Before installing 0.47 prerelease, read the release notes.
The prerelease is currently available as source code and a Mac build and binary builds for Ubuntu. Fedora users can also use testing repository to fetch recent builds. Windows binary builds might follow, but you can use nightly builds for now.
To install it in Ubuntu Jaunty, open a terminal and:
1. Add the repo:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.testers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
2. Import the Launchpad key:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys B9DC2CA0
If you are still getting errors about the PPA key, use this script.
3. Installation:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Screenshots:
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Update: the final version of Inkscape 0.47 is out. Read HERE how to install it.