MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Alternate calibre Auto-update solution for OSX

eschwartz · 05-08-2015, 06:37 PM

I know there is a sticky thread with an updater app to update calibre on OSX, which may well be serving people well... but I had a neat approach to managing calibre updates on linux, which I experimentally ported to the OSX build as well. I am curious what people think of it.
Hopefully, someone will think it is useful.

I don't really know how well it will work, since I can't test it without a Mac, but I have high hopes.

The code resides on GitHub.
The following one-liner (pasted into the Terminal) should install the necessary scripts:

Code:

sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://github.com/eli-schwartz/calibre-installer/raw/master/osx/calibre-installer.sh | sudo sh -

What this does:

Installs a script at /usr/bin/calibre-upgrade.sh which can be run to install or upgrade calibre.
- Checks online first to see if a new version is available.
- If a new version is available, shutdown running instances of calibre and/or calibre-server.
- Download and extract calibre.app to the Applications drawer.
- Make symlinks for the command-line tools in /usr/bin/
Installs a launchd service which will run automatically early every Friday morning (6:00 AM) and invoke the upgrade service.

Any suggestions, improvements, fixes, or ludicrous mistakes, feel free to tell me about them. I won't get offended, since I know full well I don't know what I am doing when it comes to Mac.

05-08-2015, 06:37 PM	#1
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Alternate calibre Auto-update solution for OSX I know there is a sticky thread with an updater app to update calibre on OSX, which may well be serving people well... but I had a neat approach to managing calibre updates on linux, which I experimentally ported to the OSX build as well. I am curious what people think of it. Hopefully, someone will think it is useful. I don't really know how well it will work, since I can't test it without a Mac, but I have high hopes. The code resides on GitHub. The following one-liner (pasted into the Terminal) should install the necessary scripts: Code: sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://github.com/eli-schwartz/calibre-installer/raw/master/osx/calibre-installer.sh \| sudo sh - What this does: Installs a script at /usr/bin/calibre-upgrade.sh which can be run to install or upgrade calibre. Checks online first to see if a new version is available. If a new version is available, shutdown running instances of calibre and/or calibre-server. Download and extract calibre.app to the Applications drawer. Make symlinks for the command-line tools in /usr/bin/ Installs a launchd service which will run automatically early every Friday morning (6:00 AM) and invoke the upgrade service. Any suggestions, improvements, fixes, or ludicrous mistakes, feel free to tell me about them. I won't get offended, since I know full well I don't know what I am doing when it comes to Mac.