Re: [be] Installing/Updating Bibledit from http://ppa.launchpad.net/pkgcrosswire/ppa/ubuntu?

[Teus Benschop]

Hi Wolfgang,

Ok, I'll put something together for the help file, so that users can
read it and get up-to-date.

Teus.



On Sat, 2009-05-23 at 10:34 +0200, Wolfgang Stradner E wrote:
> Hi Teus,
> 
> I would like to summ this up, but I myself am still on a quite 'shaky
> ground' in Linux, as a seperate mail to the Xiphos list shows. :-) 
> 
> So, I suggest, that you try this out yourself and put it into the help
> file.
> 
> Greetings
> Wolfgang
> 
> Teus Benschop wrote: 
> > Hi Wolfgang,
> > 
> > The crosswire personal repository you refer to seems to be more up to
> > date than the repository that is maintained by SIL. What I mean is that
> > new versions of bibledit make it faster into the crosswire repository.
> > 
> > Therefore, yes, it seems a good idea to point users to this repository.
> > If they use this repository, it seems it will become easier for them to
> > update their version of bibledit. 
> > 
> > In case you'd like to write a few smple instructions for the users to
> > follow, I can then add these instructions to the Ubuntu installation
> > instructions.
> > 
> > Teus.
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 2009-05-23 at 09:13 +0200, Wolfgang Stradner E wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi Teus,
> > > 
> > > In order to update from Xiphos 3.0.1 to 3.1, I followed the
> > > instructions on
> > > https://edge.launchpad.net/~pkgcrosswire/+archive/ppa. 
> > > 
> > > I now have in Synpatics/Settings/Repositories, both entered and
> > > enabled. 
> > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pkgcrosswire/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
> > > deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/pkgcrosswire/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
> > > 
> > > I could upgrade Xiphos from 3.01 to 3.1 by this, it worked.
> > > 
> > > On the bottom of the page  on
> > > https://edge.launchpad.net/~pkgcrosswire/+archive/ppa there is also 
> > > 
> > > Show
> > > details
> > > bibledit
> > > -
> > > 3.7-1~karmic1 
> > > (changesfile) 
> > > jmarsden 
> > > 2009-05-13
> > > Published
> > > Karmic
> > > Gnome
> > > All
> > > builds
> > > were
> > > built
> > > successfully.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Show
> > > details
> > > bibledit
> > > -
> > > 3.7-1~jaunty1 
> > > (changesfile) 
> > > jmarsden 
> > > 2009-05-13
> > > Published
> > > Jaunty
> > > Gnome
> > > All
> > > builds
> > > were
> > > built
> > > successfully.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Show
> > > details
> > > bibledit
> > > -
> > > 3.7-1~intrepid1 
> > > (changesfile) 
> > > jmarsden 
> > > 2009-05-13
> > > Published
> > > Intrepid
> > > Gnome
> > > All
> > > builds
> > > were
> > > built
> > > successfully.
> > > 
> > > As those Bibledit updates would show up in Synaptics, would this be an
> > > advisable option for BE users to update through this repository?
> > > 
> > > Greetings
> > > Wolfgang
> > >     
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >