After reading another thread, it seems that the installer does this:
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All the installer does is install symlinks in /usr/bin, manpages, bash completion and other guff.
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So I downloaded Calibre 0.9.12 from Sourceforge and untar'd it. I now have a working Calibre.
I don't know why there was system issues after using the Calibre installer, but after countless clean linux installs I am happy to get Calibre up and running, and will now use this method for installing/updating.