The instructions on how to install Abiword on Ubuntu are outdated. The previous instructions do not work on Ubuntu 12.04 and up (the PPA stop support after Ubuntu 9.10).

eyesonlyhack 2013-10-24 10:03:09 -07:00
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## Ubuntu
Installation instructions for AbiWord on Ubuntu are [here][2], the simplest method is probably by command line. Copy and paste then execute the following, line by line:
The installation can be done through the command line. Copy and paste then execute the following, line by line:
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/abiword-stable/ppa/ubuntu `lsb_release -c -s` main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/abiword-stable.list
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 2382D57E
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install abiword
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install abiword
The `abiword` executable should now be installed to `/usr/bin/abiword` but you can confirm this by running `which abiword`. Make a note of the path.
@ -55,5 +53,4 @@ Use the path to AbiWord noted above. To do this in VIM:
Restart the Etherpad Lite service by running `sudo restart etherpad-lite`.
[1]: http://www.abisource.com/
[2]: http://abisource.com/wiki/Install_on_Ubuntu
[1]: http://www.abisource.com/