How to Install Calibre on Manjaro

Calibre is a popular open source e-book management tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Calibre on Manjaro Linux.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before we start the installation process, it's a good idea to update our system packages to ensure we have the latest versions of software dependencies. To update your system, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Dependencies

To work smoothly, Calibre needs a number of dependencies which we need to install. Run the following command to install the basic dependencies:

sudo pacman -S python-gobject python-six python-dbus python-cherrypy python-beautifulsoup4 imagemagick libwmf libwmf-fonts

Step 3: Download Calibre

We can download Calibre directly from the official website https://calibre-ebook.com/download. Click on the "Linux" button to download the latest version of Calibre.

Alternatively, we can also download Calibre on the command line. Open the terminal and run the following command:

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

Step 4: Install Calibre

After the download completes, navigate to the directory containing the Calibre installation package, and double-click on it to launch the installer. Alternatively, we can install Calibre on the command line. Run the following command:

sudo python3 -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.py').read()); main()"

This will start the installation process. Follow the prompts and agree to the license agreement to complete the installation.

Step 5: Launch Calibre

Once the installation is complete, we can launch Calibre by opening the terminal and running the following command:

calibre

Alternatively, we can launch Calibre from the application menu.

Conclusion

Calibre is now installed and ready to use on your Manjaro Linux distribution. Congratulations, you can now manage your e-book collection on your Linux machine using Calibre!