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 _______________________________________________ zathura mailing list zathura@lists.pwmt.org https://lists.pwmt.org/mailman/listinfo/zathura