(Linux) What am I doing wrong here?

hairybiker · 12-21-2011, 06:37 AM

I have set :-

Code:

export CALIBRE_INSTALL_DIR="/opt"

in my .bashrc as stated at the end of the install script:-

Quote:

You can automate future calibre installs by setting the environment variable CALIBRE_INSTALL_DIR to the directory you want calibre installed into.

But when I run the script I STILL have to press enter to accept the folder

It is def. set as a "set|grep CALIBRE" returns the correct value.
Should it be set as ' rather than " ?

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2011, 08:03 AM

Most likely sudo on your system is stripping out the env var. Use a script, instead of putting it in .bashrc and launch the whole script with sudo.

hairybiker · 12-21-2011, 03:30 PM

I tried :-

Quote:

#!/bin/bash
export CALIBRE_INSTALL_DIR="/opt"&& sudo python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read();main()"

but again it failed asking for the folder.

But as you say the sudo is stripping the export but I can't sudo export.
Will look at setting it globally.

hairybiker · 12-21-2011, 03:35 PM

WEIRD!
If i set the variable globally, it appears in the sudo bash. BUT my bash alias that calls the script still fails however if I enter the python command manually it works.

kovidgoyal · 12-22-2011, 12:22 AM

You script needs to be

#!/bin/bash
export CALIBRE_INSTALL_DIR="/opt"&& python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read();main()"

Note the absence of sudo in the script itself. Then you run the script itself with sudo

hairybiker · 12-22-2011, 05:44 AM

Thanks that works perfectly.

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12-21-2011, 08:03 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,617 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Most likely sudo on your system is stripping out the env var. Use a script, instead of putting it in .bashrc and launch the whole script with sudo.

12-21-2011, 03:35 PM	#4
hairybiker Banned Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Tolino Shine 3	WEIRD! If i set the variable globally, it appears in the sudo bash. BUT my bash alias that calls the script still fails however if I enter the python command manually it works.

12-22-2011, 12:22 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,617 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You script needs to be #!/bin/bash export CALIBRE_INSTALL_DIR="/opt"&& python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read();main()" Note the absence of sudo in the script itself. Then you run the script itself with sudo

12-22-2011, 05:44 AM	#6
hairybiker Banned Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Tolino Shine 3	Thanks that works perfectly.