Buka, a free alternative to Caliber for Ubuntu 17.10

Buka, the ebook manager in pdf format

Ebooks are becoming a more popular alternative and more used by many users, but instead of being used to read on eReaders or tablets, more users prefer to read them from the computer or laptop. In this case, many make use of Caliber, one of the most popular ebook managers in the world Gnu. But there are other alternatives.

One of these alternatives is called Open. An ideal software for those who They do not use eReaders but ebooks in pdf or epub format. Or simply those who want to read but do not have computers with many resources.

Buka is an ebook manager specialized in ebooks in pdf and epub format. These formats are recognized in our Ubuntu and create libraries from the documents found. Buka not only allows us to manage these libraries but also allows us to search, label ebooks and even be able to read ebooks on the screen as if it were an eReader. Something similar to what other alternatives such as Caliber or FBReader offer.

The latest versions of Buka will also allow us to recognize and add meta tags to the ebooks that we have on the computer, something interesting and useful for users who have large amounts of ebooks in epub format. But the interesting thing about Buka is in its installation method, being one of the few ebook managers that has a package in snap format, in AppImage format and traditional packages. These packages can be found through the Buk Developer's Githuba.

If we have Ubuntu 17.10 or a version of Ubuntu compatible with snap packages, we can directly open the terminal and write the following:

sudo snap install buka

The installation of this package does not reach 100mb and is a lightweight alternative to Caliber. Caliber is a very complete ebook manager but very heavy for many users. That is why Buka may be a lighter and more suitable option for many Ubuntu users. Don't you think so?


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