Installing from source on Truenas Core

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A question regarding installing from source


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Hello
I’ve run into a roadblock trying to install Sabnzbd on my system.

I’m running Core 13.0-U6.1 and currently have Sabnzbd package version 4.2.2. I am trying a new install of version 4.3.2. I know there is no package or port for that version yet, so I’m trying to install from source, both to get the new version and as a teaching experience. As an aside, it looks like the 4.2.2 package is no longer available. In fact, there are no sabnzbd packages at all available from what I can see.

I’ve gone through the git hub notes and other sources I can find online and installed what I believe are all the dependencies. I created the rc.c file (actually copied from my current install) and set all the directories.

When I try to start sab, either using service sabnzbd start, or running SABnzbd.py from the command line, I get the following error:

Starting sabnzbd.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/bin/SABnzbd.py”, line 63, in
import sabnzbd
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘sabnzbd’
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/sabnzbd: WARNING: failed to start sabnzbd

From the error message, I assume it can’t find module “sabnzbd”, but I don’t know what that module is. I’ve done a search through my existing 4.2.2 installation and can’t find anything that looks like that, and searching online hasn’t returned any helpful information.

Has anyone here ever installed sabnzbd from source, or does anyone have any idea what this is?

thanks

[sander]

how can /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sabnzbd be involved? Do you try to start as a service? Why not plain run /usr/local/bin/SABnzbd.py ?

And: can Truenas Core run docker images? If so, that might be easier
or: snap, or flatpak?

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[sander]

post your text here, please.

[minstrel]

Thanks for copying from pastebin!

Yes, on truenas I start things as a service. However, I get the same result when running /usr/local/bin/SABnzbd.py directly

Truenas Core doesn't support docker as it's freebsd based. Truenas Scale, which is Debian based, does support docker type installs. I'm not ready to move to that yet, but that day will come.

[sander]

Did you see https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/18/ ... s_freebsd/ with title:

TrueNAS CORE 13 is the end of the FreeBSD version
Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE is the future primary focus

Anyway: go into the directory where you unpacked sabnzbd. It should contain SABnzbd.py , COPYRIGHT.txt but also dirs like sabnzbd/

From there, run "./SABnzbd.py". Does that work?

[minstrel]

Yes, I'm aware that Core will no longer be actively developed. That's why I mentioned that at some point I would have to move to Scale. However, the article is wrong in a few places. IX have stated that they will continue to support Core with but fixes and maintenance releases for some time. They just won't actively look at enhancements. The newest version is out in beta mode, and should be in general release in the next month or so.

as for your suggestion, I had unpacked the git repostitory into /usr/local/share/sabnzbd. If I try ./SABnzbd.py from there, I get "Command not found". If I try
./ SABnzbd.py, I get permission denied. If I try just SABnzbd.py, I get the same results as I was getting previously.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/SABnzbd.py", line 63, in <module>
import sabnzbd
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'sabnzbd'

If I drill down into the sabnzbd directory (or /usr/local/share/sabnzbd/sabnzbd) and try those 3 commands, I get identical results.

[sander]

If I try ./SABnzbd.py from there, I get "Command not found". If I try
./ SABnzbd.py, I get permission denied. If I try just SABnzbd.py,

basic unix stuff. So I get the idea you have not that knowledge?

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I have some very basic unix skills, but I'm far from being an expert. That's why I'm asking questions.

You said to try ./SABnzbd.py. I did, and got "Command not found"

[OneCD]

I have some very basic unix skills, but I'm far from being an expert. That's why I'm asking questions.

You said to try ./SABnzbd.py. I did, and got "Command not found"

You've shown the required command two different ways (you included a whitespace in the first one). Syntax is important.

Can you please copypaste back your terminal session? It should show which directory you're-in, what you typed, and the exact response. Bonus points will be awarded if you also include a directory list.

[minstrel]

I have resolved this problem. I don't know if I had installed something out of sequence, or had a typo on a command, but I deleted the jail and rebuilt from scratch. This time I received a different error message, which, when I fixed, let me start Sab both from the command line but more importantly from the service file as well