Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions? - part way solved

2020-05-27 Thread mark
On 2020-05-27 15:21, Frank Cox wrote: On Wed, 27 May 2020 14:13:34 -0500 Jon Pruente wrote: A major issue is that it's not just reading the file, it's that ADE is needed to even authorize and fulfill the download. Then the possibility of DRM on top of that. While I've never tried it, it's my

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Jon Pruente
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 2:22 PM Frank Cox wrote: > While I've never tried it, it's my understanding that you can use calibre > to remove the drm encryption on a purchased ebook so you can read it with > something like fbreader (which, as far as I know, can't read a > drm-encrusted ebook). > >

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 27 May 2020 14:13:34 -0500 Jon Pruente wrote: > A major issue is that it's not just reading the file, it's that ADE is > needed to even authorize and fulfill the download. Then the possibility of > DRM on top of that. While I've never tried it, it's my understanding that you can use

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Jon Pruente
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 1:34 PM Yves Bellefeuille wrote: > "Robert Heller" wrote: > > > Are the books epub type files? If so, you can install fbreader from > > epel. > > Can I second this suggestion? What kind of files are you trying to read? > A major issue is that it's not just reading

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 27 May 2020 14:33:58 -0400 Yves Bellefeuille wrote: > > Are the books epub type files? If so, you can install fbreader from > > epel. While fbreader isn't available for Centos 8 (that I'm aware of, anyway) the appimage works fine.

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Yves Bellefeuille
"Robert Heller" wrote: > Are the books epub type files? If so, you can install fbreader from > epel. Can I second this suggestion? What kind of files are you trying to read? -- Yves Bellefeuille ­ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 27 May 2020 11:25:45 -0400 mark wrote: > Oh, and I tried the wineprefix, with 32bit, and that doesn't work, either. A solution that I have used for some stuff in the past, which also has a high pain-in-the-ass factor but at least you get where you're going, is to download the "testing"

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread mark
On 2020-05-27 11:45, mark wrote: Found a script for building and installing wine i686. It failed. I looked at it, and I must be stupid, because... ... Available Groups:    Cinnamon    Compatibility Libraries    Console Internet Tools    Development Tools ... yum groupinstall "Development

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 27 May 2020 11:15:33 -0400 CentOS mailing list wrote: > > On 2020-05-27 00:23, Frank Cox wrote: > > On Wed, 27 May 2020 00:05:34 -0400 > > mark wrote: > > > >> The one from their website: file setup.exe > >> setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft > >>

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread mark
Found a script for building and installing wine i686. It failed. I looked at it, and I must be stupid, because... ... Available Groups: Cinnamon Compatibility Libraries Console Internet Tools Development Tools ... yum groupinstall "Development Tools" Warning: Group development does

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread mark
On 2020-05-27 11:20, Valeri Galtsev wrote: On 5/27/20 10:15 AM, mark wrote: On 2020-05-27 00:23, Frank Cox wrote: On Wed, 27 May 2020 00:05:34 -0400 mark wrote: The one from their website: file setup.exe setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On 5/27/20 10:15 AM, mark wrote: On 2020-05-27 00:23, Frank Cox wrote: On Wed, 27 May 2020 00:05:34 -0400 mark wrote: The one from their website: file setup.exe setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive Are you sure you have

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread mark
On 2020-05-27 00:23, Frank Cox wrote: On Wed, 27 May 2020 00:05:34 -0400 mark wrote: The one from their website: file setup.exe setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive Are you sure you have 32-bit wine and not 64-bit wine since

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-27 Thread Robert Heller
Are the books epub type files? If so, you can install fbreader from epel. gollum.deepsoft.com% file /scratch/FBooks/* /scratch/FBooks/Autonomous.epub: EPUB ebook data Zip archive data, at least v1.0 to extract /scratch/FBooks/Deathstalker.epub:EPUB ebook data Zip archive data,

Re: [CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-26 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 27 May 2020 00:05:34 -0400 mark wrote: > The one from their website: file setup.exe > setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft > Installer self-extracting archive Are you sure you have 32-bit wine and not 64-bit wine since your installer says 80386? --

[CentOS] Adobe digital editions?

2020-05-26 Thread mark
I had it installed, running under WINE on CentOS 6. Bought a ebook, it insisted it needed ADE, I d/l from the sellers site... setup.exe won't run. Tried d/l 4.5 and 3 from Adobe, neither installer works, The one from their website: file setup.exe setup.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386,