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* "-nv" means non-verbose output
* "-nv" means non-verbose output
* "-O-" means output to stdout. It is the same as "-O -". See [https://stackoverflow.com/a/16765470 what is -O- option means for wget?] The dash "-" means '''standard input''' or '''standard output''' (this case). See [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/41829 here].
* "-O-" means output to stdout. It is the same as "-O -". See [https://stackoverflow.com/a/16765470 what is -O- option means for wget?] The dash "-" means '''standard input''' or '''standard output''' (this case). See [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/41829 here] or [[Linux#Download_and_Un-tar.28Extract.29_in_One_Step|Download and Un-tar(Extract) in One Step]].
* As we can see from the screen message when we run the command again, it (''linux-installer.sh'') will not download the file again. In fact the file is saved under '''/tmp/calibre-installer-cache/'''.
* As we can see from the screen message when we run the command again, it (''linux-installer.sh'') will not download the file again. In fact the file is saved under '''/tmp/calibre-installer-cache/'''.
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Revision as of 10:13, 21 July 2019

Installation

$ sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
[sudo] password for brb: 
2019-07-21 10:36:31 URL:https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh [31301/31301] -> "-" [1]
Using python executable: /usr/bin/python3
Installing to /opt/calibre
Downloading tarball signature securely...
Will download and install calibre-3.46.0-x86_64.txz 
                                         Downloading calibre-3.46.0-x86_64.txz                                          
100% [==============================================================================================================]
                                                                                            Downloaded 62459384 bytes 
Checking downloaded file integrity... 
Extracting files to /opt/calibre ...
Extracting application files... 
Creating symlinks...
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/lrfviewer to /usr/bin/lrfviewer
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibre-smtp to /usr/bin/calibre-smtp
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/ebook-polish to /usr/bin/ebook-polish
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/ebook-device to /usr/bin/ebook-device
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/lrs2lrf to /usr/bin/lrs2lrf
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibre-parallel to /usr/bin/calibre-parallel
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/fetch-ebook-metadata to /usr/bin/fetch-ebook-metadata
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibredb to /usr/bin/calibredb
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibre-customize to /usr/bin/calibre-customize
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/lrf2lrs to /usr/bin/lrf2lrs
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/ebook-viewer to /usr/bin/ebook-viewer
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/markdown-calibre to /usr/bin/markdown-calibre
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibre to /usr/bin/calibre
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/ebook-meta to /usr/bin/ebook-meta
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/web2disk to /usr/bin/web2disk
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/ebook-edit to /usr/bin/ebook-edit
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibre-server to /usr/bin/calibre-server
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/calibre-debug to /usr/bin/calibre-debug
	Symlinking /opt/calibre/ebook-convert to /usr/bin/ebook-convert
Setting up command-line completion...
Installing zsh completion to: /usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_calibre
Installing bash completion to: /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/calibre
Setting up desktop integration...
Creating un-installer: /usr/bin/calibre-uninstall
Run "calibre" to start calibre

By default, your books are saved in $HOME/Calibre Library folder.

Note

  • "-nv" means non-verbose output
  • "-O-" means output to stdout. It is the same as "-O -". See what is -O- option means for wget? The dash "-" means standard input or standard output (this case). See here or Download and Un-tar(Extract) in One Step.
  • As we can see from the screen message when we run the command again, it (linux-installer.sh) will not download the file again. In fact the file is saved under /tmp/calibre-installer-cache/.
$ ls -lth /tmp/calibre-installer-cache/
total 60M
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60M Jul 21 10:35 calibre-3.46.0-x86_64.txz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 128 Jul 21 10:35 calibre-3.46.0-x86_64.txz.signature
  • when we include sudo -v at the beginning, it will prompt us to enter the sudo password immediately. However, if we don't have sudo -v at the beginning, the prompt stays at a strange location when it is asking the sudo password.
$ wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
[sudo] password for brb: 2019-07-21 10:35:41 URL:https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh [31301/31301] -> "-" [1]

Using python executable: /usr/bin/python3
...

Create ebooks

https://itsfoss.com/create-ebook-calibre-linux

Fetch News and recipes

Some RSS feeds

Builtin feeds that do not work

  • US and World Report news
  • Wired Magazine (monthly ed)
  • Discover Magazine

The recipes files (*.recipe) and the <index.json> file are saved in $HOME/.config/calibre/custom_recipes. They can be loaded through 'Add custom news source' dialog.

Tips

  • Calibre will show the file size for each title/recipe. If the title is too large, send to kindle may not work (>40MB not work but 27MB works)
  • Each recipe has two parameters: oldest article (how many days) and max # of articles per feed (default is 100). Since all recipes are scheduled to download every day, I can set 1 day for the oldest article.

A commercial service Keendly does it for a fee.

Autostart Calibre after a reboot

Two steps:

  1. Automatic login desktop
  2. Autostart a program after logging into your desktop

Remove a schedule download

Check the checkbox 'Schedule for download' at the top of source.

ebook format

  • pobi: this is a Kindle Store Magazine Ebook Format when Calibre generated and sent is to my Kindle. POBI is a variation of MOBI and enables the display of articles and sections in periodical content. NOTE: If you change the POBI extension to MOBI then the Sections & Articles index of the magazine will not appear.
  • azw3: this is the format for the books I purchase from Amazon, or using the browser extension to send it to my kindle

Get books

How to turn a Raspberry Pi into an eBook server

Remove DRM from Ebooks

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remove-drm-every-ebook-own/

Calibre Ebook Server

Create RSS feeds

中文電子書

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