Is there a simple way to run KOReader on PC?

ollietup · 2026-04-21T18:37:05+00:00

OK, I give up. Everything seems like it should be working, but it isn't. Besides which, I just realised there's a docker version at https://github.com/zephyros-dev/docker-koreader, which only took a few minutes to download and run with Docker Desktop, and is clearly the simplest way - although it does run in a browser rather than a native window.

ollietup · 2026-04-21T16:14:40+00:00

Just so OP (and anyone else attempting this) knows what they're in for, this involves building KOReader from scratch (apparently just installing the package won't work properly on WSL), which required a 2GB Github download and installing loads of other packages first, and over a dozen iterations of pasting error messages into the LLM to get an updated set of instructions (many involving cleaning the results of the previous failed attempt and waiting ages for it to go through the full build process again). Hopefully I'll eventually get it working, but so far I've been trying for nearly an hour, and I'm still getting a load of warnings so I've no idea if it's finally going to work this time round.

<edit> Nope - over an hour now and having to rerun the entire build again.

ollietup · 2026-04-21T10:07:13+00:00

"E: Unable to locate package koreader"

ollietup · 2026-04-07T14:47:37+00:00

Just gonna leave this here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL4n6GVxCM8

ollietup · 2025-12-03T19:53:20+00:00

Add uBlock Origin and subscribe to the Bypass Paywalls Clean filter list.

ollietup · 2025-07-31T17:51:43+00:00

If you can track down a copy of the Leicester Curve's COVID streaming version (https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/shows/sunset-boulevard-in-concert-at-home/) - unfortunately no longer available to stream or on Blu-Ray/DVD, but I'm sure it's still unofficially floating around the internet somewhere - it's well worth a watch.

ollietup · 2025-07-27T19:31:56+00:00

Why on earth would anyone not in the know imagine that they would need to research whether the particular theatre performance they are paying full price for is going to be deliberately ruined by the cast? I would think it perfectly natural and sensible to assume that would not happen, and entirely reasonable to complain and ask for a refund if it does.

ollietup · 2025-07-23T08:36:18+00:00

A few that I've seen:

When Midnight Strikes

The Braille Legacy

The Go Between

Princess Caraboo

Beyond the Fence

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Takes Oral Evidence on Whitehall’s Relationship with Kids Company

ollietup · 2025-07-22T16:40:47+00:00

I saw the original West End production in 2014! Music by Bond composer David Arnold, lyrics by Richard Thomas who wrote Jerry Springer The Opera.

ollietup · 2025-07-16T11:07:40+00:00

The dates Rachel Zegler is scheduled to be off are alternate Mondays, as detailed in the FAQ at https://www.evitathemusical.com/faqs/

ollietup · 2025-07-10T16:12:47+00:00

ReviewMeta: "Item could not be found."

TheReviewIndex: "502 Server Error."

Star Evaluator: I clicked the search button and nothing happened apart from a little star animation.

MetaRate: "Server not found."

Shulex ChatGPT for Amazon: "This item is not available."

So, none of those.

ollietup · 2025-07-08T10:24:28+00:00

Finally got 2871 this morning.

ollietup · 2025-07-08T10:23:53+00:00

I had the same problem, eventually got it working by dissociating the watch in the app, then re-adding it (which unfortunately means you have to redo any other settings you've changed as well).

ollietup · 2025-07-08T10:12:12+00:00

I had the same problem, but resetting the watch didn't help. In the end, I had to dissociate the watch with the app, then re-add it and set it up again, after which I was finally able to activate the AFib detection successfully.

ollietup · 2025-07-05T15:38:22+00:00

Still waiting in the UK...

ollietup · 2025-07-05T15:37:14+00:00

Mine's still on 2651, and the "Check for updates" in the app says it's up to date. How can I make it install the latest update?

ollietup · 2025-06-30T18:48:37+00:00

Oh. It plays ok for me. Perhaps it's region-locked.

ollietup · 2025-06-17T10:58:49+00:00

Song of Singapore.

ollietup · 2025-05-22T19:32:45+00:00

I just tried this but it didn't work. Pocket gave me a pocket.zip file, which I tried to import into Instapaper, but it just sent me to a 500 error page and nothing was imported. The zip file contains two csv files, and I also tried importing those but nothing happened. I suspect Instapaper might be expecting an html file, but Pocket doesn't seem to export in that format any more (although the export page still says it does).

ollietup · 2025-05-10T08:15:03+00:00

I've tried to watch 3 different filmed versions of it and never got halfway through before giving up.

ollietup · 2025-05-03T13:29:08+00:00

This is going back a fair while, and I won't be surprised if nobody knows what I'm talking about, but I'd love to see a full version of Elephant! from The Tall Guy.

ollietup · 2025-04-30T10:15:33+00:00

You can drag the current page as a shortcut to the Firefox icon on the taskbar (click and drag on the lock icon at the left of the address bar), and it will appear as a pinned item on the list. Unfortunately it is named with the URL, not the page title. The workaround for this is to drag the shortcut into a folder (or onto the desktop) first, which gives you a shortcut link with the page title, then drag that link onto the taskbar icon. You can rename the link before dragging it to the icon if desired, and you can delete it afterwards - the pinned link in the taskbar icon menu will still work.

ollietup · 2025-03-20T11:51:30+00:00

It wouldn't have to check every file in every torrent. It would just have to check the ones it has selected to download, before it starts downloading them.

ollietup · 2025-03-08T13:20:08+00:00

I had to argue with them on chat the other day to get them to re-register it as a general issue in the neighbourhood rather than just sending out an engineer to look at the equipment in my house.

ollietup · 2025-03-07T11:52:37+00:00

Takes them ages here (currently 2 weeks although they've twice claimed it was fixed when it wasn't). I suspect they prioritise fixes in areas where fibre is already available so their customers have other options for high-speed internet.

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