linux installation

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djest47
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Joined: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:14 am

linux installation

Postby djest47 » Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:26 am

Hi I'm new on the forum i need help installing inkscape 0.91 current version is 0.48
I am also a new linux user so still learning the program.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
The Inkscape Stable PPA is intended to provide the current supported release of Inkscape.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/+ar ... ntu/stable
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.tsgLz2EvST --trustdb-name /etc/apt//trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//debian-archive-jessie-stable.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//debian-archive-squeeze-automatic.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//debian-archive-squeeze-stable.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//debian-archive-wheezy-automatic.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d//debian-archive-wheezy-stable.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 22C4850146603F3DB0ED00479DA4BD18B9A06DE3
gpg: requesting key B9A06DE3 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key B9A06DE3: "Launchpad PPA for Inkscape Developers" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1

When it type sudo add-apt install inscape
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
inkscape is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 177 not upgraded.
but it is still version 0.48?

rich2005
Posts: 55
Joined: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:06 pm

Re: linux installation

Postby rich2005 » Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:43 pm

You should be using apt-get and need to update the package lists first

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sudo apt-get update


then

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sudo apt-get install inkscape


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