Installing Bluefish
Installing Bluefish on Debian Linux 5.0 (Lenny)
Installing 1.0.x (current stable)
use
apt-get install bluefish aptitude install bluefish
or synaptic or any other package manager
Installing 1.3.x (unstable)
add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://debian.wgdd.de/debian stable main contrib non-free
Then install the repository cryptographic key:
apt-get update apt-get install wgdd-archive-keyring
apt-get install bluefish-unstable
Installing 2.0.x (not yet released)
Installing Bluefish on Ubuntu Linux (8.04 and newer)
Installing 1.0.x (current stable)
apt-get install bluefish
or any other frontend for the package manager such as aptitude, synaptic or simply "add / remove programs"
Installing 1.3.x (unstable)
add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://debian.wgdd.de/ubuntu jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
Then install the repository cryptographic key:
apt-get install wgdd-archive-keyring
apt-get install bluefish-unstable
Installing 2.0.x (not yet released)
Installing Bluefish on Fedora Linux
Installing 1.0.x (current stable)
yum install bluefish
Installing 1.3.x (unstable)
To get latest updates use the provided yum enabled repository on:
http://www.bennewitz.com/rpms/ Grab and install your matching release rpm from there.
As an alternative solution you can download the rpm from:
http://www.bennewitz.com/bluefish/devel/binaries/ manually and execute: $ yum localinstall <path/to/downloaded/rpm>.
Installing Bluefish on OpenSolaris
Installing 1.0.x (current stable)
search for bluefish in the package manager, select and click apply.
Installing Bluefish on Mac OS X
Installing 1.0.x ( Stable )
Install Macports.
Run from Terminal.app
sudo port install bluefish
Installing 2.0.x ( Release Candidate )
Install Macports.
Run from Terminal.app
sudo port install bluefish-devel
Installing Bluefish on Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 bit)
download the installer from the main download server http://www.bennewitz.com/bluefish/stable/binaries/win32/
The installer needs internet access because it will download gtk and spell checking dictionaries for you.