How to Install Sigil eBook Editor on Ubuntu
To Install Sigil eBook Editor on Ubuntu
Sigil is an open source EPUB ebook editor that runs on Linux Ubuntu Systems. It is designed with several new features and bug-fixes. Installation of Sigil eBook editor on Ubuntu is explained in this article.
Features
- Provide sgc-nav.css stylesheet and allow templates in Prefs Directory.
- Additional Setting to set own temporary directory location.
- Support Qt Stylesheet and epub3 bindings elements.
- Shortcut to active Metadata Editor.
Installation of Sigil eBook Editor
Before installing sigil, add the repository files by using the below command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/sigil More info: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1/+archive/ubuntu/sigil Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpmoukuz8z/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpmoukuz8z/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key 852541CB from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmpmoukuz8z/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 852541CB: public key " Launchpad PPA for Panda Jim" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK
Then update the added repository files with the following command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update -y
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/sigil/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/sigil/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [1,520 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/sigil/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [1,512 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/sigil/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [1,024 B]
Fetched 21.6 kB in 1s (12.6 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Run the below command to install the sigil software.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install sigil sigil-data -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-21 linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
fonts-mathjax javascript-common libhunspell-dev libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-scrollto libjs-mathjax libminizip1 libqt5concurrent5
python-regex python3-cssselect python3-cssutils python3-regex
Suggested packages:
apache2 | lighttpd | httpd fonts-mathjax-extras libjs-mathjax-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
fonts-mathjax javascript-common libhunspell-dev libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-scrollto libjs-mathjax libminizip1 libqt5concurrent5
python-regex python3-cssselect python3-cssutils python3-regex sigil sigil-data
0 upgraded, 14 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
Need to get 10.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 60.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/sigil/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 sigil-data all 0.9.6+dfsg-ubuntu16.04 [813 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 python-regex amd64 0.1.20160110-1 [210 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 python3-regex amd64 0.1.20160110-1 [199 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 fonts-mathjax all 2.6.1-1 [960 kB]
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Setting up javascript-common (11) ...
Setting up libhunspell-dev:amd64 (1.3.3-4ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libjs-jquery (1.11.3+dfsg-4) ...
Setting up libminizip1:amd64 (1.1-8) ...
Setting up libqt5concurrent5:amd64 (5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.1) ...
Setting up python3-cssutils (1.0-4.1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/cssparse_py3 to provide /usr/bin/cssparse (cssparse) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/csscombine_py3 to provide /usr/bin/csscombine (csscombine) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/csscapture_py3 to provide /usr/bin/csscapture (csscapture) in auto mode
Setting up libjs-jquery-scrollto (2.1.2+dfsg-1) ...
Setting up libjs-mathjax (2.6.1-1) ...
Setting up python3-cssselect (0.9.1+git90c72b0-1) ...
Setting up sigil-data (0.9.6+dfsg-ubuntu16.04) ...
Setting up sigil (0.9.6+dfsg-ubuntu16.04) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
To open the sigil software, type sigil in the search tab and then click sigil icon.
Here, you can access sigil eBook Editor software.
Click Help option to know more about sigil software.
To Uninstall the Sigil Package
Run the below command to remove sigil package.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove sigil -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-21 linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
sigil
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Removing sigil (0.9.6+dfsg-ubuntu16.04) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
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