calibre install on a vserver fails

[gdm11]

Hi Guys,
i try to install calibre on my vserver (Ubuntu 8.04LTS minimal), but i can´t install it. i have to admit, i am not a linux/server pro. so it would be kind, if somebody have a hint for me.

here is the problem:
root@84-23-78-188:~# sudo python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read(); main()"
Enter the installation directory for calibre [/opt]:
Will download and install calibre-0.8.4-i686.tar.bz2
Downloading calibre-0.8.4-i686.tar.bz2
100% [================================================== ================================================== ================================================== ================================================== ==]

Downloaded 46028188 bytes
Checking downloaded file integrity...
Extracting files to /opt/calibre ...
Extracting application files...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 55, in main
File "site.py", line 41, in set_qt_plugin_path
ImportError: cannot import name QCoreApplication

Run "calibre" to start calibre
root@84-23-78-188:~#

kind regards,

gdm11

[chaley]

Apparently that release of ubuntu is built on debian lenny, which is too old to support calibre.

I know that calibre runs under ubuntu 10 and up. I am not sure about 9.

Regarding installing on your vserver, do you actually run a GUI on it (X Windows)? If so, that must be incredibly slow. If not, then are you planning on using only the command line utilities and the server?

[gdm11]

Originally Posted by chaley

Apparently that release of ubuntu is built on debian lenny, which is too old to support calibre.

I know that calibre runs under ubuntu 10 and up. I am not sure about 9.

Regarding installing on your vserver, do you actually run a GUI on it (X Windows)? If so, that must be incredibly slow. If not, then are you planning on using only the command line utilities and the server?

ok, ty for the tip. i install Ubuntu 10.04LTS minimal on my server right now, maybe calibre runs after the installation. no i dont use a gui, i want to use the command line.

edit:
ok now i got another error message:

root@84-23-78-188:~# sudo python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read(); main()"
Enter the installation directory for calibre [/opt]: calibre
Will download and install calibre-0.8.4-i686.tar.bz2
Downloading calibre-0.8.4-i686.tar.bz2
100% [================================================== ================================================== ================================================== ================================================== ==]

Downloaded 46028188 bytes
Checking downloaded file integrity...
tar: Record size = 8 blocks
Extracting files to /root/calibre/calibre ...
Extracting application files...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 56, in main
File "site-packages/calibre/linux.py", line 11, in <module>
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/ui.py", line 15, in <module>
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/builtins.py", line 572, in <module>
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py", line 18, in <module>
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py", line 15, in <module>
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pageoptions.py", line 6, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name QPrinter

i guess one packet/libary is missing but icant figure out wich one. do you have clue?

kind regards
gdm11