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JSWolf · 12-25-2014, 08:10 AM

But in all honesty, dealing with eBooks, DRM, Calibre, and the various bits of software you need for all of this is actually easier to deal with using Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 as long as you have a new enough processor. You don't have to jump through hoops to get it working under Wine. It just works. I'm not saying it's always going to be smooth sailing, but here it was. I had no trouble with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. if you do want Linux, dual-boot. That way you can have Windows instead of Wine and you can have the easy of use instead of the hassle that Wine can be.

I've seen others who are on XP get the advices that in order to be able to run Calibre 2.x (later then 2.0), you should move to Linux. That doesn't work. If it's a limitation of the processor, then Qt5 won't work even if you have Linux. I don't see why so many want to stay with XP. XP is no longer supported and it's slow. If you have a processor that can run Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are both faster. In Windows 8.1, I suggest installing Classic Start Menu do get the Start Menu back for a proper desktop.

Before you go to Linux, take stock of what it is you want to do. Can you do it under Linux? Are there programs to do what you want? Even though you want Linux, do you need Windows to run stuff that you cannot under Linux? You can always dual-boot. But if you do run Windows, use Windows for your eBook needs as it just works better overall for that.

12-25-2014, 08:10 AM	#73
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But in all honesty, dealing with eBooks, DRM, Calibre, and the various bits of software you need for all of this is actually easier to deal with using Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 as long as you have a new enough processor. You don't have to jump through hoops to get it working under Wine. It just works. I'm not saying it's always going to be smooth sailing, but here it was. I had no trouble with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. if you do want Linux, dual-boot. That way you can have Windows instead of Wine and you can have the easy of use instead of the hassle that Wine can be. I've seen others who are on XP get the advices that in order to be able to run Calibre 2.x (later then 2.0), you should move to Linux. That doesn't work. If it's a limitation of the processor, then Qt5 won't work even if you have Linux. I don't see why so many want to stay with XP. XP is no longer supported and it's slow. If you have a processor that can run Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are both faster. In Windows 8.1, I suggest installing Classic Start Menu do get the Start Menu back for a proper desktop. Before you go to Linux, take stock of what it is you want to do. Can you do it under Linux? Are there programs to do what you want? Even though you want Linux, do you need Windows to run stuff that you cannot under Linux? You can always dual-boot. But if you do run Windows, use Windows for your eBook needs as it just works better overall for that.