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15 changes: 12 additions & 3 deletions bucket/calibre-normal.json
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{
"##": "Deprecate this manifest after 2026-12-01",
"version": "8.16.2",
"description": "Powerful and easy to use e-book manager",
"description": "Powerful and easy to use e-book manager.",
"homepage": "https://calibre-ebook.com",
"license": "GPL-3.0-only",
"notes": "Calibre drops support for 32-bit CPUs after v6.0.0, if you are running a 32-bit system, please install calibre-normal5 from Versions bucket.",
"license": {
"identifier": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
"url": "https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/blob/HEAD/LICENSE"
},
"notes": [
"`calibre` has been switched to the MSI installer, providing portable-like functionality through the use of environment variables.",
"User data will be migrated automatically during the installation process of `calibre`, so there is no need to worry about data loss.",
"`calibre` also resolves issues related to unregistered URL protocol handlers and residual file associations after uninstallation.",
"This manifest will be deprecated on 2026-12-01. Please install `extras/calibre` instead."
],
"architecture": {
"64bit": {
"url": "https://download.calibre-ebook.com/8.16.2/calibre-64bit-8.16.2.msi",
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101 changes: 77 additions & 24 deletions bucket/calibre.json
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{
"version": "8.16.2",
"description": "Powerful and easy to use e-book manager",
"description": "Powerful and easy to use e-book manager.",
"homepage": "https://calibre-ebook.com",
"license": {
"identifier": "GPL-3.0-only",
"url": "https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/blob/master/LICENSE"
"identifier": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
"url": "https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/blob/HEAD/LICENSE"
},
"notes": [
"To register file associations, please execute the following command:",
"reg import \"$dir\\install-associations.reg\"",
"To register the URL protocol handler, please execute the following command:",
"reg import \"$dir\\register-url-handler.reg\""
],
"architecture": {
"64bit": {
"url": "https://download.calibre-ebook.com/8.16.2/calibre-portable-installer-8.16.2.exe",
"hash": "sha512:010ee58b53ecb9c208f7229b73e86c1b98a67e3b3ee7691a1e19c277fd34c0d434acbe367aab9389ad916b4d373adf34eb07a9ec35f14b1b3e69fa982de83073"
"url": "https://download.calibre-ebook.com/8.16.2/calibre-64bit-8.16.2.msi#/dl.msi_",
"hash": "sha512:e028a251b382dc91f34f7979cece2c48e65fb03c7d75a51d83afa37ce416d87c724f83d68e709cbe71c632dd5323925ddd553dba482282e200ce5c1b9327ad93"
}
},
"pre_install": [
"ensure \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\" | Out-Null",
"if (Test-Path -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\\*\") { return }",
"$original_cfg_dir = $env:CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY, \"$env:APPDATA\\calibre\" | Select-Object -First 1",
"if (Test-Path -Path \"$original_cfg_dir\\*\") {",
" Write-Host \"`nINFO Migrating Calibre Configurations to '$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings'...\" -ForegroundColor DarkGray",
" Copy-Item -Path \"$original_cfg_dir\\*\" -Destination \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\" -Force -Recurse",
"}"
],
"installer": {
"script": [
"Start-Process -FilePath \"$dir\\$fname\" -ArgumentList @($env:PUBLIC) -Wait",
"Move-Item -Path \"$env:PUBLIC\\Calibre Portable\\*\" -Destination $dir -Force",
"Remove-Item -Path \"$dir\\$fname\", \"$env:PUBLIC\\Calibre Portable\" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue",
"Icacls $dir /t /c /reset | Out-Null"
"$default_dir = \"$env:APPDATA\\calibre\"",
"$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'",
"$configuration_dir = \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\"",
"$config_link_target_dir = (Get-Item -Path $default_dir).Target",
"$is_different = $config_link_target_dir -ne $configuration_dir",
"$link_target_dir = @($config_link_target_dir) * $is_different",
"$is_different = $env:CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY -ne $configuration_dir",
"$extra_config_dir = @($env:CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY) * $is_different",
"@($default_dir) + $link_target_dir + $extra_config_dir | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force",
