@dennyhenke
I think you have to look more specifically for the task or interest. Search #linux with said interest.
A lot of apps have been around forever so maybe don't get talked about much.
Like #calibre or lilypond, kicad, open scad.
I tend to just use #emacs for everything because I don't like lots of buttons and icons everywhere.
I don't use a mouse
That limits the things that solve my niches.
I use Mpd for my music player, it has so many front ends, including emacs. I even use emacs for my browser, or #nyxtbrowser or qute browser.
So I'm off in the woods with my outlier self and nobody wants to hear about that.
#Calibre 8.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with Much Improved Kobo Support and Other Changes https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-0-ebook-manager-released-with-much-improved-kobo-support
Any #Calibre developers around? I was testing my ePub export for the CHERIoT Programmers Guide in Calibre. Good news: It doesn't have the stupid pagination bugs that Apple Books has (Apple Books ignores the 'avoid' hint for page breaking and so breaks in the middle of floats, including in the middle of SV figures).
It does; however, completely mangle the CSS for code listings. The screenshots show the same listing in Safari, Firefox, and Calibre. One of these is not like the other ones.
The CSS and HTML are the same as this page, just ePub XHTML instead of SGML-flavoured HTML.
It's only been 9 days, but moving to Calibre from the Kindle pc app has been
in managing and using my ebook library.
https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb
Right now Calibre software, with the help of a plugin, is quietly chewing thru my 217 books in a common commercial format and setting them up in EPUB format. I don't have to worry anymore that the books I BOUGHT will be deleted from my online library by a capricious billionaire in a squabble with a capricious publisher.
From now on, every ebook I buy will be downloaded and converted to epub format or I just won't buy it.
Managed to #DeDRM nearly all our #Kindle books.
I used #Calibre + the DeDRM plugin method (see the link below for more details).
Try to use the Calibre Flatpak or download the official binary from their website. The one packaged for #debian bookworm is missing a python package that is an essential dependency for the plugin.
https://techyorker.com/how-to-de-drm-kindle-books-using-calibre/
"Amazon is restricting your Kindle Books" - an excellent analysis from an excellent channel. Taking back control of your digital media.
#kindle #digitalrights #ebooks #calibre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meQjS7SH69Q
Да уж. Для чтения эту вашу #Calibre использовать не получится. Ну и ладно, не очень-то и хотелось...
@dangillmor For those who want to switch to ePub readers, search on the internet for solutions. Probably #Calibre can do the job. #amazon #KindleSucks #epub
#Linux Weekly Roundup for February 16th, 2025: #KDE Plasma 6.3, #GNOME 48 beta, #EndeavourOS Mercury, #openSUSE Tumbleweed adopts SELinux, Serpent OS rebrands as #AerynOS, KDE Frameworks 6.11, #HandBrake 1.9.1, #Darktable 5.0.1, #Calibre 7.26, #fwupd 2.0.6, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-february-16th-2025
Fixed all cover images. I now have all my eBooks in #Calibre as EPUB without DRM and I made backups of the original azw and azw3 files (so still with DRM) of all ebooks I "bought" at Amazon over the years just to be sure.
If you happen to have any #DRM infested #Amazon eBooks you want to keep, free them NOW. You won't be able to in 10 days.
https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb
#Books #eBooks #Ownership #Piracy #Kindle #Capitalism #Calibre
#Calibre 7.26 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Features and Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/calibre-7-26-open-source-ebook-manager-released-with-new-features-and-bug-fixes
Kun tässä hihkuin vähän aikaa sitten Calibresta ja et varmuuskopioin sillä Kindle-ostokset koska Bezos. En olettanut että mun pienimuotoinen lataus johtaisi "Download & Transfer via USB"-toiminnon poistamiseen Amazonin puolelta.
(Sain varmuuskopioitua jo kirjat ja ketjussa oli arvioita että muutos koskee aluksi vain US-puolta mutta jos haluat vapauttaa kirjasi ennen kun on liian myöhästä, nyt varmaan on hyvä hetki miettiä asiaa).