EDIT: While the .deb I built installed and works just fine on my 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10, some others have had problems with it. If that includes you, download the package built by JG Starsoupsky at http://www.handsomeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/scrivener_0.2.4.... His deb should install via Ubuntu's software center for 32-bit systems, but to install it on a 64-bit you'll need to run the command:
sudo dpkg -i --foreign-architecture i386 scrivener_0.2.4_i386.deb

Download link at the bottom (or if you're reading this on LJ, go to my blog). This is the most recent Scrivener for Linux beta, which I've packaged into a .deb. Ubuntu (or similar) software center will now install it with a simple double-click, and it should work for both 32 and 64 bit systems. This beta will expire on June 30, 2011, by which time another will be available. See my post at http://robhamm.com/legacy/primary-categories/scrivener-linux-21-beta-dow... for details.

Of course, as usual, the .tgz, the Windows beta, or the long-running Mac version can be downloaded at http://www.literatureandlatte.com.

The spell-check doesn't work on this beta (at least on 64-bit systems), but that is probably a problem with my packaging.

Download the .deb at http://www.robhamm.com/temp/scrivener-beta_2.4_all.deb

First off, what is Scrivener and Scrivener for Windows and Linux? Only, IMNSHO, the best writing software ever developed. Your mileage may vary, of course, but I've never found anything that's worked as well for me. Formerly Mac-only, it is now nearing the end of the beta cycle for both Linux native and Windows versions.

Here I'll cover some features and tell you how to install and run the Linux native version from the attached .deb package, as well as providing links for the tgz, the Mac version, and the Windows version (which works quite well in Wine, by the way). The Linux version is (for now) distributed via tgz files, but community members like Randy Wallace and I have been putting together .deb files for easier installation on Debian-based distros like Ubuntu. As of this writing, this is the only place to get the latest .deb, but please feel free to share by any and every means possible. And no, I don't get a dime for pimping Scrivener out or building debs--This is just about sharing something awesome. read more »

At the bottom of this post, you'll find the .deb file for Scrivener for Linux 1.9beta. Until recently, Scrivener has been Mac-only (it was written in Cocoa), and it is the one writing application that I could not live without after my switch to Linux. I even resorted to a virtual hackintosh so I could run it.

Now, finally, there are betas for both Windows and Linux. (And the Windows beta runs quite well in Wine.) If it's priced the same as the Mac version, the final Windows/Linux versions will probably be around forty bucks, and well worth the price.

IMPORTANT: You can't install this with the software center. Rather, open a terminal, navigate to your download directory, and type in:

dpkg -i scrivener-beta_1.9beta-10_all.deb

If you still have trouble with this, check out http://www.literatureandlatte.com/wiki/doku.php?id=running_scrivener_in_... or check the forums there.

This beta will expire on March 21st, 2011, at which time beta 1.10 should be available. At some point I imagine there'll be a PPA for it.
A .tgz of the Linux version can be found at http://www.literatureandlatte.com, as can the Mac version and the Windows beta.