Calibre is a free and open-source e-book management software that enables users to organize, convert, and read their e-books. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Calibre on Void Linux.
Before installing Calibre on Void Linux, you need to have the following:
A desktop or laptop computer running Void Linux.
A terminal application installed on your computer.
Calibre requires the following dependencies to be installed on your computer:
Python3
PyQt5
xdg-utils
imagemagick
To install these dependencies, open your terminal application and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install python PyQt5 xdg-utils imagemagick
To download Calibre, open your terminal application and run the following command:
wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sh /dev/stdin install_dir=/opt
This command will download the Calibre installer package and install it in the /opt directory.
To launch Calibre, open your terminal and run the following command:
/opt/calibre/calibre
You can also search for Calibre in your desktop environment's application launcher and launch it from there.
You have successfully installed Calibre on Void Linux. You can now use it to organize and read your e-books.
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