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Calibre book management?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 12:05 pm
by geordiejohn
Hello I have got mx 32 bit running on an hp laptop but I can't install calibre because I have a 32 bit system does anyone know how to install it using terminal command please?
If not does anyone know of something else I can install to send to my wife's kindle?
Thank you.
Re: Calibre book management?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:09 pm
by dolphin_oracle
calibre is available in the standard repos and should include a 32 bit package. its mostly python, which is architecture agnostic for the most part.
in fact, it should be listed in mx-packageinstaller->popular apps->office
otherwise it should be in all the package managers as "calibre" and install-able from the command-line via
Re: Calibre book management?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:44 pm
by Jolinar
I used to use KindleGen from Amazon to convert epub to mobi.
It is now no longer supported and cannot be downloaded.
The archive kindlegen_linux_2.6_i386_v2_9.tar.gz is available for download at
https://archive.org/details/kindlegen_l ... _i386_v2_9
After extracting the archive I drop the epub file on 'kindlegen' and a mobi file is generated in the source directory.
Then I connect the kindle using a USB cable and copy it to the reader, or send it via e-mail to the kindle.
Working in my MX21.1_x64 installation.
Re: Calibre book management?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 5:10 am
by geordiejohn
Thank you.
Re: Calibre book management?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 5:11 pm
by Stevo
We have a current Calibre 5.44 in the MX 21 test repo for amd64, i386, and armhf platforms.
MX Package Installer instead gets static binary builds from the Calibre project, which are able to run on MX 19 also, but are only provided for amd64.
Re: Calibre book management?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 5:24 pm
by dolphin_oracle
Both the builds from calibre and the repo versions should be in mx pi.
Re: Calibre book management?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:02 am
by geordiejohn
Thank you I used sudo apt install calibre and all done.