Calibre on Ubuntu/ARM?

cstross · 10-01-2009, 05:24 AM

I just tried to install the latest Calibre (0.6.14) on my shiny new Sharp NetWalker PC-Z1 (one of these).

The PC-Z1 runs Ubuntu 9.04/ARM, on limited resources.

The binary install doesn't check for architecture and therefore tries to grab an x86 version. (Oops.)

The source install ... doesn't; it gets as far as complaining "No module PyQt4" then expires.

Has anyone built Calibre against Ubuntu 9.04 on ARM? (I ask because I'm a little reluctant to start installing the whole Qt universe on a machine with only a 4Gb root partition that's already half-full ... and no English language restore image available to me yet!)

(I'm happy to settle for the command line tools without the GUI, if Qt doesn't like Ubuntu/ARM.)

Edit: I've just discovered how/where to build a system restore microSD card for my Netwalker. Once I've done that, I'll feel a lot happier about trying to get Qt up and running on it (and fixing any other dependencies I can deal with). As Kubuntu is available for ARM, I'd be astonished if Qt isn't available ready-built.

I note that there's an old version of Calibre (0.4.something) packaged for Ubuntu 9.04. Is anyone actively maintaining the Calibre Ubuntu package?

user_none · 10-01-2009, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cstross

(I'm happy to settle for the command line tools without the GUI, if Qt doesn't like Ubuntu/ARM.)

The command line tools depend on and some use Qt.

kovidgoyal · 10-01-2009, 02:49 PM

https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-dev/calibre/ubuntu

10-01-2009, 05:24 AM	#1
cstross Cynic Posts: 82 Karma: 514 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	Calibre on Ubuntu/ARM? I just tried to install the latest Calibre (0.6.14) on my shiny new Sharp NetWalker PC-Z1 (one of these). The PC-Z1 runs Ubuntu 9.04/ARM, on limited resources. The binary install doesn't check for architecture and therefore tries to grab an x86 version. (Oops.) The source install ... doesn't; it gets as far as complaining "No module PyQt4" then expires. Has anyone built Calibre against Ubuntu 9.04 on ARM? (I ask because I'm a little reluctant to start installing the whole Qt universe on a machine with only a 4Gb root partition that's already half-full ... and no English language restore image available to me yet!) (I'm happy to settle for the command line tools without the GUI, if Qt doesn't like Ubuntu/ARM.) Edit: I've just discovered how/where to build a system restore microSD card for my Netwalker. Once I've done that, I'll feel a lot happier about trying to get Qt up and running on it (and fixing any other dependencies I can deal with). As Kubuntu is available for ARM, I'd be astonished if Qt isn't available ready-built. I note that there's an old version of Calibre (0.4.something) packaged for Ubuntu 9.04. Is anyone actively maintaining the Calibre Ubuntu package? Last edited by cstross; 10-01-2009 at 07:56 AM.

10-01-2009, 02:49 PM	#3
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