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waynn · 12-20-2013, 05:07 PM

I'm trying to get the ebook-convert tool installed on a CentOS 5.8 server on EC2. I thought the easiest solution would be to just install calibre, but it requires glibc 2.10+, and it seems like the latest stable version for CentOS 5.8 is glibc 5.5. This thread (http://serverfault.com/questions/451...-on-centos-5-8) has a few different suggestions like installing a different glibc then using LD_PRELOAD variables to set different libraries, but I'm hoping to avoid going down that path if possible.

Ultimately, I just want to convert HTML files to EPUB and MOBI files on the server. Is there an easy way to do it?

12-20-2013, 05:07 PM	#1
waynn Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Kindle	What is the best way to get ebook-convert on a CentOS 5.8 server? I'm trying to get the ebook-convert tool installed on a CentOS 5.8 server on EC2. I thought the easiest solution would be to just install calibre, but it requires glibc 2.10+, and it seems like the latest stable version for CentOS 5.8 is glibc 5.5. This thread (http://serverfault.com/questions/451...-on-centos-5-8) has a few different suggestions like installing a different glibc then using LD_PRELOAD variables to set different libraries, but I'm hoping to avoid going down that path if possible. Ultimately, I just want to convert HTML files to EPUB and MOBI files on the server. Is there an easy way to do it?