Mtk Client Linux
Brian Scarano
Any plans to release a Linux version? (I understand this might be a bridge too far/ a bit much to ask given the .NET reliance). But it really is a nice email client. I only discovered it today and will be recommending it to clients from here on as a viable email client. (I run a repair/ consultnacy firm). This is really amoung the best I have seen to date. I ask about the Linux for myself really. Other than Thunderbird the selection of viable email clients (IMHO) in Linux is rather thin. At any: Great Job!
Hi,
After years of using only Linux, I installed Windows and I was looking for a mail client with native CardDAV support. I was really impressed of the eMclient and its smooth workflow/interface (I just missed PGP support).
So I hope you will release a native Linux version one day (maybe using Qt instead of .NET/mono ;D )
Please think about it. I have upgraded recently to 8 but my Windows10 really sucks. I have installed Ubuntu on another laptop and I really like it. It reminds me when I started dealing with PCs back in the early 90s when Windows was nothing else but 3.1 and ran on DOS. I am tired of Windows, slow machines with heavy software on it. I am looking forward to the day you guys will release the Unix version.
I never had much success with Wine because of the .NET dependency that eM Client has. It could be that I just did not setup .NET properly in Wine, then it just seemed to be such an endeavour to get it fixed. I did get it installed using CrossOver but occasionally got GTK warnings, and of course the application was not fully integrated in my GNOME desktop.
Yes eM Client could just pick a major flavour of Linux, but Linux (on the desktop) as of 2021 stats according to many websites is still only 1.93% of the global market, so the cost to create a mail client for very little global users may not be something the company wants to do. Not viable.
But they could reuse the code from Mac client. They would mostly just need to address some paths that would be different.
Desktop Linux has come so far. I am writing this response from my POP_OS laptop.
Quick update to let you know that we are focusing on improving the experience on Evernote Web, and therefore we will not be actively maintaining the Linux client anymore. For the time being it will keep working for those who have it installed, but prepare for it to stop working in the future.
The one feature the web app needs for me is merge notes - so far only the desktop apps can do that for some reason. Only adding this as if Linux users need to use web app merge notes and maybe export notebooks (everyone ought to be able to back up their data!) would be good additions.
Even though I've only dabbled with Linux here and there and will probably never be an active user in the foreseeable future, I'm sad to see this announcement. On the other hand, I think it's good that a clear direction is given too.
I have one laptop with Linux - mainly because it's too old and limited to run anything Windows related. Also felt I should get used to using the OS on general principles. Sad that a native Evernote app is on hold - a lot of Linux users are going to say "I told you so" - but I guess more features in the Web client will somewhat make up for it.. Hope we can revisit when everything else settles down!
@Federico Simionato Will you make notes on Evernote Web available offline? Using a Chromebook and no Linux client means that there is no option to work offline anymore. Yes there is the Android app but that falls far short because of the constant bugs and lack of functions.
When I accept the update message (which I can't ignore) the new version is installed. When it tries to run I receive a variety of error messages such as "The procedure entry point GetPackageFamilyName could not be found located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.
This feels a little like a chronicle of a death foretold, after seven months of no updates and no communication about the Linux client. I think the decision is a great pity, but it is good to finally have a definitive and official statement on the matter.
For me this removes my last doubts about letting my subscription lapse when it comes up for renewal in October, after twelve years. I'm not willing to put more information into a system that won't give me an official method to export it if I so wish. Nor do I wish to have to pay the same (increased) price as Windows and Mac users in order to receive a more limited level of access to my notes.
I will say that it seems to show a limited view of what "cross-platform" means, and to be throwing away one of the clear tangible benefits of having made the switch to the common Electron framework for V10, with all the ructions that that caused.
But you have to download and install some content on your system from each one in advance. They (presumably) have an OS-friendly 'host' mini-app that gives you access to your data. Evernote would have to develop something similar for their web service, and it looks like they prefer to concentrate on other priorities for the moment.
Anyone who's currently part of the Linux Beta Test group will be able to work offline - and presumably will be able to use the Notebook export option to get a full copy of their current notes and notebooks. (I'm not using my Linux system to be able to check).
I just checked, and I can definitely merge notes in the Web client. I selected as many as 60 notes, and the blue menu bar that appeared included Merge as an option. (Which I didn't do!) Don't know when the Web client got this ability, but I think it was awhile ago.
Evernote's decision to drop Linux support raises eyebrows ?, especially when they use the same Electron codebase. ? It makes you wonder: Are sales and marketing folks transitioning to CTO or CEO positions without a hint of software savvy? ?
Not really, I think it is a sound move. I understand there are Linux advocates out there, but what is the marketshare as compared to Windows and Mac? Wherever you look, it is small, real small. Plus there are numerous Linux distributions. Which one(s) do you support and test? I have some experience in this and it can be a nightmare. They do not all behave the same. In making decisions on where to place your limited development resources, this one makes sense, at least to me.
The current state of affairs baffles me. Just as Linux was gaining momentum and Ubuntu was becoming the universal choice for newcomers, the decision to withdraw Evernote seems utterly nonsensical. It's not a matter of whether the market share is substantial enough; history has shown that even when Mac was a newcomer, software thrived. The culprits here are the commercial OS vendors exerting undue pressure, and the suffocating grasp of patents that stifle Linux's growth.
In a world where technologies like Qt and Electron exist, uniformity should not be an issue. We have the tools and capabilities to create cross-platform applications effortlessly. For corner cases like Outlook Calendar and other such tools, one can easily employ non-proprietary formats, ensuring that data is accessible from anywhere, regardless of the operating system. This decision not only warrants rebellion but also highlights the unnecessary barriers that proprietary software imposes on the tech ecosystem.
Don't blame the OS vendors, the real culprit is the Linux community itself: there are over 600 active Linux distributions and counting ?. To the outside world there doesn't seem to be such a thing as one 'Linux OS'
I don't think suspending the Evernote Linux development is intended as any sort of a slight to the software market. It's a realistic business decision for a company that is currently changing and updating its core product in pretty radical fashion. The existing Linux Beta is already several versions behind the newly released public versions, and those have several continuing issues that have not yet been tied down.
I'd be sure there will be a Linux option - just not (probably) this year. At least the various improvements Evernote is making filter through to the browser, so all is not lost - though accepted; the browser version is a little less capable than the installed app.
The forums here are mainly supported by other users, so "we" don't have any testers that we're aware of. Linux users are part of the general Evernote community so hopefully will be aware that things are not progressing. (The last Linux version being 10.29 might have been a clue...). If any questions come up in the forums we'll let the posters know the position. The current web version is now much more advanced than the Linux client, but if an existing tester finds the beta version is useful, then they can continue to use it.
c80f0f1006