Calibre e-book viewer/converter SFS?

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Calibre e-book viewer/converter SFS?

#1 Post by pa_mcclamrock »

I'm interested in the Calibre e-book viewer/converter (http://calibre-ebook.com/), but it has numerous dependencies including Python, Python Imaging Library, Qt, PyQt, ImageMagick, BeautifulSoup, etc.; the complete list is at http://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux. There's a binary package that includes the dependencies, but the installation script (see the same page) looks pretty strange to me. It looks like an SFS might be the best way to make Calibre available to Puppy users. Is there anyone here, with more expertise in such things than I've got, who might be able to come up with a Calibre SFS?
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#2 Post by tlchost »

If you have Wine installed, you might want to try the portable calibre windows version....seems to work fine here.

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#3 Post by 666philb »

there's also a portable linux version here http://sourceforge.net/projects/portabl ... 3/download
Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=114311
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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#4 Post by johnnywinner »

None of that is necessary.

The Sourceforge folder has Calibre packaged for Linux in a way that it can be run like a portable application. It includes most of its dependencies. Give it a shot.

EDIT: In Slacko RC1, I extract Calibre into CalibrePortable, but almost anything should work. No spaces, though. I run CalibrePortable/calibre, and it prompts me for a library folder, $HOME/Calibre Library by default. Works great.

32-bit: http://sourceforge.net/projects/calibre/files/0.8.22/calibre-0.8.22-i686.tar.bz2/download
64-bit: http://sourceforge.net/projects/calibre/files/0.8.22/calibre-0.8.22-x86_64.tar.bz2/download
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#5 Post by tlchost »

johnnywinner wrote:None of that is necessary.
It includes most of its dependencies. Give it a shot.
So, if it includes "most" of the dependencies, which one(s) is(are) missing?

Sounds like a partial solution.

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#6 Post by johnnywinner »

tlchost wrote:
johnnywinner wrote:None of that is necessary.
It includes most of its dependencies. Give it a shot.
So, if it includes "most" of the dependencies, which one(s) is(are) missing?
Looks like none. I always run with Mesa and the devx installed, so I don't always know when other folks'll have missing deps.

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#7 Post by Dromeno »

Yep. It works! How does one make an SFS?

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#8 Post by sjsrikanth »

I too have been waiting for an sfs...... is it possible.

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calibre-0.8.29-i686.sfs

#9 Post by jrb »

I've just uploaded calibre-0.8.29-i686.sfs, the latest release of the Calibre ebook utility. You can organize, read and convert your ebooks.

It has been tested in Lupu528, Slacko53 and Racy522. It will require you to set Locale to UTF-8 which can be changed at Desktop->Country Settings->Chooselocale country localizations (Checkbox at the Bottom)

There is a menu entry on the Documents menu.

md5 = 87a400af690b1fa44f48d9a03d6457c1

Enjoy, J :D

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#10 Post by ravensrest »

I just downloaded and installed calibre-0.8.29-i686.sfs that you cited above. It works fine in Slacko53, but will not work in Wary53 or Racey53 because neither contain libdbus.
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#11 Post by difedepe »

Great jrb,
i'll try it this evening on my slacko release.
But, please, do you know if is it possible to load more than 6 sfs files?

Thanks in advance,
Peppe,

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Calibre is portable linux

#12 Post by Dromeno »

Johnnywinter is right, no pet or sfs is needed, it is a full working portable linux app. Just download a recent version, here is a direct link, unpack it and left-click calibre. That is all.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/projec ... irror=iweb

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Re: Calibre is portable linux

#13 Post by difedepe »

Dromeno wrote:Johnnywinter is right, no pet or sfs is needed, it is a full working portable linux app. Just download a recent version, here is a direct link, unpack it and left-click calibre. That is all.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/projec ... irror=iweb
Thanks very much!
In any case, do you know how can I load more than 6 .sfs files?

Thanks a lot,
Peppe.

Jasper

#14 Post by Jasper »

Hi.

In Slacko, just load the 7th sfs (and onwards) in the same
way as you loaded any of the first six.

My regards

I only tried 10 in Slacko, but I have a very vague notion the
limit may be 42.

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#15 Post by difedepe »

Jasper wrote:Hi.

In Slacko, just load the 7th sfs (and onwards) in the same
way as you loaded any of the first six.

My regards

I only tried 10 in Slacko, but I have a very vague notion the
limit may be 42.
WOW!
Thanks! Probably the limits was in an older versione :-)

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Re: Calibre is portable linux

#16 Post by Frank Cox »

Dromeno wrote:Johnnywinter is right, no pet or sfs is needed, it is a full working portable linux app. Just download a recent version, here is a direct link, unpack it and left-click calibre. That is all.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/projec ... irror=iweb
Will it read ibooks?
Thnks

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