Calibre is a popular open source e-book management tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Calibre on Manjaro Linux.
Before we start the installation process, it's a good idea to update our system packages to ensure we have the latest versions of software dependencies. To update your system, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To work smoothly, Calibre needs a number of dependencies which we need to install. Run the following command to install the basic dependencies:
sudo pacman -S python-gobject python-six python-dbus python-cherrypy python-beautifulsoup4 imagemagick libwmf libwmf-fonts
We can download Calibre directly from the official website https://calibre-ebook.com/download. Click on the "Linux" button to download the latest version of Calibre.
Alternatively, we can also download Calibre on the command line. Open the terminal and run the following command:
wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
After the download completes, navigate to the directory containing the Calibre installation package, and double-click on it to launch the installer. Alternatively, we can install Calibre on the command line. Run the following command:
sudo python3 -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.py').read()); main()"
This will start the installation process. Follow the prompts and agree to the license agreement to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, we can launch Calibre by opening the terminal and running the following command:
calibre
Alternatively, we can launch Calibre from the application menu.
Calibre is now installed and ready to use on your Manjaro Linux distribution. Congratulations, you can now manage your e-book collection on your Linux machine using Calibre!
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