How to install Calibre on Ubuntu 12.04

Question

Im trying to install Calibre e-book manager on my computer, i'm a newbie to linux and i dont know where the "installation directory" is....Here are the commands that they have in order to install it...

sudo python -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read()); main()"

"One can also avoid having the installer script ask for the installation directory by specifying it in the install command itself, as shown below:"

sudo python -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read()); main(install_dir='/path/to/your/library')"

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Answer 1

Install it by using the Command Line. Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open the Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/calibre2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install calibre

Once done, click on bre in dash, and follow the screens.

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Answer 2

The package calibre contained in Ubuntu repositories is slightly outdated. As of today the best way to install the latest version of Calibre is to run :

sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/master/setup/linux-installer.py | sudo python -c "import sys; main=lambda:sys.stderr.write('Download failed\n'); exec(sys.stdin.read()); main()"

On the downside you won't be able to update calibre using apt-get upgrade. You will need to run this command everytime you need to update calibre (Calibre will prompt you an updated notice).

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For more information and installation options. Refer to Calibre download page.

Answer 3

Just use this code in your Ubuntu terminal:

sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin

Source: Official Site - Calibre