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eschwartz · 09-13-2015, 03:53 PM

The standard installer for any generic linux desktop, located at http://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux

Since as you say your Synology is an Intel i686 version, just pretend it is a headless desktop and install calibre as normal.

If you want to build calibre from source, even on i686, then feel free to indulge in that hobby horse. I do.

But it isn't *necessary* unless you intend to run calibre on an ARM processor.

It really is as simple as: no one has compiled the standalone version for ARM, and trying to install the version compiled for Intel i686 on an ARM processor is a fool's endeavor, no less than installing 64-bit code on an i686 processor.
A Synology is more or less a standard linux computer with a custom distro and no monitor attached.

09-13-2015, 03:53 PM	#7
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)	The standard installer for any generic linux desktop, located at http://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux Since as you say your Synology is an Intel i686 version, just pretend it is a headless desktop and install calibre as normal. If you want to build calibre from source, even on i686, then feel free to indulge in that hobby horse. I do. But it isn't necessary unless you intend to run calibre on an ARM processor. It really is as simple as: no one has compiled the standalone version for ARM, and trying to install the version compiled for Intel i686 on an ARM processor is a fool's endeavor, no less than installing 64-bit code on an i686 processor. A Synology is more or less a standard linux computer with a custom distro and no monitor attached. Last edited by eschwartz; 09-13-2015 at 04:19 PM.