Comments on: Scrivener on Linux: Oh Well…

By: YesterdaysMotivation

YesterdaysMotivation — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:06:04 +0000

Yeah, Timo, the Linux version is too old. But, if you use the version 3 beta through Wine, they work pretty well together, and for the moment it is free. I’ve noticed a few rough spots, mainly with more complicated screen layouts, but in general it seems to get it all right. I stick to compiling on the Mac, as for what I use, the Windows version seems a bit weaker (LaTeX stuff). Honestly, compiling my Scrivener projects is about all I use a Mac for these days!

By: Timo Carlier

Timo Carlier — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:03:27 +0000

I have tried running Scrivener in Wine, but when I try to access a test project created in Ubuntu 18.04 Wine from my Mac (via my Nextcloud), I get a warning saying that the project was created with an older version of Scrivener, and whether I’d like to update the project. If I click yes on that, I’m pretty sure I won’t then be able to continue editing from my Linux computer anymore.

My desktop is a Mac and my laptop is Ubuntu, and I’m trying to see if it’s possible to access and work on the same Scrivener project from both machines. I’m starting to think it is not possible.

By: J Garbo

J Garbo — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:40:22 +0000

Also suffered some corruption of files with Scriv on Linux. Found a (relatively) new project, Manuskript, that follows the Scriv layout and adds the “missing” Character and Plot storylines at the bottom of the screen. Now at v. 0.6.0.1 and so far no problems. Free of course.

By: Zobeid Zuma

Zobeid Zuma — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 05:48:28 +0000

When I experimented with Linux — and the Linux version of Scrivener — a few years ago, it led to corruption of some Scrivener projects that had come from my Mac. Thus I would be very wary of trying to use the old, abandoned Linux release now.

As I contemplate possibly migrating from Mac to Ubuntu MATE, it seems like my best Scrivener option would be to get the Windows version and run it in WINE. I mean, this is the sort of situation WINE was invented for, right?

Also, I haven’t found any really direct competitor to Scrivener on any platform, which is frustrating and a bit puzzling.

By: Zander

Zander — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:49:03 +0000

I’v just installed Scrivener on my office laptop (running Ubuntu) and it is working nice. The only twerk is that Scrivener needs an old lib (libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0) to run properly but it was easy to find (https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/xenial/universe/base/libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0) and to install.

I recommend Scrivener above all anytime. 🙂

By: disappointed

disappointed — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:27:18 +0000

Sorry to hear it, I was going to switch to Linux if Scrivener ever went out of beta.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:25:06 +0000

Okay. It was on disk but it didn’t run and then I couldn’t find it… that’s my silliness. Good news is there is a new version out, without an expiration date. And it is still free for Linux. Couldn’t ask for more. Because it is a great piece of software.
Here is the link for anyone as bad about finding stuff out as me:
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=32709&sid=7dd37e360e300b11a6a987a206dacd9a

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:49:26 +0000

Is that even possible?

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:22:26 +0000

And now that January 1st has come and gone. Scrivener for Linux just disappeared off my computer. And there is no option to buy for Linux now. I feel a little left out in the cold…

By: Pema

Pema — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:52:53 +0000

Was intrigued by “This fantastic and amazing book was compiled in Scrivener directly into ebook format.” but clicking the hyperlink just got me a 404 message on amazon.com, and I’m left wondering what the book is??

[The book is being re-edited and republished some time over the next few weeks. The name will be “Search for Sungudogo” -gtl]