Re: Installing complete Abiword in Linux

Ryan Pavlik wrote:
> Hubert Figuiere wrote:
>> Radovan Omorjan wrote:
>>
>>> I would kindly ask someone to explain what is needed to install
>>> complete
>>> Abiword version in Linux (Abiword+plugins+tools -dictionary, equation
>>> editing). I could not figure it out how to do that from Aiword site
>>> (which files, libraries etc.). I did that in Windows (one has to
>>> download few exe files and that's it). The most preferable way for me
>>> would be if there are already Linux packages made (Slackware for
>>> instance). I could not find that by googling.
>>>
>>
>> You would have to build it from source. This is documented on the
>> developer section of the website. Or try the autopackage version, that
>> unfortunately is not the latest version.
>>
>>
>> Hub
>>
>>
> Apart from the Autopackage (which is sadly out of date) AbiSource does
> not distribute binary releases for Linux at this time. Fedora Core
> users can get the latest version from Fedora Extras (supports FC3, 4,
> 5), and Ubuntu Dapper (6.06) also contains the most recent version of
> AbiWord.
>
> Users of other distributions are urged to check whether their
> distribution provides an AbiWord installation, and if not, to suggest
> one. There may be community sites where AbiWord binaries are
> distributed for your distribution, however, these are not inspected or
> tested by the AbiSource community. (for instance, Slackware has
> linuxpackages.net, where some volunteer has uploaded 2.4.1, but no
> more recent versions). In lieu of a distro-specific package, please
> try either the Autopackage, or compiling from source - AbiWord uses
> the standard autotools, and should be compatible with "checkinstall",
> a program to make installed-from-source applications cooperate with
> distribution package managers. Build documentation can be found in
> the tarball.
>
> Good luck, and thanks for using AbiWord!
>
> Ryan
>
Thank you for your detailed answer,

I know that allmost every Linux distro has an Abiword release. I just
put a question on Abiword mailing list because there is, actually, a
2.4.1. version for Slackware (as you said) and 2.4.4 Abiword module
(user contribution) on SLAX liveCD and there is no dictionary or
equation editor (my favorite). I intended your answer to be the basis
for my questions to the particular volunteer who contributed those
packages. If you have a suggsestion about how to pose the question,
please let me know. I hope you would not mind this.

BTW Rayn, I wish you all the best in maintaining Abiword Windows
version. My favorite - equation editing - as one of the recently
implemented feature is a bit buggy (we excanged few mails about that). I
hope Abiword developers and maintainers will have time to improve it.

Good luck to you too,
Radovan

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Received on Fri Jun 16 10:22:36 2006