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[Bug 915662] [NEW] calibre cannot convert RAR Archives
Public bug reported:
Version: 0.8.34+dfsg-1
I package (or backport (from Debian/Precise) to be more accurate)
calibre for use on Oneiric. Someone uses my package, tipped me off on
this.
I know your preparing to click on the Invalid status, don't. All I do
is just package what Debian/Ubuntu has in their repos.
Anyways, If you attempt to convert a .rar file containing a .pdf file into EPUB, you will get a Python backtrace, ending with:
"OSError: libunrar.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
I looked into this, there is a part here (http://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux) I want to highlight, in the source install section:
"Note that if your distribution does not have a correctly compiled libunrar.so, calibre will not support rar files."
I looked inside the 2 unrar packages within the Ubuntu Repos (unrar &
unrar-free), neither package has this "libunrar.so" file.
In conclusion, Ubuntu (or Debian) doesn't have a proper RAR library. I
was directed here: http://www.freshports.org/archivers/libunrar/
I suggest this package be put together and uploaded. So people who
download calibre from Ubuntu/Debian repos (not from the site) have the
proper RAR support.
Think I'm still full of BS, try it yourself, If I'm wrong then mark this
bug as invalid.
** Affects: calibre (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: calibre (Debian)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: calibre (Debian)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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calibre cannot convert RAR Archives
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