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Solo1959 · 05-05-2025, 01:03 AM

I just installed OpenSuse 15.6 on my new laptop. I am having trouble installing Calibre. Can you suggest a fix?

solo1959@localhost:~> sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
Using python executable: /usr/bin/python3
2025-05-05 00:59:42 URL:https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh [35050/35050] -> "-" [1]
Your system has too old a version of the FreeType library. freetype >= 2.11 is needed for the FT_Get_Color_Glyph_Paint function which is required by Qt WebEngine
solo1959@localhost:~>

05-05-2025, 01:03 AM	#1
Solo1959 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle 5th gen, and many in the past	Calibre Won't Install On New Laptop I just installed OpenSuse 15.6 on my new laptop. I am having trouble installing Calibre. Can you suggest a fix? solo1959@localhost:~> sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh \| sudo sh /dev/stdin Using python executable: /usr/bin/python3 2025-05-05 00:59:42 URL:https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh [35050/35050] -> "-" [1] Your system has too old a version of the FreeType library. freetype >= 2.11 is needed for the FT_Get_Color_Glyph_Paint function which is required by Qt WebEngine solo1959@localhost:~>