best way to download E-book editor to Xubuntu 13.10?

[PeterShow]

Originally Posted by Divingduck

I guess with an update to the actual version. The Editor is part of Calibre.
http://calibre-ebook.com/download

I would suggest that he is already running a actual version of Calibre. Or are there some fake version?

Maybe you mean he should use a more recent version.

[Divingduck]

If you read Greg’s posts, he told yesterday that he was on Version 1.0. Kovid introduced the Editor for all users with Version 1.15 (and the first test- and beta versions a couple of weeks before).

He had no fake version. It is quite normal, that there are sometimes huge differences in the meaning of actual Versions for Linux distribution packages. This is why I mention to look for the actual version. For me there was no other explanation for a missing Editor.

[PeterShow]

You should use a dictionary to read the actual meaning of the word actual.

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by theducks

I open a Blank Txt file
I past the Calibre comand line into it
I save as getCalibre.sh
I right click on the file: Properties: permissions: tick 'Allow to execute..'

Now when I double click the Icon, I get asked if I want to run in a Terminal (click Yes)

(this is just a local copy so you don't have to always open the web page

BTW the permissions bit is just a GUI way of adding the x bit instead of using chmod

ducks, Thanks but why would I want to do all you suggest when I can just put the binary command in the terminal and have Calibre in my Applications menu? Your way seems like a lot of work and I don't know what the benefit would be.

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

This is the recommended method and will work fine.

Thanks Doctor. I'll probably do just this but first I'll see what theducks reasoning is. Appreciate it.

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

The name of the person listed as the maintainer for the Software Center version of calibre.



Basically, the auto-update I suggested earlier, but this one is manual.

On that note, if you'd like to try it again, here is an updated upgrade script, and this should download it and install it in the right location:

sudo wget -O /tmp/calibre.tar.gz https://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=120506&d=1395295772

sudo tar -xzf /tmp/calibre.tar.gz -C /usr/

Then use this:

sudo EDITOR="gedit" crontab -e

to edit crontab, and add the at the end:

0 6 * * 5 /usr/bin/calibre-upgrade.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

It's really something everybody should know. Hey, I may attempt this once I get Calibre! So far I've just removed the old Calibre 1.0 from the Ubuntu Software Center. (That was a task I could handle--'click the 'remove' button.') And do I really need the auto-updater? On my other computer Calibre is always telling me there's a new version available.

And speaking of Calibre. (In the Gregg's Adventures thread). Some comments were made about Amazon not liking files made with Calibre. But that was just with Calibre being used to make the .mobi (or dual .mobi), right? (As opposed to making the mobi via Kindlegen.) I mean, I could use Calibre to convert my .odt to .epub without Amazon complaining, right?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

ducks, Thanks but why would I want to do all you suggest when I can just put the binary command in the terminal and have Calibre in my Applications menu? Your way seems like a lot of work and I don't know what the benefit would be.

You do this one TIME! Then the task is shorter

No Auto anything firing off when you are in the middle of something.
You choose to click the shortcut. On your Schedule. Or Not.

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by theducks

You do this one TIME! Then the task is shorter

No Auto anything firing off when you are in the middle of something.
You choose to click the shortcut. On your Schedule. Or Not.

It's just hard to understand (I don't know what "Auto anything firing" means. Although yes, I probably wouldn't like it if it was auto anything firing while I was in the middle of something.) how anything can be too much shorter than two clicks (one to open the Applications menu, the other clicking Calibre), but I will trust you! (Just this once.)

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

It's just hard to understand (I don't know what "Auto anything firing" means. Although yes, I probably wouldn't like it if it was auto anything firing while I was in the middle of something.) how anything can be too much shorter than two clicks (one to open the Applications menu, the other clicking Calibre), but I will trust you! (Just this once.)

No, this is for running the update script.

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

No, this is for running the update script.

You saved me just split seconds before the train ran over me!

[Gregg Bell]

I now have Calibre 1.29 and Calibre Edit-ebook and in seperate places in my Applications menu like I wanted. Thanks all!