In this Install SickGear Ubuntu tutorial, we are going to install SickGear on a computer running Ubuntu 20+. If you have a lower Ubuntu version, this tutorial may not work for you. I advise you to install a recent Ubuntu version.
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Install SickGear Ubuntu 20+
As always do an update first.
sudo apt-get update
Benodigd heden installeren voor SickGear.
sudo apt-get install git unrar-free -y
Install pipe.
sudo apt install python3-pip
Download SickGear and place it in the desired folder.
sudo git clone https://github.com/SickGear/SickGear.git /opt/sickgear
Correct the permissions folder for your user.
sudo chown yoursername -R /opt/sickgear
Go to the SickGear folder.
cd /opt/sickgear
Install the SickGear requirements.
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 -m pip install -r recommended.txt
Check to make sure Cheetah is installed.
python3 -m pip list
You can now start SickGear with the command below.
Automatically start SickGear when booting Ubuntu
Edit sickgear.conf file
sudo nano /etc/init/sickgear.conf
Copy and paste the following here.
description “startup script for SickGear”
setuid
start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [016]respawn
exec /opt/sickgear/sickgear.py
Edit the following file.
sudo nano /etc/init/sickgear.conf
Copy and paste the below.
SG_HOME=/opt/sickgear SG_DATA=/opt/sickgear/data/ SG_USER=jegebruikersnaam
You can now start, restart and stop SickGear with the following.
sudo service sickgear start
sudo service sickgear stop
sudo service sickgear restart
This was the tutorial to install SickGear Ubuntu.
SickGear Ubuntu tutorial
Confusing for beginners.