Actually, not tangential at all. Using the standard content server is certainly preferable to what I have done.
I am running Lenny, which has old everything. I tried the binary install, but the installer fails to run because of glibc. I checked backports, but would have more-or-less forced a full upgrade.
It never occurred to me to compile a full glibc and provide that when running the installer, thinking that the prerequisites would be too much trouble. I am still having some trouble figuring out exactly how it will work when running the installer, because /opt/calibre doesn't exist yet. I will take a look at that tomorrow. Suggestions are welcome.
