[Tutorial] How to install PyMuPDF on a 32bit Raspberry Pi (specifically the Pi Zero)

[jvadair]

This took me a long time to figure out how to do. Turns out that the issue with many Pis is that they are using a version of glibc that is < 2.34, and running a 32-bit version of Raspbian that doesn't have a prebuilt wheel. Here is my solution to the problem:

• Download and boot 32bit ubuntu server that has the same architecture as your target device (arch) (double check glibc version using ldd --version

• sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt install cmake m4

• Clone a release tarball

• pip3 wheel . --verbose

• Copy wheel to production 32bit Pi, install & have fun!

I hope this helps someone!!