Calibre on Linux under Wine

tulsa · 03-23-2010, 08:10 PM

Anybody get Calibre to work on Linux under Wine?

I installed the windows version under wine. Everything seems to install fine. When I run the program, the gui comes up, but there is no text on the buttons or anything.

Just wondering if anybody else has had luck getting it to work.

iandix · 03-23-2010, 08:28 PM

can I ask
why are you running it under wine??

what is wrong with the linux version

tulsa · 03-23-2010, 08:31 PM

The synaptic version is out of date.

I don't want to use the install script on the website, because then removing it becomes very difficult. (not that I would remove it, but you know sometimes you have to for whatever reason.)

tulsa · 03-23-2010, 08:32 PM

lol.. I just noticed your avatar.. good one!

Dopedangel · 03-23-2010, 11:25 PM

Try the portable version from portableapps.com maybe the wine is missing a few files

animedude01 · 03-23-2010, 11:57 PM

Calibre is one of those programs that if you use the official distro version the program will be sorely out of date and won't get any of the recent fixes and updates.

I always use the script and never had a problem. In fact, I notice that there's even an unistall options now:

animedude01@suzumaya:/opt/calibre$ ll /usr/bin/calibre*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre -> /opt/calibre/calibre
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-customize -> /opt/calibre/calibre-customize
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibredb -> /opt/calibre/calibredb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-debug -> /opt/calibre/calibre-debug
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel -> /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-server -> /opt/calibre/calibre-server
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-smtp -> /opt/calibre/calibre-smtp
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 2456 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-uninstall
animedude01@suzumaya:/opt/calibre$

I'd highly recommend using the script and going with the most recent version. I think it will be a lot less hassle than trying to get it to run under Wine.

My $0.02.

kovidgoyal · 03-24-2010, 12:09 AM

You can see which distributions keep relatively up to date version of calibre here

http://oswatershed.org/pkg/calibre

Basically, use gentoo or sabayon

tulsa · 03-24-2010, 05:17 AM

oh, alright then. lol. I'll try the script again then.
I'll hit the Ubuntu forums and see if I can't con somebody into keeping the package updated.

03-23-2010, 08:10 PM	#1
tulsa Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 488 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 900	Calibre on Linux under Wine Anybody get Calibre to work on Linux under Wine? I installed the windows version under wine. Everything seems to install fine. When I run the program, the gui comes up, but there is no text on the buttons or anything. Just wondering if anybody else has had luck getting it to work.

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iandix Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 109308 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW Australia Device: nook touch a Nook 3g (rooted) and a nookcolor (rooted)	can I ask why are you running it under wine?? what is wrong with the linux version

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tulsa Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 488 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 900	The synaptic version is out of date. I don't want to use the install script on the website, because then removing it becomes very difficult. (not that I would remove it, but you know sometimes you have to for whatever reason.)

03-23-2010, 08:32 PM	#4
tulsa Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 488 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 900	lol.. I just noticed your avatar.. good one!

03-23-2010, 11:25 PM	#5
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30063305 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	Try the portable version from portableapps.com maybe the wine is missing a few files

03-23-2010, 11:57 PM	#6
animedude01 Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 1200 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: DR1000S, ILIAD2, Nokia n900, Kindle for PC, Astak EZReader Pro	Calibre is one of those programs that if you use the official distro version the program will be sorely out of date and won't get any of the recent fixes and updates. I always use the script and never had a problem. In fact, I notice that there's even an unistall options now: animedude01@suzumaya:/opt/calibre$ ll /usr/bin/calibre* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre -> /opt/calibre/calibre lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-customize -> /opt/calibre/calibre-customize lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibredb -> /opt/calibre/calibredb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-debug -> /opt/calibre/calibre-debug lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel -> /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-server -> /opt/calibre/calibre-server lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-smtp -> /opt/calibre/calibre-smtp -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 2456 2010-03-14 16:47 /usr/bin/calibre-uninstall animedude01@suzumaya:/opt/calibre$ I'd highly recommend using the script and going with the most recent version. I think it will be a lot less hassle than trying to get it to run under Wine. My $0.02.

03-24-2010, 12:09 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,288 Karma: 23661992 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can see which distributions keep relatively up to date version of calibre here http://oswatershed.org/pkg/calibre Basically, use gentoo or sabayon

03-24-2010, 05:17 AM	#8
tulsa Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 488 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS 900	oh, alright then. lol. I'll try the script again then. I'll hit the Ubuntu forums and see if I can't con somebody into keeping the package updated.

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