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XXLRay · 12-30-2018, 08:58 AM

That was a good hint. I didn't think that the version from the distribution repository could be that outdated. I found a ppa that had problems with the installed ImageMagic version so I re-installed calibre from the command line using the following commands:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove calibre
sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/master/setup/linux-installer.py | sudo python -c "import sys; main=lambda:sys.stderr.write('Download failed\n'); exec(sys.stdin.read()); main()"

My kindle paperwhite is now detected properly in calibre and even my old library is still there.

12-30-2018, 08:58 AM	#5
XXLRay Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	That was a good hint. I didn't think that the version from the distribution repository could be that outdated. I found a ppa that had problems with the installed ImageMagic version so I re-installed calibre from the command line using the following commands: Code: sudo apt-get remove calibre sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/master/setup/linux-installer.py \| sudo python -c "import sys; main=lambda:sys.stderr.write('Download failed\n'); exec(sys.stdin.read()); main()" My kindle paperwhite is now detected properly in calibre and even my old library is still there.