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Installing Calibre on AWS - sudo -v requires password, default account doesn't have
I'm trying to run the install command on a Ubuntu 14 AWS account, the initial sudo -v bit demands a password, but the default su account on AWS servers does not have a password (it uses a private pem key file).
Oddly I can't find how to do sudo -v when the su account doesn't have a passord - anyone any tips pls? Happy to install dependencies, build, etc but can't get them working either and anyway prefer the default install (can't find packages, non-sudo install fails). Thanks PS. Error with non-sudo install is: tar: calibre-tarball.txz: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now |
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There is a non sudo install not the source install
Read the notes on the download page. |
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Or simply skip the sudo -v and do the part afterward. Skip the other sudo too.
![]() The non-root install doesn't run calibre_postinstall to symlink the executables into the path. If you want to keep calibre updated, see my sticky in the Related Tools subforum or use the script here: https://github.com/eli-schwartz/cali...bre-upgrade.sh |
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Really sorry all, I had read the page several times then copied the command from the wrong text box. The non-sudo install worked fine, seems to have installed prerequisites, runs scheduled using:
sudo /home/ubuntu/calibre-bin/calibre/ebook-convert "/home/ubuntu/MyRecipev8.28v7.recipe" /home/ubuntu/ftp/MyBook.epub Sorry for wasting your time kovidgoyal and thanks for the handy post on upgrades eschwartz and a little more understanding on the installer script. |
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