====== Image Magick 6.3 for Ubuntu Dapper ======
We are currently beta testing Image Magick 6.3 packages for our Ubuntu Dapper Brightboxes.  These packages provide ImageMagick 6.3.7 02/22/08 Q16.

Feel free to send testing feedback to the [[docs:helpdesk|help desk]].



==== Installing the packages ====
Add the following line to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file:

<code>
deb http://apt.brightbox.net/ dapper testing
</code>

If you're not on a Brightbox, you'll need to import our apt repository key:
<code>
wget http://apt.brightbox.net/release.asc -O - | sudo apt-key add -
</code>

Then upgrade:

<code>
sudo apt-get update
apt-get install libmagick9-dev imagemagick
</code>

Confirm yes to installing the massive list of packages that is shown (they are all standard Dapper packages). Then install the new rmagick gem:

<code>
sudo gem install rmagick
</code>

The rmagick gem doesn't have a test suite, but you can run some of the examples to ensure it's working ok:

<code>
cd /tmp

ruby -rrubygems /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-2.2.2/examples/spinner.rb

ruby -rrubygems /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-2.2.2/examples/rotating_text.rb

ruby -rrubygems /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-2.2.2/examples/identify.rb  /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-2.2.2/doc/ex/images/Violin.jpg
</code>

==== Other packages in the testing repository ====
There are other packages in the testing repository which you may not want to install, so ensure you remove the line you added to ''/etc/apt/sources.conf''.