Clarify where to get CALIBRE*PATH variables from

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Kovid Goyal 2025-07-12 10:41:56 +05:30
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@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ your Linux distribution and what shell you are using.
It is recommended to use the binary installer provided from upstream. It is recommended to use the binary installer provided from upstream.
Should you insist on using a package provided by your distribution, use Should you insist on using a package provided by your distribution, use
the ``CALIBRE_PYTHON_PATH`` and ``CALIBRE_RESOURCES_PATH`` variables instead. the ``CALIBRE_PYTHON_PATH`` and ``CALIBRE_RESOURCES_PATH`` variables instead.
You can get these by running ``calibre-debug --paths``. But note that
distribution calibre packages are often terminally broken and are completely
unsupported.
Once you have set the environment variable, open a new terminal and check that it was correctly set by using Once you have set the environment variable, open a new terminal and check that it was correctly set by using
the command:: the command::