Calibre - Revision history

Fyrk: Fix Wikipedia link

2026-05-02T09:40:27Z

Fix Wikipedia link

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Calibre~~\|Calibre on Wikipedia]]		* [[wikipedia:Calibre_(software)\|Calibre on Wikipedia]]

	[[Category: Applications]]		[[Category: Applications]]

Railwhale: remove 'testing' section from installation

2026-04-01T10:03:13Z

remove 'testing' section from installation

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-[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre] is program to view, edit, convert and print ebooks.
+[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre] is program to view, edit, convert, and print ebooks.
 == Installation ==
 Calibre is available in [[nixpkgs]] as {{nixos:package|calibre}}.
 === NixOS ===

Awithrow: Added mountOnMedia to udisks2 to allow calibre the correct permissions to update the device

2026-01-20T13:50:42Z

Added mountOnMedia to udisks2 to allow calibre the correct permissions to update the device

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:50, 20 January 2026
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.udisks2.enable = true;		services.udisks2 = {
			enable = true;
			mountOnMedia = true;
			};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Railwhale: switch RAR Wikipedia link to shorthand as well

2025-09-08T02:27:50Z

switch RAR Wikipedia link to shorthand as well

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:27, 8 September 2025
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	=== Opening <code>.cbr</code> files ===		=== Opening <code>.cbr</code> files ===

	<code>.cbr</code> files are comic book archives in the [~~https~~:~~//wikipedia.org/wiki/~~RAR_(file_format) RAR] archive format.		<code>.cbr</code> files are comic book archives in the [[Wikipedia:RAR_(file_format)\|RAR]] archive format.

	If you want to open <code>.cbr</code> files, replace <code>calibre</code> with the following in your NixOS or Home Manager configuration:		If you want to open <code>.cbr</code> files, replace <code>calibre</code> with the following in your NixOS or Home Manager configuration:

Railwhale: change see also Wikipedia link to use shorthand

2025-09-08T02:25:16Z

change see also Wikipedia link to use shorthand

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:25, 8 September 2025
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [~~https~~:~~//wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibre_(software)~~ Calibre on Wikipedia]		* [[Wikipedia:Calibre\|Calibre on Wikipedia]]

	[[Category: Applications]]		[[Category: Applications]]

Railwhale: Add "see also" section

2025-09-08T02:12:02Z

Add "see also" section

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:12, 8 September 2025
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	}}		}}

			== See also ==
			* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibre_(software) Calibre on Wikipedia]

	[[Category: Applications]]		[[Category: Applications]]

Railwhale: Add installation section, improve cbr file section

2025-09-08T02:02:55Z

Add installation section, improve cbr file section

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 [https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre] is program to view, edit, convert and print ebooks.
-== Usage ==
+== Installation ==
 === Connecting USB devices ===
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 </syntaxhighlight>
-=== <code>.cbr</code> files ===
+=== Opening <code>.cbr</code> files ===
-If you want to open <code>.cbr</code> files, you need to add the following lines to your NixOS configuration:
+<code>.cbr</code> files are comic book archives in the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/RAR_(file_format) RAR] archive format.
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
-environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+(calibre.override {
-  (calibre.override {
+  unrarSupport = true;
-    unrarSupport = true;
+})
 </syntaxhighlight>
-{{note|<code>calibre</code> requires several unfree packages to open .cbr files. If you are using <code>allowUnfreePredicate</code> you will need to ensure that your configurations permit all of them.
+{{note|<code>calibre</code> requires {{nixos:package|unrar}} to open .cbr files, which is an unfree package. This also causes <code>calibre</code> to be marked as unfree. If you are using [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-allow-unfree <code>allowUnfreePredicate</code>] you will need to ensure that your configurations permit all of them.
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
 nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg: builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [
-  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg: builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [
+  "calibre"
-    "calibre"
+  "unrar"
-    "unrar"
+];
 </syntaxhighlight>
 }}
 [[Category: Applications]]

Railwhale: Improve formatting, add top level usage heading, remove generic page description

2025-09-05T05:35:10Z

Improve formatting, add top level usage heading, remove generic page description

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	[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre] is program to view, edit, convert and print ebooks.		[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre] is program to view, edit, convert and print ebooks.

	~~This page is intended to explain how to run <code>calibre</code> in nixos.~~		== Usage ==
			=== Connecting USB devices ===

	~~== Connecting~~ USB ~~devices ==~~		To connect devices via USB, you might have to add the following to your NixOS configuration:

	~~To connect devices via USB, you might have to add the following to your~~ <~~code~~>~~configuration~~.~~nix~~</~~code~~> ~~file:~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			services.udisks2.enable = true;
			</syntaxhighlight>

	<~~syntaxHighlight lang=nix~~>		=== <code>.cbr</code> files ===
	~~services~~.~~udisks2.enable = true;~~
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>

	== .cbr ~~and .cbz~~ files ==		If you want to open <code>.cbr</code> files, you need to add the following lines to your NixOS configuration:

	~~If you want to open .cbr and .cbz files, you need to add the following lines to your~~ <~~code>configuration.~~nix~~</code> file:~~		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	~~{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki~~>
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [		environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
	(calibre.override {		(calibre.override {
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	})		})
	];		];
	</~~nowiki~~>}}		</syntaxhighlight>

			{{note\|<code>calibre</code> requires several unfree packages to open .cbr files. If you are using <code>allowUnfreePredicate</code> you will need to ensure that your configurations permit all of them.

	~~{{note\|~~<code>calibre</code> requires several unfree packages to open .cbr and .cbz files. If you are using <code>allowUnfreePredicate</code> you will need to ensure that your configurations permit all of them.		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	~~<syntaxHighlight~~ lang=nix>
	{		{
	nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg: builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [		nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePredicate = pkg: builtins.elem (lib.getName pkg) [
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	];		];
	}		}
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>		</syntaxhighlight>
	}}		}}

	[[Category: Applications]]		[[Category: Applications]]

Prunebutt: Fix formatting a bit

2025-09-02T14:03:17Z

Fix formatting a bit

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:03, 2 September 2025
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	To connect devices via USB, you might have to add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code> file:		To connect devices via USB, you might have to add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code> file:

			<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
	services.udisks2.enable = true;		services.udisks2.enable = true;
			</syntaxHighlight>

	== .cbr and .cbz files ==		== .cbr and .cbz files ==

Phanirithvij at 04:29, 13 March 2025

2025-03-13T04:29:56Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:29, 13 March 2025
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	Calibre is program to view, edit, convert and print ebooks.		[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre] is program to view, edit, convert and print ebooks.

	This page is intended to explain how to run <code>calibre</code> in nixos.		This page is intended to explain how to run <code>calibre</code> in nixos.