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Originally Posted by jluaioyj
Recent WINE (direct repo, not Ubuntu/Mint repo) versions allow more finicky Windows applications, like Directory Opus, to work better on Linux, but not so much for USB yet, so we need a proper Linux app.
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I've not found anything working on WINE that didn't work even in 2014. USB devices that use Serial over USB will work on WINE as "COMx" mapped. But RAM and CPU is so cheap that if something really needs Windows, then a VM is better. I've old Windows software that won't go on 64 bit Win7 or 10. Some does work on WINE (I use Orbitron to test a WINE install), but I have a clone of my 2002 XP laptop and my old Win7-64 tower (both done with an MS tool) and a legitimate W10 VM also. The VMs can use the Serial over USB as COM ports, but also work with USB gadgets that are not even recognised by Linux. Oracle VirtualBox.
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Originally Posted by jluaioyj
Kobo is still relevant, because some books can be cheaper than Kindle or not black-listed by Amazon for specious political reasons.
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You can read bought ebooks from Kobo on anything as it's epub + ADE via ASCM. No problem on Linux. However as Kobo do the best eink if you just want to read, the issue for most people is how to get Amazon Kindle Ebooks on a Kobo via Linux. Again, Calibre makes it simple if they are bought (not borrowed) ebooks and you have a Kindle registered to your account. Otherwise reading Amazon ebooks without a Kindle or KIndle app is impossible, but reading ebooks from Kobo is simple even on a Kindle.