Questions tagged [zotero]
Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software that, with the help of web browser plugins, can take metadata directly from websites and create bibliography items from them. LibreOffice can also, with the help of plugins, use Zotero as its citation manager.
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How to fix Java Environment on Ubuntu 22.04 for Zotero?
I have installed the program Zotero on /opt. I have problems with the Java environment (JRE). On this post, it is said that one needs to run sudo apt install default-jre and sudo apt install ...
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Manually install Zotero plugin libre office extension fails
Due to the not working reinstallation procedure from Zotero preferences, I followed these instructions to install manually the Zotero plugin for LibreOffice. I am able to find the oxt file of the ...
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How can we manually install zoteros libre office plugin on linux ubuntu22.04 if we installed it via Software Center?
A relative installed Zotero using the software center and for some reason the libre office plugin was not automatically installed.
I read https://www.zotero.org/support/...
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Zotero 6 is unable to open pdfs using the default application [Okular]
I think this is an Ubuntu problem because I am able to do simply double click items on Zotero if my default application is set to native PDF viewer. However, if my default application is Okular, I am ...
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Zotero update permission denied in Ubuntu 20.04
I have installed Zotero-snap in Ubuntu 20.04.
When I try to update Zotero, or when I try to browse to change the default PDF viewer in Zotero, I get a permission denied error. Check this image:
The ...
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Okular does not want to open pdf's saved through Zotero [duplicate]
I am very new to Linux / Ubuntu and have been playing around with it for the past week.
I have come across a problem I can't seem to fix.
If I want to open a PDF with Okular, which has been stored / ...
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Access /opt from Libreoffice
On my Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS System I changed from the preinstalled Libreoffice to Libreoffice from Snap (libreoffice-6.4.1.2-snap1). Trying to reinstall the Zotero Extension I realised, that accessing /...
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Why does a desktop launcher does not start my app, while the .desktop file is working?
I installed a package (Zotero) in /opt and I am able to run it perfectly using command line.
The package comes with a .desktop file, so I added it to /usr/share/applications and gave it the ...
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Error opening directory in Zotero: Permission denied
I am stuck with a (probably) silly problem:
modifying preferences in Zotero-standalone!
I would like Zotero standalone in Ubuntu to point to the Zotero data in the Windows partition. directory ...
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Zotero does not lauch
I used the Ubuntu app shop to install Zotero. Installation went without problems but Zotero does not start. The icon "flashes" quickly but nothing else happens. What should I do?
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Synaptic Packager Manager won't open [duplicate]
Running Ubuntu 17.10. Installed Synaptic Package Manager through Terminal, but it won't open -- just asks for my password and then immediately closes. Ultimately I'm trying to use it to install Zotero ...
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how to register zotero:// protocol on ubuntu 16.04
PROBLEM: My workflow involves consulting notes stored in Zotero 5.0.22 while writing in other software (Scrivener, LibreOffice Writer). On Windows 10, I am able to access these notes from those other ...
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Failed to update Zotero after changing permission with chmod 707
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I have installed Zotero adding the PPA, following the instructions in this page. It worked all well, but when I try to get any update, I get the following error ...
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Zotero server installation [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu server on my conputer. I want to study zotero server code. I have to install Zotero open source server code on Ubuntu server. What command should I use?
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Zotero indexing
On 14.04 Zotero installation version 4.0.26, Zotero doesn't let me index PDF files ('Retrieve metadata for PDF'). It returns: Could not read text from PDF.
I updated Zotero and checked if it has ...
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Zotero cannot retrieve metadata from PDF
When I right click on a PDF and select retrieve metadata for pdf the pop up window appears but the auto indexing fails and returns could not read text from pdf. This happens even for PDFs for which I ...
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Zotero does not find pdftext and pdfinfo
I am using the Firefox extension Zotero on 12.04. Zotero complains about missing PDF tools, though:
To use this feature, you must first install
the PDF tools in the Search pane of the Zotero ...
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Firefox globalmenu for Zotero Standalone
As far as I understand it the source code of Firefox is hacked in order to use the unity global menu.
Zotero Standalone is based on the same architecture as Firefox (xulrunner). Would it be possible ...
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Zotero/LibreOffice icons in Xubuntu 13.10
I've seen various fixes and have tried several (all with varying degrees of success - explained below), and this is the sort of pertinacity thing which really annoys me: no icons in LibreOffice for ...
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How to install zotero in ubuntu?
I download the tar.bz file from the home page of zotero, extract it and run the file 'run-zotero.sh', but it open zotero rather than install it. How to install it? Any help or suggestion will be ...
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Zotero error in LibreOffice
I installed Zotero standalone in 12.10 64-bit. Some problems which I managed to fix. The one that remains is an error saying
openoffice.org could not communicate with Zotero. make sure zotero ...
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How can I set up Zotero to use Ubuntu one's storage instead of zotero.org's?
I use Zotero to organize papers and sync between my home and work computers. I've got enough papers that Zotero's 100MB free limit is looming.
Is there a way to retarget Zotero to use Ubuntu One's ...