(Unofficial) Ubuntu repository for SABnzbd+

[jcfp]

Last updated: 01 NOV 2024

Using this repository, you can easily install the latest version of the program and its dependencies. Whenever an even newer version of the program is released, you will be automatically notified the same as with any other package update. You have the choice between two channels: regular or "no betas". The former includes most alpha/beta/rc releases, while the latter only ever gets final releases. Just take your pick!

Supported releases are focal (20.04 LTS), jammy (22.04 LTS), noble (24.04 LTS), oracular (24.10), and plucky (25.04). In order to satisfy all dependencies, both Ubuntu's universe and multiverse repositories must be enabled on your system. Debian users: sabnzbdplus is readily available in squeeze and newer (in contrib); if you're looking to update to the latest release please continue here.


    The Howto    

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First, add the repository. Choose either the regular channel...

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/ppa

...or (if you wish to avoid installing alpha/beta/rc releases) go for the nobetas option:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/nobetas

Next, tell apt to update:

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

In case you already had an older version of the sabnzbdplus package installed, your system is now fully up to date.
If not, proceed to install the program. All dependencies will be automatically taken care of in this step:

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sudo apt-get -o APT::Install-Recommends=1 install sabnzbdplus

And that's it. To start the program, you have several options (listed in no particular order):

• From your desktop menu: find the Sabnzbd+ item in the Networking section.
• As a system service. This will automatically start the program on boot (in the background before you even log in) using the init script provided by the package. Edit the text file /etc/default/sabnzbdplus as root, following the instructions inside the file. If your system uses systemd, which has been the default since Ubuntu 15.04, run the following after modifying the settings:

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  sudo systemctl daemon-reload

  Once configured, start the service:

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  sudo service sabnzbdplus start

  Although no browser will be auto-started when running the program like this, the web interface is still available at the usual location of http://localhost:8080/ (or whatever other host and port you configured).
• From the command line. Just execute:

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  sabnzbdplus

Enjoy!

[jcfp]

The source package for version 0.3.4 was uploaded to the repository last night, and was successfully built and published shortly thereafter.

[DeXeS]

nice! will use it when reinstalling my ubuntu machine.

[blis102]

Awesome work!

After a little bit of messing around I got it to work just fine. Not sure what problem I was running into but its working great now!

[jcfp]

0.4.0rc2 has been uploaded and built. Compared to 0.3.4 the perl dependencies have gone, a recommended dependency for python-pyopenssl has been added (for ssl support), and of course sabnzbd+ has been greatly improved .

In case you are upgrading from the 0.3.4 package and have your system set to not automatically install recommended packages, it might be necessary to install the python-pyopenssl package manually if you want ssl support to work. Otherwise nothing needs to be done but follow normal update procedures when prompted by the system.

The instructions for using the repository in the start post have been rewritten in a bit more generic way, and should work with the current as well as any future version.

[shypike]

Thank you!

[Zyzzya100]

Nice work with this.

One question though, any idea how to start the program via an ssh session and be able to kill the session without killing the program?  Right now I can start it just fine, but if I close the session it kills sabnzbd+.

[switch]

Try starting sabnzbd with the -d flag (python sabnzbd.py -d)

[Zyzzya100]

Try starting sabnzbd with the -d flag (python sabnzbd.py -d)

That did it, thanks!

[jcfp]

RC3 should be available in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... 

[setTopbox]

Hi,

Thanks for the repository,  much appreciated.    I think there is a small typo in the url if anyone is having trouble with their sources.list.
http://ppa.launchpad.net/jcfp/ubuntu/di ... i386/    "gutsy"  should be "gusty"  which was why I was getting a 404.

Anyways I just thought I would point that out if anyone was getting 404's.

[jcfp]

Hi,

Thanks for the repository,  much appreciated. I think there is a small typo in the url if anyone is having trouble with their sources.list.
[...] "gutsy"  should be "gusty"  which was why I was getting a 404.

Anyways I just thought I would point that out if anyone was getting 404's.

Thanks for your comments. That url you give loads fine here though, and "gutsy" is in fact the correct release name for Ubuntu 7.10. No idea about the 404 you got, maybe some temporary connection or server problem?

[jcfp]

rc5 is available; some changes were made to the package:

• Replaced dependency on obsoleted package python-pyopenssl by python-openssl (hardy only).
• Moved the unrar dependency from suggested to recommended.

Now let's just hope the final comes out before my vacation starts

[shypike]

Within a week, we hope.
One question about your package.
Do you pre-compile the Python source to PYO files (eg by running "python -OO SABnzbd.py --help")?
This makes startup a bit faster and saves some memory.

Otherwise a fine package.

[setTopbox]

Hi,

Thanks for the repository,  much appreciated. I think there is a small typo in the url if anyone is having trouble with their sources.list.
[...] "gutsy"  should be "gusty"  which was why I was getting a 404.

Anyways I just thought I would point that out if anyone was getting 404's.

Thanks for your comments. That url you give loads fine here though, and "gutsy" is in fact the correct release name for Ubuntu 7.10. No idea about the 404 you got, maybe some temporary connection or server problem?

well I feel a little bit silly   Not sure what the problem was actually,  putting the URL into a browser was no problem.  But when I would sudo apt-get install it would 404.  I'll try again.  Obviously it's on my end.  Thanks again.