Hello!
riveraval...@openmailbox.org writes:
> [...]
> 1) I'm trying to read .epub files with Zathura on Trisquel GNU/Linux [1]
> (100% Free/Libre distro endorsed by the FSF [2] and Ubuntu-based), but
> I'm not sure which would be the best way to do it.
>
> These are the available zathura packages from terminal:
>
> $ apt-cache search zathura
> zathura-cb - comic book archive support for zathura
> zathura-dev - development files for zathura plugins
> zathura-djvu - DjVu support for zathura
> zathura-ps - PostScript support for zathura
> zathura - Visor PDF con una interfaz minimalista
>
> Any tips?
>
According to that list it seems that `zathura' package in Trisquel
also include the PDF plugin (that uses Poppler). zathura-pdf-poppler
only supports PDF while zathura-pdf-mupdf (that uses MuPDF) supports
both PDF and ePub.
Probably zathura-pdf-mupdf at the moment is just not packaged for
Trisquel but should not be difficult to package it! (better to
contact zathura and/or mupdf maintainers of Trisquel regarding
that)
>
> 2) I have a pdf that evince (another pdf reader) opens perfectly, but
> zathura fails to open. I'm adding it attached, but let me know if its
> preferable to send it in some other way (so someone can check if the
> problem is just mine or a file-zathura compatibility issue).
>
> Thanks a lot and best regards!
>
This is because the PDF doesn't looks like a PDF to libmagic(3), i.e.:
$ file --mime-type Humor\ e\ irreverencia\ \(Reinaldo\ Arenas,\ Encuentro\
No.\ 19,\ invierno\ 2000-2001\)\ \[inA©dito\].pdf
Humor e irreverencia (Reinaldo Arenas, Encuentro No. 19, invierno 2000-2001)
[inA©dito].pdf: application/octet-stream
...you can get rid of the first 128 bytes so it will look like a PDF:
$ tail -c $(expr $(wc -c < Humor\ e\ irreverencia\ \(Reinaldo\ Arenas,\
Encuentro\ No.\ 19,\ invierno\ 2000-2001\)\ \[inA©dito\].pdf) - 128) Humor\ e\
irreverencia\ \(Reinaldo\ Arenas,\ Encuentro\ No.\ 19,\ invierno\ 2000-2001\)\
\[inA©dito\].pdf > humor-e-irreverencia-arenas.pdf
$ file --mime-type humor-e-irreverencia-arenas.pdf
humor-e-irreverencia-arenas.pdf: application/pdf
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