Install this version:
emerge -a =app-text/readest-bin-0.12.16
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-text/readest-bin-0.12.16
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-text/readest-bin-0.12.16
# Copyright 2025-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit desktop unpacker xdg
MY_PN="${PN%-bin}"
DESCRIPTION="A modern, feature-rich ebook reader"
HOMEPAGE="https://readest.com/ https://github.com/readest/readest"
URI_PREFIX="https://github.com/readest/readest/releases/download/v${PV}/Readest_${PV}"
SRC_URI="
amd64? ( ${URI_PREFIX}_amd64.deb -> ${P}_amd64.deb )
arm64? ( ${URI_PREFIX}_arm64.deb -> ${P}_arm64.deb )
"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="AGPL-3"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~arm64"
RESTRICT="strip"
RDEPEND="
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/fontconfig
media-libs/mesa[opengl]
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
virtual/libudev
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libxkbcommon[X]
x11-libs/pango
"
QA_PREBUILT="opt/${MY_PN}/*"
src_install() {
insinto /opt/${MY_PN}
doins -r usr/share/Readest/.
fperms +x /opt/${MY_PN}/{${MY_PN},chrome-sandbox}
dosym -r /opt/${MY_PN}/${MY_PN} /usr/bin/${MY_PN}
domenu usr/share/applications/Readest.desktop
local size
for size in 32 128; do
doicon -s ${size} usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps/${MY_PN}.png
done
doicon -s 256 usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256@2/apps/${MY_PN}.png
}
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2 dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/fontconfig media-libs/mesa[opengl] net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus virtual/libudev x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libxkbcommon[X] x11-libs/pango
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | readest-bin-0.12.16_amd64.deb | 178988340 bytes | https://github.com/readest/readest/releases/download/v0.12.16/Readest_0.12.16_amd64.deb |
| DIST | readest-bin-0.12.16_arm64.deb | 182115370 bytes | https://github.com/readest/readest/releases/download/v0.12.16/Readest_0.12.16_arm64.deb |