On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 03:34:56PM -0700, Wes James wrote: > > > On Dec 22, 2015, at 9:13 PM, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 09:03:28PM -0700, Wes James wrote: > >> > >>> On Dec 22, 2015, at 8:06 PM, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > >>> > >>> Attempting to install latest Calibre on Centos-7, getting: > >>> > >> > >> typed in "calibre ssl install error” to google > >> > >> first hit: > >> > >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26615914/calibre-fails-to-install <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26615914/calibre-fails-to-install> > >> > >> not sure if it helps (the no check cert option??) > > > > Nope. makes no difference. > > > I just went through the build it yourself process. Give this a try: Wes, thanks for following up. But I wonder if Calibre is worth that much work? The specific problem I had can be worked around just by following the instructions on the Calibre downloadpge for "manual install". I did that and it appears to work properly. > > open terminal > > cd Downloads > > download qt-unified-linux-x64-2.0.2-2-online.run from http://www.qt.io/download-open-source/ > chmod +x qt-unified-linux-x64-2.0.2-2-online.run > sudo ./qt-unified-linux-x64-2.0.2-2-online.run > > after install qt above, edit your .bashrc file and add: > > export PATH=/opt/Qt/5.5/gcc_64/bin:$PATH > > then run > > . ~/.bashrc > > sudo yum install python-devel -y > > wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/sip/sip-4.17/sip-4.17.tar.gz > tar -zxf sip-4.17.tar.gz > cd sip-4.17 > python configure.py > make > sudo make install > > cd .. > > sudo yum install python-pip -y > sudo pip install mechanize > sudo yum install ImageMagick-devel -y > sudo yum install libxslt-devel libxml2-devel -y > > wget http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-5.el7.nux.noarch.rpm > sudo rpm -Uvh nux-dextop-release-0-5.el7.nux.noarch.rpm > sudo yum install python-cssutils -y > > sudo yum install podofo -y > sudo yum install libwmf -y > sudo yum install libmtp-devel -y > sudo yum install python-netifaces -y > sudo yum install python-psutil -y > sudo yum install python-apsw -y > sudo yum install python-dbus -y > sudo yum install python-pygments -y > sudo yum install optipng -y > > > wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt5/PyQt-5.5.1/PyQt-gpl-5.5.1.tar.gz > tar -zxf PyQt-gpl-5.5.1.tar.gz > cd PyQt-gpl-5.5.1 > python configure.py --disable QtPositioning > make > sudo make install > > cd .. > > sudo yum install python-imaging -y > sudo yum install sqlite-devel -y > sudo yum install chmlib-devel -y > sudo yum install podofo-devel -y > sudo yum install libusbx-devel -y > sudo yum install qt5-qtbase-static -y > sudo yum install libudev-devel -y > sudo yum install openssl-devel -y > sudo yum install libicu-devel -y > sudo yum install libXrender-devel -y > > > curl -L http://code.calibre-ebook.com/dist/src | tar xvJ > cd calibre-2.47.0 > > sudo python setup.py install > > then type in the program name at the terminal prompt and press enter: > > calibre -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge -----------------------------