Installing Calibre on Headless Linux

dchagnon · 12-17-2013, 01:02 PM

Hi,

I am attempting to install calibre on a headless linux server and saw a few other posts with people trying the same.

I am getting this error when I try and run ebook-convert:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 55, in main
File "site.py", line 41, in set_qt_plugin_path
ImportError: cannot import name QCoreApplication

Others have seen the same and it was mentioned that Qt4.8+ needs to be installed which I believe I did:

# qmake --version
QMake version 2.01a
Using Qt version 4.8.5 in /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/lib

Have others been able to get this to work and could provide some guidance?

thanks

aleyx · 12-17-2013, 01:37 PM

What distro are you using?

EDIT: also, while I'm not sure what's in /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/lib, maybe it's something that should appear in ldconfig -p. If it's not, maybe that's why Calibre doesn't find the necessary classes?

RodMyers · 12-17-2013, 01:41 PM

Not a headless server, but.

I remote access from laptop to "server" using as all of the time.

Not sure that helps you though

dchagnon · 12-17-2013, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleyx

What distro are you using?

EDIT: also, while I'm not sure what's in /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/lib, maybe it's something that should appear in ldconfig -p. If it's not, maybe that's why Calibre doesn't find the necessary classes?

I am on CentOS 5.6.

Did a little more digging and it appears I need to update my glibc. I need 2.10 and have 2.5.

12-17-2013, 01:02 PM	#1
dchagnon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: none	Installing Calibre on Headless Linux Hi, I am attempting to install calibre on a headless linux server and saw a few other posts with people trying the same. I am getting this error when I try and run ebook-convert: Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 55, in main File "site.py", line 41, in set_qt_plugin_path ImportError: cannot import name QCoreApplication Others have seen the same and it was mentioned that Qt4.8+ needs to be installed which I believe I did: # qmake --version QMake version 2.01a Using Qt version 4.8.5 in /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/lib Have others been able to get this to work and could provide some guidance? thanks

12-17-2013, 01:37 PM	#2
aleyx Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 20386 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Device: Bookeen Diva, Kobo Clara BW	What distro are you using? EDIT: also, while I'm not sure what's in /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/lib, maybe it's something that should appear in ldconfig -p. If it's not, maybe that's why Calibre doesn't find the necessary classes? Last edited by aleyx; 12-17-2013 at 01:39 PM.

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