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If the checksums mismatch, you need to delete the tar.gz and download again. Upstream packages all use the exact same file name (no version number in file name). Makepkg will see the old file and not download the new one.

If you are using firefox and it hangs trying to load Kavita, add a /login to the end of the URL

On another note, I am no longer using Kavita (switched to booklore). I'm not going to orphan this package, but if anyone wants to adopt it, please let me know.

Looks like they updated the package the day after I published the update in the AUR. checksums updated.

I decided to give upgrading the package a shot again but still having issues.

Checksum mismatch, --redownload with tar.gz removed.

Aur (1)         Old Version  New Version    Make Only
aur/kavita-bin  0.8.8.3-1    0.8.9.1-1      No

==> Making package: kavita-bin 0.8.9.1-1 (Sat 07 Mar 2026 04:17:10 PM CST)
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading kavita-linux-x64.tar.gz...

==> Validating source_x86_64 files with sha512sums...
    kavita-linux-x64.tar.gz ... FAILED

==> ERROR: One or more files did not pass the validity check!
error: failed to download sources for 'kavita-bin-0.8.9.1-1': 
error: packages failed to build: kavita-bin-0.8.9.1-1

I'm getting to the point where I might just --ignorepkg on this one since it works fine and I'm getting sick of the failure messages.

Which locations are accessible by Kavita

The library can be anywhere that the Kavita user has access to (you can set the location in Kavita settings, specifically under Server->Libraries).

where is library expected to be? There is no standard location, it has to be set in the settings.

What is the recommended method to give Kavita access to library in other specific locations?

chmod should do the trick. Personally I have my library in /Books with the Kavita user owning that directory. If you wanted to have your books in your home directory or something you could run chmod 755 yourUser:kavita /directory.

I have questions. Which locations are accessible by Kavita, where is library expected to be? What is the recommended method to give Kavita access to library in other specific locations? Thank you

If the checksums mismatch, you need to delete the tar.gz and download again. Upstream packages all use the exact same file name (no version number in file name). Makepkg will see the old file and not download the new one.

If all of your ebooks are in your home directory, you will either need to give the kavita user access, or move your ebooks to a more neutral spot.

Where do I create the library if it has no access to my home folder? Did I do something wrong?

Important!

Once you update to 0.8.0 there are manually steps needed! You MUST perform a forced library scan on all libraries to migrate properly to the new foundation. Failure to do so may result in data loss.

Sometime between version 7.13 and 14 makepkg started to create kavita-bin-debug package. This has been fixed in 0.7.14-1. Please feel free to remove the debug package if installed on your system