Scribus is the Desktop Publishing Program (DTP) of free/libre open source software world and is available for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS. As a DTP, Scribus can be used for page layout design for printing press as well as digital press to produce works such as book, newspaper, magazine, flyer and anything consisted of text typesetting and CMYK colors. Scribus is one of the greatest program to create PDF documents. Scribus is also great to work together with GIMP and Inkscape. Scribus is available on Ubuntu 24.04 from the official repository. Now let's show you how to install it and you can start learning right away by tutorials available at the end. Happy typesetting!
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How To Install Scribus
1. Run App Center.
2. Put mouse cursor into search bar.
3. Type scribus and press Enter.
4. Select Deb Packages instead of Snap Packages on the selector.
5. Select Scribus.
6. Click Install.
7. Wait for the process to take place. This requires internet access.
8. Scribus installed.
(App Center showing Scribus application installed on Ubuntu 24.04)
Pro Tip!
Don't know things about Ubuntu App Center yet? Want to learn more? Fortunately, we have two easy to follow articles for you here The Guide and The Introduction. Please read them!
Alternative Method
1. Run Terminal.
2. Type command line below followed by Enter:
$ sudo apt-get install scribus
3. Answer the question [y/n] with Enter and let it installs Scribus. Note that internet access must be available for this.
4. Scribus installed.
Don't know how to use Terminal and command lines? Don't worry! We have a very special, very easy to practice tutorial for you that we call Jewel and Pearl. Please read it!
How To Run Scribus
1. Click Ubuntu button.
2. Put mouse cursor into search.
3. Type scribus.
4. Click Scribus logo.
5. Scribus runs and is ready to use.
Are you new to Ubuntu user interface? Don't know much about where's this button, where's that button yet? We've got you covered by our very easy practical tutorial Understanding the Ubuntu Desktop. Please read it!
How To Learn Scribus
We suggest you to learn Scribus by practices and examples by following recommended tutorials below:
1) Wiki Scribus
3) Scribus Tutorials by TJ Free (Youtube Videos) (Invidious)
4) Scribus Getting Started Tutorials by Top CLAX (YouTube Videos) (Invidious)
5) Scribus Practices by Kevin Pugh (YouTube Videos) (Invidious)
6) Rootmagz Computer Magazine by Ade MA (created with Scribus)
(A glimpse to an issue of Rootmagz digital magazine we had published back in 2016)
About Scribus
Scribus is a free and open source software desktop publishing developed by community since 2001. It is licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License and other free software licenses. In the same field, it is an alternative to proprietary software Adobe Indesign (formerly PageMaker) and QuarkXPress. It is developed in public by a worldwide community and funded by donations. For everyone wanting to participate, help and support The Scribus Project in form of donation as well as coding, testing, debugging, writing documentation, etc. it is always welcome and information is available in the official website. Its official website is https://scribus.net.
See Also
How To Install GIMP, The Free Photoshop of GNU System
How To Install Inkscape, The Free CorelDRAW Alternative
What is free software? The term often found in GNU/Linux articles and discussions
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