How to Install FBReader to Read eBooks

FBReader ^{[1] X Research Source} is an application used to read popular e-book formats such as: ePub, fb2, mobi, rtf, html, raw text (.txt), and many others. FBReader can run on many different platforms such as Linux, Android, Mac OS X, Windows, etc.

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Preparing to install

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Go to the home page of FBReader. Go to https://fbreader.org/. This is the home page of FBReader. To install FBReader on your computer, swipe down below this homepage, go to the section FBReader for: (FBReader for:), then choose which operating system platform is suitable for your computer such as: Android , Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Blackberry 10 or other platforms.

Assuming you are using the GNU/Linux Ubuntu operating system. You can install FBReader directly through Ubuntu’s Software Center, as shown below in this article.

Install FBReader in Ubuntu

Prepare to install FBReader.

On the Ubuntu Desktop, select Ubuntu Software . You will be taken to the Ubuntu Software Center screen, where you can search for and install FBReader.

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Type the word FBReader into the Ubuntu Software Center search field and then press the Enter key. You will see in the search results screen an icon of the FBReader software, a brief description of it, and an Install button.

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Install FBReader.

Click the Install button to install FBReader. Ubuntu will ask you for permission to install the software. You have to type the admin password in the ‘ Password ‘ field and then press the ‘ Verify ‘ button below.

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Please wait a moment for FBReader to be installed on your computer. Once the installation is complete, you will see the FBReader icon on the Ubuntu launch bar.

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At this point, the FBReader installation is complete. If you click on the FBReader icon on the Ubuntu launch bar, you will see the FBReader desktop as shown in the illustration.

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View and read eBook files in FBReader. From now on, you can view and read e-book files in FBReader. For example, you can view and read ePub files, like this:

Go to the folder containing the ePub format e-book file. Right-click it, then select the words Open with E-book reader .

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You will see and read the ePub file, for example, as shown in the illustration.

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Recommendation

Being able to view eBook files on a computer or any hardware device is only one aspect of the eBook topic, for example, with the ePub format, among other important aspects related to as important as creating and verifying those ePub files using open source tools , with open standards , or in short , working with eBooks in an open manner .
It is highly recommended that you install on your computer or any other hardware device a viewer and reader of e-book files, like FBReader.
FBReader is not the only application for viewing and reading e-book files.
See also: Summary of articles about e-books with the article Linking e-book contents on wikiHow.vn
See also Linking open-access, licensed content on wikiHow.vn

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Install FBReader in Ubuntu

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