Are there problems with switching to default install directory on linux?

setherd · 03-07-2014, 12:23 PM

I run Linux Mint 16 using Calibre.

For a while now I've used my own script to update calibre.

Code:

#/bin/sh

killall calibre
python -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read()); main(install_dir='/home/seth/calibre-prog')"

I can keep doing this. But I was thinking maybe just doing things the default way may be better with the changes in 1.26???

If I just downloaded the installer and ran it would it be a clean install and know nothing of my databases?

Any advantages to using it the default way?

thanks!

eschwartz · 03-07-2014, 02:13 PM

calibre settings are kept in the config directory ("$HOME/.config/calibre"). It doesn't matter where you install the program binaries, $CALIBRE_CONFIG will still be set to that by default. Although storing them in /opt is less messy than having them in your home directory, I'd think....

Why are you storing root-owned files in your home folder anyway?? The only reason I keep my calibre binaries in my home directory is because I am a non-root user on a school computer system.

setherd · 03-08-2014, 09:48 AM

I didn't have a /opt directory and I didn't want to create one just for Calibre. Silly I know. Also I didn't know there was a config file in my home directory. If I was doing a clean install of Linux i wipe everything but my home directory.

thanks for the info!

03-07-2014, 12:23 PM	#1
setherd Sleep Tech Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Device: andorid, nook simple touch	Are there problems with switching to default install directory on linux? I run Linux Mint 16 using Calibre. For a while now I've used my own script to update calibre. Code: #/bin/sh killall calibre python -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read()); main(install_dir='/home/seth/calibre-prog')" I can keep doing this. But I was thinking maybe just doing things the default way may be better with the changes in 1.26??? If I just downloaded the installer and ran it would it be a clean install and know nothing of my databases? Any advantages to using it the default way? thanks!

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03-07-2014, 02:13 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	calibre settings are kept in the config directory ("$HOME/.config/calibre"). It doesn't matter where you install the program binaries, $CALIBRE_CONFIG will still be set to that by default. Although storing them in /opt is less messy than having them in your home directory, I'd think.... Why are you storing root-owned files in your home folder anyway?? The only reason I keep my calibre binaries in my home directory is because I am a non-root user on a school computer system.

03-08-2014, 09:48 AM	#3
setherd Sleep Tech Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Device: andorid, nook simple touch	I didn't have a /opt directory and I didn't want to create one just for Calibre. Silly I know. Also I didn't know there was a config file in my home directory. If I was doing a clean install of Linux i wipe everything but my home directory. thanks for the info!

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