Bibledit packages on Debian
Bibledit can be installed from a Debian .deb package.
Installing the Bibledit Debian package
- Start the Synaptic Package Manager through menu System / Administration.
- In the Package Manager, install package bibledit.
That should be all that is needed.
Obtaining a newer Bibledit package
If the version of Bibledit that comes with your version of Debian is not the one you prefer, or not new enough, you can install a version from the Debian testing or Debian unstable repository.
Note: This is likely to be the case if you are using Debian Lenny, the current stable Debian release as of May 2009. The Bibledit packages in Debian testing (squeeze) and Debian unstable (sid) are much newer.
To add the Debian testing repository:
- Select System -> Administration -> Software Sources .
- Select the "Third Party Applications" tab.
- Select the "Add" button.
- In the "Apt line:" field, enter
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main - Select the "Add Source" button.
- Select the "Close" button.
- When a dialog about things being out of date appears, select the "Reload" button.
If you prefer to use a package from the Debian unstable repository, then the "Apt line:" text should instead be
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
Once your chosen repository is added to your system, you can add the Bibledit package from it using the Synaptic Package Manager as described above. It may require updated versions of some other packages too. If so, these will be automaticaly updated by Synaptic as part of the Bibledit package installation process.
Note: Unless you want to update your entire system to use everything in the repository just added, once you have installed Bibledit, you should use System -> Administration -> Software Sources and remove the repository that you just added. Advanced users can override this using the apt preferences file.
Further Help and Information on Using Debian Packages
Support for installing packages is not given by the Bibledit crew. See http://www.debian.org/support for a wide variety of Debian support resources.
For more detailed information on Debian Package Management and using repositories, see:
- The Synaptic page of the Debian wiki.
- Synaptic: Point-n-Click Software Management.
- The man pages for apt, sources.list, and apt preferences (advanced use only).