Ok, i just installed SASM IDE in one newly installed Ubuntu 18.06 LTS box, so no, it does not seems dead at all. The steps i followed:
Update and upgrade your system dependecies:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade;
Then browse to http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Dman95/xUbuntu_18.04/amd64/ and download the .deb package (sasm_3.10.1_amd64.deb)
Navigate to the download directory and use the dpkg utility to try to install the package:
sudo dpkg -i sasm_3.10.1_amd64.deb
It will probably fail, due to lack of package dependencies. It is normal and expected behavior.
dpkg: error processing package sasm (--install): dependency problems
- leaving unconfigured
...
Ok, go on and install the missing dependecy with:
sudo apt-get install -f
apt will now install what sasm is requiring. After the install process, just launch sasm with:
sasm
Hope it helps