For Debian testing/unstable users.

FBReader is now included in the main debian testing/unstable repository, thanks to Joey Hess. Just run ‘apt-get install fbreader’ and enjoy.

For Debian 4.0 (Etch) and Ubuntu 7.04 users.

There are 2 ways to install FBReader on your computer: installation from our repository (recommended for almost all users) and manual installation.

• Installation from the repository:
  • add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
    deb http://www.fbreader.org/desktop/debian etch main
    deb-src http://www.fbreader.org/desktop/debian etch main
  • (optional) install our PGP key:
    • download the key file
    • as root, run ‘apt-key add geometer.fbreader.org.asc’
  • as root, run ‘apt-get update’.
  • (optional) by default, gtk+ interface module will be installed. If you prefer to use FBReader with qt (or with qt4) inreface, run with root privileges ‘apt-get install libzlui-qt’ (or ‘apt-get install libzlui-qt4’).
  • as root, run ‘apt-get install fbreader’.


• Manual installation:
  libexpat1 and libbz2 packages are included in the standard debian repository. Please, download and install fbreader packages:
  • zlibrary 0.8.17 (core part) package
  • zlibrary 0.8.17 (text processing) package
  • Gtk+ UI module 0.8.17 package or
  • Qt 3 UI module 0.8.17 package or
  • Qt 4 UI module 0.8.17 package
  • fbreader 0.8.17 package