Which Linux distro do you use for Scrivener?

JG_Starsoupsky · August 20, 2011, 7:21pm

I’m curious to know who’s using what OS version(s) for Scrivener.
So, to that end, I’m starting an informal Linux Census:
What version or distro of Linux are you running Scrivener on? (Or, if relevant, which distro do you plan to use?)

I’ve seen several versions in the forums threads already:
Ubuntu 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 32-bit and 64-bit
aptosid(Debian),
Slackware
Arch-64

Also, if you like, what’s your desktop environment (Gnome, KDE, xfce, Fluxbox, etc.)?

garpu · August 20, 2011, 10:08pm

Slackware, KDE.

prof_yaffle · August 21, 2011, 7:24am

Ubuntu, xfce

Dragle · August 21, 2011, 4:55pm

Ubuntu 10.04 with the last best Gnome. 8)

JG_Starsoupsky · August 21, 2011, 6:27pm

I’m currently using Ubuntu 11.04 (32-bit desktop and 64-bit laptop), with either Unity, Unity2d, or fluxbox.

DocAltMed · August 22, 2011, 10:45am

Ubuntu 32-bit and 64-bit, 11.04. Using both Unity and KDE 4.6.

elmago79 · August 23, 2011, 10:08am

Ubuntu 11.04, 32 bits, with Unity and Unity 2D.

RobHamm · August 24, 2011, 7:34am

Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit with Gnome 2 (and Compiz 8.6)

edf · August 29, 2011, 12:13am

Ubuntu 11.04 amd64. Window manager: E17.

Finally doing work in Scrivener again after giving OS X (and Macs) the boot a year or so ago, and it feels great.

Install was pretty straightforward:

sudo tar zxf Scrivener-029-Package.tgz -C/usr/local
sudo ln -s ~/bin/kindlegen /usr/local/LiteratureAndLatte/bin/docformats/

…and creating ~/.local/share/applications/Scrivener.desktop (NOTE: this really should be included with the distro).

Looks like Scriv no longer needs a shell script wrapper in order to find its .so’s – a welcome change.

ejket · August 30, 2011, 11:47pm

I’m using “scrivener latest-1” from AUR on Arch-64 with Xfce.

I need styles to be working to really use it, though.

Argantel · October 8, 2011, 8:22am

Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit, Gnome 2.32.1

gaffe77 · October 11, 2011, 10:59am

Debian 6.0.3 64 bit Gnome 2.30.2

clutterstack · October 11, 2011, 12:47pm

Mandriva and Arch. Frustratingly, I get errors relating to conflicting Qt libraries when I try to run Scrivener under KDE4 in these distros, though. Kubuntu doesn’t have that problem (I installed it just to test that!).

swdrumm · November 24, 2011, 8:40pm

Gentoo (64-bit) with the Gnome v2.32 window manager.

ubersoft · November 25, 2011, 4:36pm

Kubuntu Oneric.

glaedr · November 27, 2011, 4:51am

OpenSuse 11.4 / KDE

cphuntington97 · November 29, 2011, 1:46am

debian (sid)

grantmcduling · November 29, 2011, 11:01pm

Mint LXDE

catalinux · December 5, 2011, 7:31pm

Good find!

As for me, I’m still with aptosid, but instead of xfce, now I’m using a tilling manager, scrotwm. Not a bug, but a funny thing, full screen opens in a new window/area.

mrdvent · December 10, 2011, 3:36pm

Just installed it on Chakra linux, from the community repository (CCR)