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Citation / reference managers in OpenBSD?
Dear OpenBSD users,
I've just acquired a Thinkpad x200 with the aim of transitioning into a full-time OpenBSD user. The 5.5 release with the Xfce desktop works flawlessly and I am very happy with this system. Nearly all of my software needs have been quite satisfactorily met using the available packages. However, one minor niggle remains. I cannot seem to find a suitable reference/citation manager for academic work. I am very fond of Zotero, but Firefox on OpenBSD seems to have issues with the Zotero plugin. The browser will not relaunch after it has been installed. Thus I am unable to use either Firefox or Zotero until the Zotero plugin is removed. I cannot either compile FireFox from ports due to space limitations on the current drive. Just for kicks I tried Zotero in a fresh install of FreeBSD and it does not have this issue. I am aware that the problem seems to be more widespread: forums.zotero.org/discussion/32183?page=1#Item_12 None of the options listed on the Zotero forum worked for me. I even tried an online hack to get the Zotero plugin working in Seamonkey without success. Jabref, the other alternative, is not available in the OpenBSD repository or in ports. Ideally I would like a program that works well with LibreOffice. I have no qualms about learning something completely new until the Zotero issue is fixed. I am willing to wait patiently for a fix but in the meantime I need something to use. I would even be willing to explore a proprietary option as a last resort. Any tips or suggestions would be very appreciated! I am willing to put in the time and effort to get this working so any suggestions will be taken very seriously. |
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Ugh. That's no good. I too am going to need Zotero abilities in the near future.
Is it absolutely necessary to use Firefox here? I just tried their Chrome standalone thing and Chrome reboots just fine with it installed. ocicat: I just confirmed it on -current here with Fx31. |
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[*] While someone may join in on this thread offering a reasonable alternative, my first thought would be to post to a larger audience which would be the official misc@ or ports@ mailing lists.
Thank you for this bit of advice! I am in the process of posting there. Hopefully a solution is somewhere in the pipeline. This may actually be the issue that dictates whether I will be able to use OBSD or not. I'm not interested in dual booting into another OS just for Zotero/reference manager. Fingers crossed. |
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So the issue is the same in ~5.6? Bummer. |
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It will be, yes. Unless a future Zotero update fixes it and is compatible with Fx31 (which it will almost certainly be, since Fx31 is an ESR brance). |
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Just to make a follow-up to this:
I am using the Chrome Zotero plug-in. It requires nothing more than the installation from the Zotero page and works great. Definitely another route to consider if doing academic work on OpenBSD. |
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openbsd, reference manager, zotero |
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