. All files are packaged in a ZIP file, which you need to extract. Before you can run Scribus, you need to install several dependencies. See the OS/2 README for more information.

Haiku: Scribus for Haiku is packaged in a single ZIP file, which you need to extract. It includes an installer with the extension *.pkg. See the Haiku README for more information.

## A Note on Upgrades

Unlike some other programs, Scribus doesn’t have an upgrade mechanism. When a new version of Scribus has been released, you need to wait until your distribution has made it available in its repositories. If you are running Scribus on Mac OS X, Windows, Haiku, OS/2 or eComStation, you need to wait until the installers, DMGs or ZIP archives have been made available. As a rule of thumb, versions for Windows and Mac OS X are available immediately after the announcement of a new release. The same goes for RPM and DEB packages for all major Linux distributions either via the OpenSUSE build service or our own Debian repository. Updated ZIP archives for OS/2, eComStation and Haiku are usually available a few days or weeks later.

While Scribus doesn’t have an update mechanism, it does have an “Upgrade Checker,” which is avialable via Help > Check for Upgrades. This will only check whether a new Scribus version for your operating system is available. It will not install anything on your computer.

If you are eager to always use the latest version with new features and bugfixes, even between official releases, you can check out SVN to get the source code and compile it yourself.