Install pre-built Ubuntu package

The pre-built Ubuntu package is available to download at : https://launchpad.net/~benlau/+archive/ppa

You may download the package directly from the site above or using apt-get utility. To use apt-get utility , add the following lines to your /etc/apt/source.list:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/benlau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

Then, run this two commands to install the package

apt-get update
apt-get install madbuilder

Install Custom Ubuntu Package

If you need newer version of MadBuilder , you may build package from source code directly. However, madbuilder package depends on madbutterfly-inkscape which is more complex in compilation. Therefore , it is suggested to install madbutterfly-inkscape by using the pre-built package stated above.

Firstly , download the source by hg:

hg clone http://hg.assembla.com/MadButterfly

Build Debian package:

cd MadButterFly
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc

Two packages will be created. They are libmadbutterfly-dev and madbuilder.