11-23-2014, 02:46 PM | #1 |
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Linux and Adobe Digital Editions
I am currently running Linux on my laptop and I would like to run Linux on my Mac desktop. The only reason I have not made the move on the desktop is I need Adobe Digital Editions to download ascm files that I then import into Calibre. Has anybody using Linux found a way to upload ADE or found another way around loading ascm files. Thanks |
11-23-2014, 03:24 PM | #2 |
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Is dual booting or installing Wine an option?
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11-23-2014, 03:28 PM | #3 | |
actually it is /var/log
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11-23-2014, 04:11 PM | #4 |
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Indeed, try WINE. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't... I have never gotten ADE2.0 to work for me. But 1.7 works fine, and is easily run under WINE.
Now, I never got the DeDRM tools to work smoothly with WINE, so I just use my dual-boot WinXP partition on the rare occasion I need to access an ADE book. Then it goes straight into calibre. I strongly believe that you should never nuke a working Windows/OSX install Just Because -- it could always come in handy, and all it costs is disk space, which is usually not a problem. |
11-23-2014, 06:33 PM | #5 |
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I use ADE 1.7.2 with WINE on Debian Linux, I didn't need to do anything special to install it.
There is a little trick where I have to change the drive type in the WINE configuration to floppy disc if I want ADE to see my mounted ereader device, but that is only needed when first authorizing the device or when transfering DRM ebooks from computer to device, not for other uses. ADE, Calibre, and tools all work for me in Linux, no need to boot another operating system. Last edited by GeoffR; 11-23-2014 at 06:36 PM. Reason: ... in the WINE configuration ... |
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I expect it is far more likely to run smoothly for someone running a more standardized and stable system. 'Twas never very important to me or I might've figured something out... |
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11-23-2014, 06:45 PM | #7 |
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Speaking of which, winetricks has a verb to automatically download and install WINE with all its prerequisites.
I only messed up on getting python, tkinter, and the DeDRM plugin conecting through WINE. |
11-23-2014, 10:31 PM | #8 |
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It appears I need to look at Wine and Winetricks. Wine has always struck me as not the most reliable of applications so I have been reluctant to become wine dependent (ok, pun intended) but I will play around with it some more on my laptop and see if I can get ADM working on Mint or Mageia.
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11-24-2014, 02:07 PM | #9 |
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I have Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 running in Wine on FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE (amd64). I had to move to 2.0.1 because for whatever reason Overdrive required it.
You need to follow the directions on WineHQ closely. It's a pain, but it will work. |
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One of the good news there is that .NET is now open source. Hopefully, wine will be able to support it better
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Did not realize that happened! Satya Nadella is really changing MS for the better. Cannot wait for future versions of WINE. Last edited by eschwartz; 11-24-2014 at 03:07 PM. |
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11-29-2014, 09:49 AM | #12 |
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The .Net runtime specifications have always been open. Did Microsoft actually open source the runtime itself?
I must admit, I don't follow MS closely. I run Windows on my desktop (too much Windows-only stuff I need or want), but for everything else I use Linux (mostly Debian Testing, or Debian Stable with a self-compiled kernel), or I'd pay through the nose for Windows licenses and other software. |
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