Patches are welcome
And I can either spend my time developing calibre or developing installation packages for the half a hundred linux distributions out there. Linux distributors, by failing to co-operate with each other on packaging have created an impossible situation for application developers. They (and unfortunately linux users) are going to have to live with the consequences.
As it is, for those distributions where people have stepped up and made packages, I am happy to link to them on the linux download page. I lack the time (or the motivation) to do more than that.
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Originally Posted by MarioE
This would be valid if you provided just source. I have no problem building and installing from source. But you also provide your OWN installation format, the binary installer. If you provide your own specific format for installation, that format should ideally also support removal.
At the very least, why don't you just state on the download page that the binary installer will require manual removal?
As for the community packaging it for you, I will probably do this, although your pugnacious tone is no real motivation. Did you approach any users in your community about being package maintainers for their distributions?
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