2014-06-28
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Here's how to install Sigil, the EPUB editor on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr).
Install dependencies
$ sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libqt5webkit5-dev libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools
Install CMake
$ sudo apt-get install cmake
Get the source
You have two options: either install the stable version or install the latest development snapshot. Both work fine.
Get the stable version
Download the source zip
$ wget https://sigil.googlecode.com/files/Sigil-0.7.4-Code.zip
Unzip the source
$ unzip Sigil-0.7.4-Code.zip -d sigil
Fix the compilation issues
The project doesn't compile with the latest GCC:
Download the patch and apply it:
$ cd sigil
$ patch -p1 < sigil_compile_error_fix.patch
If you chose to use the stable version, continue with compiling.
Get the latest version from Git
Install Git
$ sudo apt-get install git
Get the source from Git
$ git clone https://github.com/user-none/Sigil.git sigil
As a note, my pull request was accepted, so unlike for the stable version, there's no need to apply any patch.
Compile
Replace ~/apps/sigil below with the directory where you want to install Sigil.
While in the sigil directory:
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/apps/sigil -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFORCE_BUNDLED_COPIES=1 ..
$ make
Install
$ make install
Run
$ ~/apps/sigil/bin/sigil