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Clarify --system-site-packages (contingency if 'pip install cryptography' fails!)

A Holt 2024-10-11 09:23:34 -04:00
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commit 5ebe62cbf7

@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _These instructions assume a Debian-based Linux distribution (Ubuntu, Raspberry
**PRO TIPS**:
- On **Ubuntu** and **Debian**, `python3-cryptography` is installed by default, unlike on **Raspberry Pi OS**.
- Installing `python3-cryptography` is not actually required — but can help if you're having trouble pip installing `cryptography` in Step 6. (if so, run `python3 -m venv venv --system-site-packages` instead of Step 5., which _should_ allow you to skip Step 6. !)
- Installing `python3-cryptography` (above) is not actually required — but can help if you're having trouble pip installing `cryptography` in Step 6. (If so, run `python3 -m venv venv --system-site-packages` instead of Step 5., to give the virtual environment access your OS's python3-cryptography, allowing you to skip Step 6. !)
3. **Download and extract Calibre-Web:**
- `cd /opt`