From 71705066d0bc0c3ea85fc8aad71447dcead2179a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eyesonlyhack Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:03:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] The instructions on how to install Abiword on Ubuntu are outdated.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). --- ...mats-in-Ubuntu-or-OpenSuse-or-SLES-with-AbiWord.md | 11 ++++------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/How-to-enable-importing-and-exporting-different-file-formats-in-Ubuntu-or-OpenSuse-or-SLES-with-AbiWord.md b/How-to-enable-importing-and-exporting-different-file-formats-in-Ubuntu-or-OpenSuse-or-SLES-with-AbiWord.md index b13eb61..da04d53 100644 --- a/How-to-enable-importing-and-exporting-different-file-formats-in-Ubuntu-or-OpenSuse-or-SLES-with-AbiWord.md +++ b/How-to-enable-importing-and-exporting-different-file-formats-in-Ubuntu-or-OpenSuse-or-SLES-with-AbiWord.md @@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ Etherpad Lite depends on [AbiWord][1] to import and export different file format ## 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 \ No newline at end of file +[1]: http://www.abisource.com/ \ No newline at end of file