01-29-2013, 12:55 AM | #1 |
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Calibre Update/Install App for OS X
My lazy ass felt updating calibre was a chore, so I sensibly spent several hours writing a script to do that for me.
Now I've bundle an updated version of the script into an app! You can download the app and source from the GitHub repository. Please post any bugs or suggestions here or on the repository's issues page. calibre Installer in Action! |
06-24-2013, 04:54 PM | #2 |
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Release v1.1
calibre Installer has been updated!
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Wonderful - Thank you!
Edit: Just opened Calibre and i'm still on the same version. When I run the updater it retrieves the current version I have installed (0.9.35) rather than 0.9.43 Quote:
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The current calibre update is always available from this page. |
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08-25-2013, 11:47 PM | #7 |
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Release v1.2
calibre Installer has been updated to address the issues above.
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Note that this script may have issues if a prior version of calibre is already mounted. Expect an update with a fix soon. |
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Even more automatic
I was just randomly perusing the forums, and re-discovered this thread.
I apologize for not sharing earlier, but I have been using this app for a while now, and it works great....but what I have also done is integrate it into OSX's calendar, so it runs automatically at 4am every Sunday morning. I can't recall exactly how I did it - it was a while ago - but it was something like, set a recurring appointment once per week, and then, if I recall correctly (I am away from my Mac at the moment) click the "reminder" (?) button, click something like attach file, or open app, or attach file or something like that, point it at wherever you have saved the app, and it'll run at this time each week, and you'll always have an up-to-date Calibre. The way I have described it sounds complicated, but just follow your nose. If I can work it out, anyone can......but if anyone needs the step-by-step, I can write it up when I get back to my Mac in the next day or so. H |
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If you do write it up, I'd me more than happy to add it the README.
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I wrote a CLI updater for linux, and then ported it (I think, I'm not a Mac person) to OSX. Check it out here: https://github.com/eli-schwartz/calibre-installer/
It's run as a launchd task, just like on linux I use a systemd timer. If you can test it and it works as expected, I would be totally OK with having it linked as an alternative method in the OP. Or feel free to loot my methodology for ideas, e.g. checking for updated versions. P.S. Take a look at how I installed the command-line tools. Well worth doing IMHO. Last edited by eschwartz; 07-16-2015 at 06:45 PM. |
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