[Lazarus] Installing Lazarus

[Francis (Grizzly) Smit]

Henry Vermaak wrote:
> 2009/11/16 Brian Smart <brian.smart at blueyonder.co.uk>:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> As a new Linux user with Ubuntu 9.04, I am trying to install Lazarus.
>>
>> I am becoming totally confused. Can somebody explain in simple steps,
>> exactly what I need to do, including the installation of any required
>> packages. I have looked on the list but all the instructions seen to assume
>> that the reader is an experienced Linux user.
>>     
>
> >From the wiki:
>
> http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Getting_Lazarus#Getting_Lazarus_from_our_Ubuntu_repository
>
> More information on that page re building from source.
>
> Henry
>
>   
if ur willing to be a few versions behind u can install lazarus from the 
repositories