How to install NZBGET in Manjaro?

dude_1776 · 21 January 2022 21:13

Hi,

I’m having difficulties installing NZBGET on Manjaro XFCE.

SABNZBD installed and functions with no problems.

I have searched this forum, and Google, but have not found a clear, and concise answer.

I have also read the Wiki on this topic, but again, it is not clear and concise for me to understand.

Thanks in advance for any help.

dude_1776 · 21 January 2022 21:23

Hi nl.smart,
maybe I should edit my post.

NZBGET installs fine, but I cannot open/run it.

I successfully installed SABNZBD, and I can open/run it without any problems.

I just cannot figure out how to successfully install/open/run NZBGET on Manjaro.

I have seen other questions about this on other forums, however, there does not seem to be any answers in layman’s terms.

Thanks

Aragorn · 21 January 2022 21:43

https://nzbget.net/documentation

dude_1776 · 21 January 2022 22:29

Hi Aragorn,

Thanks for your help.

I was able to open the web interface via the terminal commands on the Wiki, but I have no idea how it happened.

For example: in the Wiki, it states to do the following things:

"Update the configuration before starting NZBGet:

/var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget

…
WebDir=/usr/share/nzbget/webui
ScriptDir=/usr/share/nzbget/scripts
LockFile=/var/lib/nzbget/nzbget.lock
ConfigTemplate=/usr/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf
DaemonUsername=nzbget
…

Make sure the permissions are set correctly:

chown -R nzbget:nzbget /var/lib/nzbget

chmod -R 750 /var/lib/nzbget"

How exactly do I do this?

This is the trillion dollar question that would make life so much easier for many Linux users around the globe.

Do have a step by step list of commands that I should input in the terminal to accomplish the above task(s)

thanks for any help

Aragorn · 21 January 2022 22:33

Those are commands, to be executed in a terminal window, and you’ll have to do that with elevated privileges, because /var/lib is not writable to unprivileged users.

sudo chown -R nzbget:nzbget /var/lib/nzbget
sudo chmod -R 750 /var/lib/nzbget

dude_1776 · 21 January 2022 23:02

Thanks Aragorn,
I was able to use NZBGET and download an .NZB file, but I have no idea where the Downloaded/unpacked file is located.

Is there a way to choose the destination of downloaded/unpacked files?

Thanks

Aragorn · 21 January 2022 23:06

If you downloaded it as an ordinary user, then logic dictates it would be in your ~/Downloads folder.

The documentation should tell you that.

dude_1776 · 21 January 2022 23:45

Thanks again Aragorn,

How exactly would I know if I downloaded it as an ordinary user?

Which part of the documentation should I look for downloaded file destination?

Thanks

Aragorn · 22 January 2022 00:02

I don’t know how that software works, but presumably you would be downloading those files via a web browser or some other userspace application. It would be the most logical way.

If you read it, you will know.

cyberchaser1 · 23 January 2022 09:38

I am having some problems on Manjaro KDE.
So far, have done the following steps successfully
Edit: Installed from manjaro repository.

    ~  nzbget -v                                                                                                 ✔
nzbget version: 21.1
    ~  sudo mkdir /var/lib/nzbget                                                                                ✔
[sudo] password for user:
    ~  mkdir /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget                                                                     ✔  13s 
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget’: Permission denied
    ~  sudo mkdir /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget                                                                      1 ✘
    ~  sudo cp /usr/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget                                                         ✔
[sudo] password for user:
     ~  kate /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget/nzbget.conf

I followed this (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NZBGet#Configuring_NZBGet). I am stuck here…

sudo chown -R nzbget:nzbget /var/lib/nzbget
https://imgur.com/a/ZjtFCfk

What now ?

Nachlese · 23 January 2022 10:00

probably somewhere in the documentation is mentioned that a new user and/or group nzbget have to be created

The message means that there is no such user and thus the ownership cannot be changed to that user.

cyberchaser1 · 25 January 2022 07:54

so, just after installing… https://imgur.com/a/ofgnvJu

then, did these steps…

   ~  sudo useradd nzbget                                                                                                   ✔
[sudo] password for user:
    ~  id nzbget                                                                                                      ✔  9s 
uid=1001(nzbget) gid=1001(nzbget) groups=1001(nzbget)
    ~  sudo chown -R nzbget:nzbget /var/lib/nzbget                                                                           ✔
[sudo] password for user:
    ~  sudo chmod -R 750 /var/lib/nzbget                                                                             ✔  19s 
    ~  sudo nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -D                                                                             ✔
    ~ 

after the change… https://imgur.com/jVhI1Qz https://imgur.com/YsPtOrL
https://imgur.com/SgiAifK
If those steps were correct, what to do now ?

Nachlese · 25 January 2022 08:25

… you will eventually notice that none of your links are actual links
and that the second to last one doesn’t go anywhere …?

cyberchaser1 · 25 January 2022 08:34

Sadly, that’s the forum’s policy. I can’t paste/include links in this post.

Nachlese · 25 January 2022 08:45

just as an example I took your post
and changed it
so that the link (and only the link) is formatted as blockquote
This will also work as a new member.

and this is what it looks like with the one I was referring to:

https://imgur.com/jVhI1Qz%20https://imgur.com/YsPtOrL

it goes nowhere

btw: I did not read the documentation or tried setting this up myself
so I cannot really help with whatever issue it is that you have

cyberchaser1 · 26 January 2022 13:14

Solved!! Credit: Squigs. https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/sclhxc/help_me_to_configure_nzbget_on_manjaro/
Thank you all.

dude_1776 · 3 March 2022 18:41

Hi cyberchaser,

Which specific posts/commands did you use to successfully install and run/open NZBGET?

For example, did you follow “kevinelekiller” post…or a different one?

If you did follow “kevinlekiller” instructions…do have specific instructions on how are steps 1 and 2 accomplished? For example, if my username is “Bob”, what specific commands would I execute ? Thanks

1. sudo chown "$USER:$USER" "$HOME/.nzbget"

Edit the config file:

2. nano "$HOME/.nzbget"

“edit the config file”…nano “Home/.nzbget” … how exactly do I do this?

edit is kind of vague.

Thanks

Keruskerfuerst · 3 March 2022 18:58

To edit the mentioned file:

nano -w <your home folder>.nzbget

cyberchaser1 · 18 March 2022 14:19

Hi @dude_1776 I have updated that Reddit post. You can check it. I have explained it there. After that if u get any queries I will try to answer.
Good luck.