Cannot Install Scribus
Hello,
I am a former WIN user. I am very proud and happy of using Trisquel - it is simply great!
Today I have tried to install Scribus by "Add Remove/Apllications" menu - but it failed! It started to install but then suddenly came the message: "Application installation failed". See attachment please.
What can I do? What happened? where is the problem?
I am not a tech- If you can help me it would be great! Thx a lot!
Best Regards
Timo
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gnome-app-install (that's technically the name of "Add/Remove Applications") is a bit unreliable in some cases. In particular, I find that it fails any time some other package needs to be removed first.
When it fails, I would suggest opening Synaptic (you can find it under System Settings) and doing what you want to do there. Synaptic isn't quite as beginner-friendly as gnome-app-install, but it's not terribly difficult to learn, and it never fails. :)
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sudo apt-get install scribus (install)
sudo apt-get remove --purge scribus (remove)
You can also use purge instead of remove --purge, like this:
sudo apt-get purge scribus
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yes BugRep. Indeed those two are equivalent AFAIK. Old habits are hard to die. I have used remove --purge so many times that it is deeply embedded in my mind.. :)
@onpon4 & @SuperTramp83 : THANX A LOT!!! IT Helped..it runs now! An I am happier now :-)