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Originally Posted by madhatta
But the model "get your OS from the OS people and your apps from the app people" is a Windows model of computer use, not a Linux model. Most people who use Linux stick fairly rigidly to the software that's distributed under the repository+indices+dependencies model because we know how many things start to break, and how balkanised and unsupportable our systems get, if we don't. This doesn't mean "only software distributed by the OS people", but it does mean "only software that's been built specifically for the environment provided by the version of the distro I'm choosing to run".
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As you are pointing out, the Windows modem works and the Linux model does not. If you got Calibre from the official Calibre website, you would not be complaining that a plugin doesn't work. The Linux repository is a really bad idea. You get old versions, some version of the Python 3 beta, versions that don't work because they were botched by the repository maintainers. So really, give it up. You are fighting a losing batter. You know that your repository botched Calibre so move on and get the current version. So it's YOUR FAULT that the Kobo Touch Extended Driver does not work on your system. You insist on use a version that you know isn't going to work the way you want Calibre to work.
Give up, this is one fight you will never win with the attitude you have.