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How to make an Amazon-free Kindle
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this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2024
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Buy a Kobo EReader.
Hack the EReader so you don't have to sign up with Walmart.
Install Calibre.
Install Kobo Driver Extension for Calibre.
Use a VPN (I prefer Mullvad), and go to your favorite Book piracy website for epubs.
Download epub books.
Connect Kobo device to your PC via USB.
Use Calibre to upload epub books to Kobo.
Disconnect Kobo from PC.
Profit.
Is there no way to just install Linux on the Reader? I don't understand any of those words in the hacking instructions.
The Kobo EReader is already a Linux machine.
As far as bypassing the sign up, here are my quick notes on how to do so step by step.
I meant a workstation OS. Or any Linux OS that's not locked to a corporate account and probably filled with spyware.
I don't even understand the first sentence of these instructions. "Mount the device" followed by a bunch of seemingly random letters and characters. Mount it on what? What do I do with these?
Yes, though I have not tried to utilize this:
https://github.com/Quill-OS/quill
These instructions require a very basic understanding of the Linux command line and file system. As does installing a Linux OS without a GUI helper.
Thanks, this looks like what I was looking for. Unfortunately these install instructions also look complicated.
No tengo, but thanks.
I don't do that either.
If you read the instructions, it's literally just downloading the binary, and using balenaEtcher to flash it onto the SD card.
To be fair. I get where they're coming from. Some people simply don't want to take the time to learn the Linux command line nor learn how to utilize the tool, balena etcher.
That said, if one says "Is there a way to simply install a Linux OS", I usually assume said person has at least a passing familiarity with burning an ISO as that is the bare minimum knowledge for starting the Linux installation process.
Hence my assumption that they were familiar with said tools when they asked the question.
Did you think I decided the instructions were too complicated without reading them?
Quil os is an option for some.https://github.com/Quill-OS/quill
It's a bit involved. Def not easier than the above but it's an option. It worked for me for a while.