"Expand-MsiArchive -Path \"$dir\\$fname\" -DestinationPath \"$dir\\Calibre\" -ExtractDir 'PFiles64\\Calibre2' -Removal"
]
},
"post_install": [
"$calibre_dir = \"$dir\\Calibre\" -replace '\\\\', '\\\\'",
"Get-ChildItem -Path \"$bucketsdir\\$bucket\\scripts\\$app\" -Filter '*.reg' -File | ForEach-Object {",
" $content = Get-Content -Path $_.FullName -Encoding utf8",
" if ($global) { $content = $content -replace 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER', 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' }",
" $content -replace '{{calibre_dir}}', $calibre_dir | Set-Content -Path \"$dir\\$($_.Name)\" -Encoding unicode",
"}",
"'.tmp', '.cache' | ForEach-Object { ensure \"$persist_dir\\$_\" | Out-Null }",
"if (-not (Test-Path -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\\global.py.json\" -PathType Leaf)) {",
" New-Item -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\\global.py.json\" -ItemType File -Force | Out-Null",
" $cfg = @{ 'library_path'= \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Library\" } | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5",
" Set-Content -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\\global.py.json\" -Value $cfg -Encoding utf8",
"} else {",
" $cfg = Get-Content -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\\global.py.json\" -Encoding utf8 | ConvertFrom-Json",
" if ($cfg.library_path -eq \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Library\") { return }",
" if (-not (Test-Path -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Library\\*\") -and (Test-Path -Path \"$($cfg.library_path)\\*\")) {",
" Write-Host \"`nINFO Migrating Calibre Library to '$persist_dir\\Calibre Library'...\" -ForegroundColor DarkGray",
" Copy-Item -Path \"$($cfg.library_path)\\*\" -Destination \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Library\" -Force -Recurse",
" }",
" Remove-Item -Path $cfg.library_path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue",
" $cfg.library_path = \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Library\"",
" $cfg | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content -Path \"$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings\\global.py.json\" -Encoding utf8",
"}"
],
"env_set": {
"CALIBRE_NO_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS": "1",
"CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR": "$persist_dir\\.tmp",
"CALIBRE_CACHE_DIRECTORY": "$persist_dir\\.cache",
"CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY": "$persist_dir\\Calibre Settings"
},
"bin": [
[
"calibre-portable.exe",
"calibre"
],
"calibre-portable.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre-complete.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre-customize.exe",
"Calibre\\calibredb.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre-debug.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre-parallel.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre-server.exe",
"Calibre\\calibre-smtp.exe",
"Calibre\\calibredb.exe",
"Calibre\\ebook-convert.exe",
"Calibre\\ebook-device.exe",
"Calibre\\ebook-edit.exe",
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"Calibre\\ebook-viewer.exe",
"Calibre\\fetch-ebook-metadata.exe",
"Calibre\\lrf2lrs.exe",
"Calibre\\lrs2lrf.exe",
"Calibre\\lrfviewer.exe",
"Calibre\\lrs2lrf.exe",
"Calibre\\markdown-calibre.exe",
"Calibre\\web2disk.exe"
],
"shortcuts": [
[
"calibre-portable.exe",
"Calibre"
"Calibre\\calibre.exe",
"Calibre - E-book Management\\Calibre - E-book Management"
],
[
"Calibre\\ebook-edit.exe",
"Calibre E-Book Editor"
"Calibre - E-book Management\\E-Book Editor"
],
[
"Calibre\\ebook-viewer.exe",
"Calibre E-Book Viewer"
"Calibre - E-book Management\\E-Book Viewer"
],
[
"Calibre\\lrfviewer.exe",
"Calibre LRF Viewer"
"Calibre - E-book Management\\LRF Viewer"
]
],
"persist": [
"Calibre Library",
"Calibre Settings"
],
"uninstaller": {
"script": [
"if ($cmd -eq 'uninstall') {",
" reg import \"$dir\\uninstall-associations.reg\" *> $null",
" reg import \"$dir\\unregister-url-handler.reg\" *> $null",
"}"
]
},
"checkver": {
"github": "https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre"
},
"autoupdate": {
"architecture": {
"64bit": {
"url": "https://download.calibre-ebook.com/$version/calibre-portable-installer-$version.exe",
"url": "https://download.calibre-ebook.com/$version/calibre-64bit-$version.msi#/dl.msi_",
"hash": {
"url": "https://calibre-ebook.com/signatures/$basename.sha512"
}
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