08-09-2024, 06:19 AM | #1 | |
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Problem with Kobo Utilities plugin
Hi, I'm using the latest version of Calibre on a fully updated Fedora KDE Plasma. When I install Kobo Utilities, I obviously need to restart Calibre. But after a restart, and even after completely rebooting, I keep getting the same message:
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BTW, I have access to a Macbook, where the plugins work just fine. |
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08-09-2024, 08:54 AM | #2 |
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Found it!
I reinstalled Calibre not from the Fedora repository, but from the downloadpage instead. That solved the problem.
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08-09-2024, 01:15 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, don't use Calibre from repository.
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Yesterday, 09:04 PM | #4 |
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The issue is that the plugin is using a deprecated type name which has finally been removed in Python 3.12. If using the version on the Calibre download page (and its bundled Python 3.11) works for your personal system administration, great, use that since the community's hostile to native distro packaging. Otherwise, there's a patch posted in the plugin thread which works perfectly well.
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Also note that Linux makes up 4.6% of the installed calibre base (Windows is 80.4% and MacOS 15%) and yet Linux users contribute about ~30% (a quick count) of install issues and most of those complaints are from distro installs. |
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Today, 03:27 AM | #6 |
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I think this equals to the community being hostile to distro builds - which, with the explanation you've given, is completely understandable, btw. Anyway, my bad, I should've read the official pages before installing the distro build. Being rather new to Linux, coming from a Mac, I've learned my lesson now.
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But, the most simple reason to use the official: Many distro packages are Frozen at time of release and don't get the bi-weekly updates |
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