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Title: I can't succed in installing scribus on osx snow leopard
Post by: daeavelwyn on September 07, 2011, 08:08:25 PM
Hello

i'm trying to use scribus on mac osx snow leopard, but I can't install it !
i've tried to download install file from this link :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.4.0.rc5/Scribus_1.4.0.rc5_tiger_intel.dmg/download (http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.4.0.rc5/Scribus_1.4.0.rc5_tiger_intel.dmg/download)

When I double click, it seems to create a kind of virtual device. So I launch the device and click on install, but it returns me an error message about libXrender not found or something like that.

What Can I do ?? I've no gift with computing, if someone can help me !
Title: Re: I can't succed in installing scribus on osx snow leopard
Post by: utnik on September 08, 2011, 10:33:56 PM
hi daeavelwyn

normally you don't have much to install. if you open the .dmg-image, you can take the 'scribus'-app that contains all the stuff needed and put it somewhere on your harddisk – i would recommend the applications folder – that's all...

utnik
Title: Re: I can't succed in installing scribus on osx snow leopard
Post by: daeavelwyn on September 11, 2011, 04:32:39 AM
Hi utnik,
thanks for your answer, I will try later to solve the problem, for now I haven't the computer in my hands (it's a friend of mine's computer). I will post here the error message.
Title: Re: I can't succed in installing scribus on osx snow leopard
Post by: mstrpete on February 17, 2012, 05:05:59 AM
*BUMP*
I'm having a similar issue on my MacBook running OS 10.6.8. The download (1.4.0.dmg) runs fine; I go to the Downloads folder to find a disk image of 0kb and a .part file of 4Mb. I drag the disk image into Applications, open it from there, and get a "not recognized" error message. If I drag the .part file into Applications and open it from there, I get "There is no application set to open the document 'scribus-1.4.0.dmg.part'." Then a "Download Error" message pops up. Anyone have any ideas? I'm new to the Mac world, and I'd really like to get this working.
Title: Re: I can't succed in installing scribus on osx snow leopard
Post by: mstrpete on February 17, 2012, 06:58:28 AM
I wonder if the file is corrupted. I was able to install a demo of Scrivener with no troubles. Anyone have a lead on another source for it?
Title: Re: I can't succed in installing scribus on osx snow leopard
Post by: Nermander on February 17, 2012, 08:14:07 AM
I don't know much of OS X files, but doesn't ".part" mean it is a partially downloaded file?

So, you probably did not wait until the download was finished.