epub readers

[Dani745]

Hi guys,

what ebook reader do you recommend?

I already know fdreader and calibre, but I would like something that doesn't need 300 MB of dependencies :DD

[knome]

Coolreader? QT based so perhaps not what you are looking for.

How about going the browser add-on route? Firefox has a few options.

[zAchAry]

https://github.com/sakisds/pPub

pPub is a simple epub reader written in Python using GTK3 and WebKit. It has most features expected from a book reader and some support for ebook-convert. It's licenced under GPLv2.

I think you can ask fredg for an SLKBUILD.

[zAchAry]

I used this build script http://people.salixos.org/fredg/package ... 0/SLKBUILD

I get an error:

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$ ppub 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ppub/ppub.py", line 22, in <module>
    from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk, GObject, WebKit
ImportError: No module named gi.repository

[sojurn]

I used this build script http://people.salixos.org/fredg/package ... 0/SLKBUILD

I get an error:

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$ ppub 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ppub/ppub.py", line 22, in <module>
    from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk, GObject, WebKit
ImportError: No module named gi.repository

Here is a similar problem at least, although its a year old (gtk3??):

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8109 ... repository

[zAchAry]

I am having the same problem with MenuLibre.

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$ menulibre
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/menulibre", line 48, in <module>
    import menulibre
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/menulibre/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from gi.repository import Gtk # pylint: disable=E0611
ImportError: No module named gi.repository

It is available through slapt-src (SBo repository).
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.0/ ... menulibre/

[mimosa]

Do you have the following installed:

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pygobject
gobject-introspection

both in Salix repos

[zAchAry]

Yes. I have also reinstalled both of these after reading your comment, and problem persists.

[zAchAry]

I have installed pygobject3 (3.2.2) from SBo and MenuLibre is working now.

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slapt-src -i pygobject3

Slackware official has version 2.28.6 of pygobject

Ppub still does not work:

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$ ppub 
ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for WebKit
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ppub/ppub.py", line 22, in <module>
    from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk, GObject, WebKit
ImportError: cannot import name WebKit

[gapan]

you probably need pywebkitgtk for that.