How to obtain the Scribus source

How to obtain the Scribus source

You can get the most recent version of Scribus from:

There is also thanks to Anduin.net , anonymous CVS access is updated daily: Only recommended for those who want to stay on the bleeding edge. Instructions for getting the latest source via cvs:

Scribus 1.2.x - Stable

export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@scribus.info:/cvs
cvs login <Enter>
cvs -z3 co Scribus

Scribus 1.3.3.x - Development - Recommended for those using 1.3.x for production use

export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@scribus.info:/cvs
cvs login <Enter>
cvs -z3 co -r Version133x Scribus

Scribus 1.3.4cvs - Development - More Experiemental

export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@scribus.info:/cvs
cvs login <Enter>
cvs -z3 co -r Version13x Scribus

Either choice will then download the sources to you into your current working directory. Then:

cd Scribus
make -f Makefile.cvs

From here, continue with the Compiling and Installing instructions.