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authorGuillermo Lengemann <omerta@unefa-glug.org.ve>2016-10-19 12:01:59 -0400
committerNicolas Gaborit <soreine.plume@gmail.com>2016-10-19 18:01:59 +0200
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GNU/Linux Calibre installation instruction for ebook (#1533)
Adding details to generating ebook an pdfs in GNU/Linux.
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`ebook-convert` is required to generate ebooks (epub, mobi, pdf).
+##### GNU/Linux
+
+Install the [Calibre application](https://calibre-ebook.com/download).
+
+```
+$ sudo aptitude install calibre
+```
+
+In some GNU/Linux distributions node is installed as nodejs, you need to manually create a symlink:
+
+```
+$sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
+```
+
##### OS X
Download the [Calibre application](https://calibre-ebook.com/download). After moving the `calibre.app` to your Applications folder create a symbolic link to the ebook-convert tool: