Linux installation fails on OSError

net-buoy · 04-12-2011, 02:12 PM

OK-I upgraded to python 2.7 on my shared host and set the Path to include the directory for the Python 2.7 binary. Then I ran the import command (see below) with the resulting error. I do not have access to sudo (artifact of shared hosting on DH) nor a gui console. What is the script trying to do nd can i fiddle it somehow so that I can get calibre up and running? On the other hand, without web based tools, is this something that is simply going to be more trouble than it is worth? I am just starting to realize that managing calibre from the command line only could be quite a pain.....

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[phoenix]$ python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read(); main()"
Enter the installation directory for calibre [/opt]:
Will download and install calibre-0.7.54-x86_64.tar.bz2
Downloading calibre-0.7.54-x86_64.tar.bz2
100% [================================================== ====================]
Downloaded 47568314 bytes
Checking downloaded file integrity...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "<string>", line 226, in main
File "<string>", line 205, in download_and_extract
File "/home/mydir/opt/Python-2.7/Lib/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/opt/calibre'

user_none · 04-12-2011, 02:18 PM

You are trying to install to /opt/calibre but you do not have access to write to /opt. DH is Dream Host?

net-buoy · 04-12-2011, 03:10 PM

Yes, DH is dreamhost.
I redid install so that install was to my local opt (whoops, thought I had tweaked that) and came up with another error message (see below.) Just also noticed that while I did an install of 2.7, the docs say one must have 2.7.1

SO, is this error resulting from the lack of 2.7.1 or from something else?

[phoenix]$ ./calibre
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

user_none · 04-12-2011, 04:01 PM

I can't remember what causes that error or how to fix it.

Also, calibre requires X to run. Even some of the command line tool need an X server to work. There are a few threads about running calibre without a full X install using an X framebuffer.

net-buoy · 04-12-2011, 04:46 PM

That is interesting in that I don't see that mentioned anywhere in the documentation - lol. I guess what is even more bizarre is that X11 is required, though the product seems to indicate that it can be run via CLI....

user_none · 04-12-2011, 04:54 PM

Running via the CLI doesn't mean it doesn't require X. PDF output for instance renders the pages in a QWebView then prints to PDF it just doesn't show the QWebView when it does this. Qt requires X even if the controls are not shown.

SVG rasterization is another thing that uses Qt. This however will be skipped when X is not avaliable.

04-12-2011, 02:12 PM	#1
net-buoy Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	Linux installation fails on OSError OK-I upgraded to python 2.7 on my shared host and set the Path to include the directory for the Python 2.7 binary. Then I ran the import command (see below) with the resulting error. I do not have access to sudo (artifact of shared hosting on DH) nor a gui console. What is the script trying to do nd can i fiddle it somehow so that I can get calibre up and running? On the other hand, without web based tools, is this something that is simply going to be more trouble than it is worth? I am just starting to realize that managing calibre from the command line only could be quite a pain..... ************* [phoenix]$ python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read(); main()" Enter the installation directory for calibre [/opt]: Will download and install calibre-0.7.54-x86_64.tar.bz2 Downloading calibre-0.7.54-x86_64.tar.bz2 100% [================================================== ====================] Downloaded 47568314 bytes Checking downloaded file integrity... Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> File "<string>", line 226, in main File "<string>", line 205, in download_and_extract File "/home/mydir/opt/Python-2.7/Lib/os.py", line 157, in makedirs mkdir(name, mode) OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/opt/calibre'

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04-12-2011, 02:18 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	You are trying to install to /opt/calibre but you do not have access to write to /opt. DH is Dream Host?

04-12-2011, 03:10 PM	#3
net-buoy Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	Yes, DH is dreamhost. I redid install so that install was to my local opt (whoops, thought I had tweaked that) and came up with another error message (see below.) Just also noticed that while I did an install of 2.7, the docs say one must have 2.7.1 SO, is this error resulting from the lack of 2.7.1 or from something else? [phoenix]$ ./calibre 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

04-12-2011, 04:01 PM	#4
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I can't remember what causes that error or how to fix it. Also, calibre requires X to run. Even some of the command line tool need an X server to work. There are a few threads about running calibre without a full X install using an X framebuffer.

04-12-2011, 04:46 PM	#5
net-buoy Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	That is interesting in that I don't see that mentioned anywhere in the documentation - lol. I guess what is even more bizarre is that X11 is required, though the product seems to indicate that it can be run via CLI....

04-12-2011, 04:54 PM	#6
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Running via the CLI doesn't mean it doesn't require X. PDF output for instance renders the pages in a QWebView then prints to PDF it just doesn't show the QWebView when it does this. Qt requires X even if the controls are not shown. SVG rasterization is another thing that uses Qt. This however will be skipped when X is not avaliable.

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