Calibre failing because it cannot load ImageMagick

joshuafox · 10-29-2015, 06:49 AM

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04 and now Calibre won't work.

Code:

File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/utils/magick/__init__.py", line 15, in
<module>   raise RuntimeError('Failed to load ImageMagick: '+_merr)*
RuntimeError: Failed to load ImageMagick: libIlmImf.so.6: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling Calibre and ImageMagick.

Here is the ImageMagick I have:

Code:

dpkg -l 'imagemagick*'

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  imagemagick    6.9.2-5      amd64        Use ImageMagick to convert, edit,
un  imagemagick-6. <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  imagemagick-6. 8:6.8.9.9-5u amd64        image manipulation programs -- qu
ii  imagemagick-co 8:6.8.9.9-5u all          image manipulation programs -- in
un  imagemagick-do <none>       <none>       (no description available)

Here is the Calibre I have:

Code:

dpkg -l 'calibre*'

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  calibre        2.33.0+dfsg- all          e-book converter and library mana
ii  calibre-bin    2.33.0+dfsg- amd64        e-book converter and library mana

Any suggestions?

theducks · 10-29-2015, 07:01 AM

First thing
Forget the Repository Calibre. It is criminally Out of Date. Always

Uninstall, then"
Use the Commandline supplied on the Calibre Download page for Linux

(and for all updates)

joshuafox · 10-29-2015, 07:40 AM

Thank you! That did it!

eschwartz · 10-29-2015, 07:46 AM

If the binaries on the calibre website work when the version in the repos doesn't, then the problem is a Ubuntu packaging bug.

Which... isn't terribly surprising, given the patch-happy attitude.

Either way, you *might* want to drop them a line about the error.

I'd still recommend using the official binaries regardless.

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10-29-2015, 07:01 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,817 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	First thing Forget the Repository Calibre. It is criminally Out of Date. Always Uninstall, then" Use the Commandline supplied on the Calibre Download page for Linux (and for all updates)

10-29-2015, 07:40 AM	#3
joshuafox Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Android Moto G	Thank you! That did it!

10-29-2015, 07:46 AM	#4
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)	If the binaries on the calibre website work when the version in the repos doesn't, then the problem is a Ubuntu packaging bug. Which... isn't terribly surprising, given the patch-happy attitude. Either way, you might want to drop them a line about the error. I'd still recommend using the official binaries regardless.