Calibre is a free and open-source e-book management tool that allows you to organize, edit, and view your e-book collection. Here's a step-by-step guide to installing Calibre on Debian Latest.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure that your Debian system has the following:
Update your system's package list and upgrade your existing packages by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Install Calibre's dependencies by running this command:
sudo apt-get install -y python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit python3-pyqt5.qtchart sqlite3
Download the Calibre installer by navigating to the official website at https://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux and copying the link to the latest version of the installer.
Use the wget command to download the installer:
wget https://download.calibre-ebook.com/latest/calibre-x86_64.AppImage
Note: Replace the URL with the link to the latest installer.
Make the installer executable by running the following command:
chmod +x calibre-x86_64.AppImage
Move the Calibre installer to the /opt directory by running this command:
sudo mv calibre-x86_64.AppImage /opt
Create a symlink to the installer file so that you can run it easily:
sudo ln -s /opt/calibre-x86_64.AppImage /usr/local/bin/calibre
You can now launch Calibre by running the following command:
calibre
You have successfully installed Calibre on Debian Latest. You can now organize, edit, and view your e-book collection with ease.
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