Hi,
i wanted to point out a pitfall on Linux for Calibre:
Calibre ran just fine up to 6.7.1, then i updated with the oneliner from the web page
calibre - Download for Linux
Code:
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()"
and Calibre didn't start any more.
appeared unexceptional:
Code:
calibre 6.8 embedded-python: True
Linux-5.11.0-37-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.31 Linux ('64bit', 'ELF')
('Linux', '5.11.0-37-generic', '#41~20.04.2-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 24 09:06:38 UTC 2021')
Python 3.10.1
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Annotations (1, 17, 0) && Consolidate All Library Metadata (2, 0, 40) && Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 3, 7) && Embed Comic Metadata (1, 6, 1) && EpubMerge (2, 13, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 13, 0) && Find Duplicates (1, 9, 5) && Generate Cover (2, 1, 0) && Goodreads (1, 5, 3) && KePub Input (3, 4, 3) && KePub Metadata Reader (3, 4, 3) && KePub Metadata Writer (3, 4, 3) && Kobo Utilities (2, 16, 3) && KoboTouchExtended (3, 6, 0) && Markdown Output (1, 0, 3) && Mass Search-Replace (1, 4, 2) && Open With (1, 7, 0) && Reading List (1, 11, 0) && Resize Cover (1, 1, 0)
QPA platform: xcb
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 125.25776173285198 x 125.04615384615384
Using calibre Qt style: True
It just didn't start complete, it ended there.
I tried manually installing diverse 6.x releases with no apparent change in behaviour.
Back to 6.8.0, before the next try, i don't know why, i looked for
It reported a PID.
Calibre didn't start again.
Then i did
but that PID was still there.
I killed that one by number, and on the next try, Calibre started without a hitch!
Problem solved, thank heavens...
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regards,
-- recook