New Bullseye OS Upgrade on Raspberry Pi Breaks Calibre Installation?

daletsteele · 12-03-2021, 12:55 PM

I'm unable to install the Linux version of Calibre on my Raspberry Pi using normal software add tools or following online instructions on Calibre website. This was possible in the past but it's been some time since I updated the version I use.

Now that I've moved to Bullseye for my OS on the Pi neither version of Calibre is available. Others on Raspberry Pi forums are reporting the same results due to Python not being compiled for ARM (see below).

Does anyone know if this is likely to be fixed or if there are other workarounds such as running Calibre via my iMac for reading and library management as is apparently possible with iOS devices?

Thanks, Dale
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"$ sudo apt-get install calibre
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:"

"Same problem here. I was waiting for bullseye to get updated calibre, but aparently python3-pyqt5.qtwebengine will not be compiled for arm, and we cant install calibre."

kovidgoyal · 12-03-2021, 10:15 PM

Use archlinuxarm instead of debian on your raspberry.

daletsteele · 12-06-2021, 10:33 PM

Thanks. Changing OS on my Pi 400 isn't an option at this time.

I haven't been using Calibre's web server function but wonder if this could be a workaround? I can share screens with my iMac but running the application that would give poor performance.

There may be more Raspberry/Calibre users than expected with quotes like this from a Pi forum: "A functional Calibre is an absolute requirement, since ebook management is a core function of my Pi Desktop machine."

kovidgoyal · 12-06-2021, 11:25 PM

the calibre server will work on your pi assuming it has enough horsepower. And note that calibre 6 will come with arm64 binaries, so assuming your pi is arm64 capable you can just use the official binaries like on a regular linux machine.

casaprocida · 12-09-2021, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

the calibre server will work on your pi assuming it has enough horsepower. And note that calibre 6 will come with arm64 binaries, so assuming your pi is arm64 capable you can just use the official binaries like on a regular linux machine.

What about calibre 6?
Have you an estimated release time. If you want i can install an alpha or beta release on my Bullseye's Raspberry.
I need you software.

Thanks for your work

kovidgoyal · 12-09-2021, 07:41 AM

When betas are available there will be an announcement in this forum. And I'm afraid I dont do release estimation. it will get done when it gets done.

ShellShock · 12-09-2021, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

And I'm afraid I dont do release estimation. it will get done when it gets done.

Oh, how I would love to be able to say that where I work!

kovidgoyal · 12-09-2021, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellShock

Oh, how I would love to be able to say that where I work!

There's a reason I never got a job

kcarscadden · 12-11-2021, 12:34 PM

Manjaro Linux (based on Arch Linux) also runs up-to-date Calibre, and it is actually a choice within the Raspberry Pi Imager, under Other general purpose OS.

ashanrath · 12-14-2021, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

And note that calibre 6 will come with arm64 binaries

You just made my day! Manually compiling the latest version on the Pi was too much of a hassle so I've been switching repos to whatever had the most recent Debian compatible package, which was of course always behind.

I'm sure there will be a long line of willing testers if you need! Thanks for the great work as always.

daletsteele · 02-06-2022, 10:22 PM

Happy to report the Raspberry pi 64 bit OS is out of beta as of this week and running well. I now have Calibre 5.12 loaded on my pi 400 and managing my kindle library.

rantanplan · 02-09-2022, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daletsteele

Happy to report the Raspberry pi 64 bit OS is out of beta as of this week and running well. I now have Calibre 5.12 loaded on my pi 400 and managing my kindle library.

Good thing I have almost everything on my PI as a docker container so migrating won't be too time consuming ...

rantanplan · 02-09-2022, 12:47 PM

Speaking about docker, there's a docker image available for arm32v7:
https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/calibre

@daletsteele: Just use the docker version.

12-03-2021, 12:55 PM	#1
daletsteele Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento, Ca Device: iPad Pro 9.7", iPhone 10, iMac, Kindle Paperwhite	New Bullseye OS Upgrade on Raspberry Pi Breaks Calibre Installation? I'm unable to install the Linux version of Calibre on my Raspberry Pi using normal software add tools or following online instructions on Calibre website. This was possible in the past but it's been some time since I updated the version I use. Now that I've moved to Bullseye for my OS on the Pi neither version of Calibre is available. Others on Raspberry Pi forums are reporting the same results due to Python not being compiled for ARM (see below). Does anyone know if this is likely to be fixed or if there are other workarounds such as running Calibre via my iMac for reading and library management as is apparently possible with iOS devices? Thanks, Dale ------- "$ sudo apt-get install calibre Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies:" "Same problem here. I was waiting for bullseye to get updated calibre, but aparently python3-pyqt5.qtwebengine will not be compiled for arm, and we cant install calibre."

12-06-2021, 10:33 PM	#3
daletsteele Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento, Ca Device: iPad Pro 9.7", iPhone 10, iMac, Kindle Paperwhite	Would Calibre Server Function For Raspberry Pi? Thanks. Changing OS on my Pi 400 isn't an option at this time. I haven't been using Calibre's web server function but wonder if this could be a workaround? I can share screens with my iMac but running the application that would give poor performance. There may be more Raspberry/Calibre users than expected with quotes like this from a Pi forum: "A functional Calibre is an absolute requirement, since ebook management is a core function of my Pi Desktop machine."

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12-03-2021, 10:15 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,214 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use archlinuxarm instead of debian on your raspberry.

12-06-2021, 11:25 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,214 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	the calibre server will work on your pi assuming it has enough horsepower. And note that calibre 6 will come with arm64 binaries, so assuming your pi is arm64 capable you can just use the official binaries like on a regular linux machine.

12-09-2021, 07:41 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,214 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	When betas are available there will be an announcement in this forum. And I'm afraid I dont do release estimation. it will get done when it gets done.

12-11-2021, 12:34 PM	#9
kcarscadden Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 13776 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: semi-north Ontario, Canada (N 45.41 W -79.67) Device: iPad Air 5, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE	Manjaro Linux (based on Arch Linux) also runs up-to-date Calibre, and it is actually a choice within the Raspberry Pi Imager, under Other general purpose OS.

02-06-2022, 10:22 PM	#11
daletsteele Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento, Ca Device: iPad Pro 9.7", iPhone 10, iMac, Kindle Paperwhite	Happy to report the Raspberry pi 64 bit OS is out of beta as of this week and running well. I now have Calibre 5.12 loaded on my pi 400 and managing my kindle library.

02-09-2022, 12:47 PM	#13
rantanplan Weirdo Posts: 824 Karma: 11003000 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Wuppertal, Germany Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Boox Note Air 2+	Speaking about docker, there's a docker image available for arm32v7: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/calibre @daletsteele: Just use the docker version.

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