Kavita is an open-source software that allows users to read and annotate digital texts. It is available for free and can be downloaded from the official website at https://www.kavitareader.com/.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Kavita on Debian Latest. Here are the steps:
Open the Terminal application on Debian Latest.
Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential libqt5x11extras5-dev qtbase5-dev libqt5webkit5-dev libicu-dev qttools5-dev libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev
Run the following command to download the source code of Kavita from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/kavita-reader/kavita.git
Change into the kavita directory by running the following command:
cd kavita
Run the following command to build Kavita:
qmake && make
Once the build is complete, you can launch Kavita by running the following command:
./kavita
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kavita on Debian Latest.
Bonus tip: If you want to create a desktop shortcut for Kavita, you can follow these steps:
Create a new file named Kavita.desktop in the /usr/share/applications/ directory.
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/Kavita.desktop
Paste the following content into the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Kavita
Comment=Read and annotate digital texts
Exec=/path/to/kavita/executable
Icon=/path/to/kavita/icon
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Education;
Replace /path/to/kavita/executable and /path/to/kavita/icon with the actual paths to the Kavita executable and icon on your system.
Save and close the file.
Now you should be able to launch Kavita from your desktop environment's application menu.
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