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| − | + | If you want to read your Amazon e-books with Linux and google for it you will find some misleading information. I have gone through it and describe it here for you. FBReader and calibre do not even let me enter my Amazon credentials, and I cannot read my e-books. | |
| − | I | + | However I was able to read Amazon e-books with Linux on 2013-10-25 with SUSE Linux 12.2: |
| − | * | + | * went to http://www.amazon.com and get some free e-books. |
* downloaded their [http://www.amazon.de/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_w7_ln_ar?docId=1000487353 Kindle reader for Windows] | * downloaded their [http://www.amazon.de/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_w7_ln_ar?docId=1000487353 Kindle reader for Windows] | ||
| − | * | + | * deleted the old version of the Windows Emulator [[wine]] from my computer. To do this, [[open a console]] and type |
rpm -e wine wine-32bit wine-mp3 | rpm -e wine wine-32bit wine-mp3 | ||
* I knew that I have a 64bit computer. If you do not know, [[find out if your system is 64bit or 32bit]] | * I knew that I have a 64bit computer. If you do not know, [[find out if your system is 64bit or 32bit]] | ||
| − | * | + | * downloaded wine 1.7.4 and wine-32bit 1.7.4 for SUSE Linux from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_12.2/x86_64/ |
* and wine-gecko from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_12.2/noarch/ | * and wine-gecko from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_12.2/noarch/ | ||
| − | * Then | + | * Then installed it: |
rpm -ivh wine-1.7.4-290.1.x86_64.rpm wine-gecko-2.24-43.1.noarch.rpm wine-32bit-1.7.4-290.1.x86_64.rpm | rpm -ivh wine-1.7.4-290.1.x86_64.rpm wine-gecko-2.24-43.1.noarch.rpm wine-32bit-1.7.4-290.1.x86_64.rpm | ||
* Now you start the reader's installation: | * Now you start the reader's installation: | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 31 December 2013
If you want to read your Amazon e-books with Linux and google for it you will find some misleading information. I have gone through it and describe it here for you. FBReader and calibre do not even let me enter my Amazon credentials, and I cannot read my e-books.
However I was able to read Amazon e-books with Linux on 2013-10-25 with SUSE Linux 12.2:
- went to http://www.amazon.com and get some free e-books.
- downloaded their Kindle reader for Windows
- deleted the old version of the Windows Emulator wine from my computer. To do this, open a console and type
rpm -e wine wine-32bit wine-mp3
- I knew that I have a 64bit computer. If you do not know, find out if your system is 64bit or 32bit
- downloaded wine 1.7.4 and wine-32bit 1.7.4 for SUSE Linux from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_12.2/x86_64/
- and wine-gecko from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_12.2/noarch/
- Then installed it:
rpm -ivh wine-1.7.4-290.1.x86_64.rpm wine-gecko-2.24-43.1.noarch.rpm wine-32bit-1.7.4-290.1.x86_64.rpm
- Now you start the reader's installation:
wine Downloads/KindleForPC-installer.exe
- And start the reader:
cd .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Amazon/Kindle wine Kindle.exe
