Calibre crashing in Ubuntu 12.04

[theducks]

Originally Posted by afv011

No, 12.04 doesn't give you the option at the login screen to choose Unity or Gnome.

You need to install the gnome-session-fallback package

[kristhecook]

I recently got a Kobo Touch for a upcoming trip and was delighted to find Calibre to accommodate using my Kobo with my Linux 12.04 OS. Unfortunately, while all of the files appear to have downloaded, I can't manage to start Calibre to use my Kobo. i realize this may be a dumb question ... but I'd welcome help!

Thanks

[kacir]

Update.

A few days ago Mint Linux KDE came out. It is based on Ubuntu 12.04. But they took Gnome version of Mint linux as system to base it on, not Kubuntu.

I have abandoned KDE during the famous 4.0 dabacle. Before that KDE was my environment of choice. I have decided to try going back to KDE to see how Mint developers have configured it. To me it is much better than Kubuntu or other pure-KDE distros. I dislike Plasma and the typical modern look of KDE 4.xy

So I have installed Mint Linux Maya KDE edition, (googled how to disable that *bloody* Plasma cashew icon on my desktop ,) tweaked system a little bit and started to use it. It even has wobly windows and desktop cube! This is Mint I have come to expect. Everything works very well, even on this 8 years old Pentimum 4 [Hyperthreading] based PC with 2 gigs of Ram and old disks.

I haven't had single crash since converting to KDE. I have spent quite a few hours using Calibre very intensively and everything Just Works (TM).

UPDATE more than a month later:
I still haven't experienced single crash of Calibre or any other program since turning to KDE.