# Install ebook-tools with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper, apt, Nix Access and convert several ebook formats. Version 0.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install epub-utils. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ebook-tools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/ebook-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ebook-tools ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ebook-tools ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ebook-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ebook-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install epub-utils ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: epub-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ebook_tools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/eb/ebook_tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ebook-tools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.2.2 - **Source summary:** Access and convert several ebook formats - **Homepage:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - einfo (alias) - lit2epub (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.2.2 ## Project history and usage ebook-tools is an older SourceForge-hosted toolkit for accessing and converting ebook formats. Its package relevance comes from being small, old, and still shipped by many Unix-like package managers for tools such as `einfo` and `lit2epub`. ### Project history The SourceForge project describes ebook tools as tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. The 0.2.2 tarball is shown on the official SourceForge files page with a September 4, 2012 release date. ### Adoption history The input metadata records broad downstream packaging, including Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu as epub-utils, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE. That broad packaging footprint is larger than the visible upstream activity would otherwise suggest. ### How it is used Packaged usage centers on command-line utilities including `einfo` and `lit2epub`, matching the package description of accessing and converting ebook formats. ### Why package nerds care ebook-tools is the kind of legacy conversion package that remains useful because distributions have kept it buildable. The interesting metadata story is not rapid upstream development, but long-tail preservation across package managers. ### Timeline - 2012: ebook-tools 0.2.2 tarball released on SourceForge. - 2026: Still present in multiple package-manager ecosystems according to the batch input metadata. ### Related projects - Downstream Debian and Ubuntu package the related command set as epub-utils according to the batch input metadata. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - epub-utils - 0.2.2-6+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: epub-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tools to work with the EPUB file format | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Debian apt - libepub-dev - 0.2.2-6+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libepub-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library to work with the EPUB file format - development files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Debian apt - libepub0 - 0.2.2-6+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libepub0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Nix - ebook_tools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/eb/ebook_tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - epub-utils - 0.2.2-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: epub-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tools to work with the EPUB file format | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - libepub-dev - 0.2.2-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libepub-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library to work with the EPUB file format - development files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - libepub0 - 0.2.2-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libepub0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - apk - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - apk - ebook-tools-dev - 0.2.2-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (development files) | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - apk - ebook-tools-doc - 0.2.2-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (documentation) | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - dnf - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-32.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - dnf - ebook-tools-devel - 0.2.2-32.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for ebook-tools | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - dnf - ebook-tools-libs - 0.2.2-32.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for ebook-tools | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - pacman - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-9: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ebook-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - zypper - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-9.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ebook-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A library for reading ebook files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - zypper - libepub-devel - 0.2.2-9.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libepub-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Header files for libepub library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ebook-tools.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ebook-tools.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph