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Linux and Borrowbox

BrilliantButScary · 2025-06-23 13:48:10

We have installed Linux on our laptop, to see if we want to swap from Microsoft, ahead of the October deadline! We use Borrowbox to borrow ebooks from the library, which utilises Adobe Digital Editions. It appears from searching the web, that this is not possible using Linux. Anyone know anything different? Otherwise, we…

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sausage_time Posts: 1,676 Ambassador

29 November at 12:40PM

BrilliantButScary said:

We have installed Linux on our laptop, to see if we want to swap from Microsoft, ahead of the
October deadline!

We use Borrowbox to borrow ebooks from the library, which utilises Adobe Digital Editions. It appears from searching the web, that this is not possible using Linux.

Anyone know anything different?

Otherwise, we may need to bite the bullet and buy a Windows 11 compatible computer, or a Mac.

I run Adobe Digital Editions under Wine on my Linux box.

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