Notes on installing sabnzb w/o the Ubuntu snap version.

Snap is useless in this use case.  Makes use difficult and unnecessarily so.  this utility was apparently migrated to snap by someone who doesn't use it, or had a usecase in mind different from a desktop single use of it as a use.

 

It unnecessarily runs it in a snap container.  Anything obtained via this utility is as-is whereis by the user.  No execution by any default.  So containing it in a container is useless.

 

Also if it is supposed to be useful as a daemon it isn't very well thought out.  multiple users would have to be given access, and sort out each others download.

 

The use case model is that it's a utility that runs on the users credentials and is present as needed to do its job.  per user.

 

Snap is very annoying and is a poorly thought out solution which found a problem. 

 

To the task at hand.

from:

https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/issues/2888

 

AI thumbnail on google answered to query "install sabnzbd ubuntu 25 no snap"

 

Step 1: Add the PPA 

Open your terminal and run the following commands to add the necessary repositories and the PPA. 

• For the most stable release, use the nobetas PPA:
  bash

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/nobetas
   

  If you need beta/release candidates, use this one instead: 

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/ppa
   

Then, update your package list: 

sudo apt update

 

Step 2: Install SABnzbd 

Install the SABnzbd package with the following command: 

sudo apt install sabnzbdplus

Step 3: Start and configure SABnzbd 

• Start the service: Once installed, the service should run in the background by default. You can manage it using systemctl:
  
  

  sudo systemctl status sabnzbdplus.service
  

  Access the web interface: Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080 or http://localhost:8080/config to access the web interface. 

Optional: Configure SABnzbd to run as a service 

If you need to manually configure the service, you can edit the configuration file: 

1. Open the file with root privileges:
   sudo nano /etc/default/sabnzbdplus

   2. Set the USER variable and other options as needed.

   3. Save the file and reload the systemd daemon:

     sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   4. Restart the service:

     sudo service sabnzbdplus restart   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/nobetas

If you need beta/release candidates, use this one instead:

bash

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/ppa

Then, update your package list:

bash

sudo systemctl status sabnzbdplus.service

Access the web interface: Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080 or http://localhost:8080/config to access the web interface. 

sudo nano /etc/default/sabnzbdplus

Set the USER variable and other options as needed.

Save the file and reload the systemd daemon:

bash

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Restart the service:

bash

 

 

 

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WSL Fedora developer tools

install on fedora

Development tools

sudo dnf group install development-tools

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/how-to-install-development-tools-under-fedora-41/138037

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Command line commands on esxi 6 and other esxi

Networking and esxcli on esxi command line

 

https://www.tunnelsup.com/networking-commands-for-the-vmware-esxi-host-command-line/ 

 

~ # esxcli network ip 
Usage: esxcli network ip {cmd} [cmd options]

Available Namespaces:
  dns                   Operations pertaining to Domain Name Server configuration.
  interface             Operations having to do with the creation, management and deletion of VMkernel network interfaces (vmknic).
  ipsec                 Operations on Internet Protocol Security
  route                 Operations pertaining to route configuration
  connection            List active tcpip connections
  neighbor              Operations that can be performed on arp tables

 # esxcli network ip interface list
vmk0
   Name: vmk0
   MAC Address: 6c:62:6d:a3:2e:c2
   Enabled: true
   Portset: vSwitch0
   Portgroup: Management Network
   VDS Name: N/A
   VDS UUID: N/A
   VDS Port: N/A
   VDS Connection: -1
   MTU: 1500
   TSO MSS: 65535
   Port ID: 33554436

 # esxcli network ip interface ipv4 get
Name  IPv4 Address    IPv4 Netmask   IPv4 Broadcast  Address Type  DHCP DNS
----  --------------  -------------  --------------  ------------  --------
vmk0  172.16.0.10     255.255.255.0  172.16.0.255    STATIC           false

~ # esxcli network ip neighbor list
Neighbor                   Mac Address        Vmknic    Expiry  State    
-------------------------  -----------------  ------  --------  ---------
172.16.0.2                 00:1f:ca:88:96:8c  vmk0    1139 sec           
fe80::6e62:6dff:fea3:2ec2  6c:62:6d:a3:2e:c2  vmk0       0 sec  Reachable

~ # esxcli network ip route ipv4 list
Network       Netmask        Gateway       Interface  Source
------------  -------------  ------------  ---------  ------
default       0.0.0.0        172.16.200.2  vmk0       MANUAL
172.16.200.0  255.255.255.0  0.0.0.0       vmk0       MANUAL

 # esxcfg-route
VMkernel default gateway is 172.16.200.2

To make routing changes on the command line use the esxcli network ip route ipv4 add command.

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/324496/link-state-up-or-down-for-a-vmnic-interf.html

https://blog.technodrone.cloud/2011/09/netstat-for-esxi.html

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Install WSL2 Windows 10 and 11 notes

 

install using

powershell as admin

wsl --install -d ubuntu

 

 then install windows manager to run desktop

in ubuntu bash box

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ii79t0/wsl2_gui_using_vcxsrv_complete_guide_for_beginners/

 

don't use apt upgrade on ubuntu.  Probably tries to upgrade from 24.04 now and hoses the install

only do apt update

 tried this, didn't work

https://superuser.com/questions/1803992/getting-this-error-failed-to-take-etc-passwd-lock-invalid-argument

version list

NAME                            FRIENDLY NAME
Ubuntu                          Ubuntu
Debian                          Debian GNU/Linux
kali-linux                      Kali Linux Rolling
Ubuntu-18.04                    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu-20.04                    Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu-22.04                    Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu-24.04                    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
OracleLinux_7_9                 Oracle Linux 7.9
OracleLinux_8_7                 Oracle Linux 8.7
OracleLinux_9_1                 Oracle Linux 9.1
openSUSE-Leap-15.6              openSUSE Leap 15.6
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP6    SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6
openSUSE-Tumbleweed             openSUSE Tumbleweed

sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies

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Install promox on raspberry pi 5

 

https://global.mirrors.apqa.cn/

 

enable port forwarding on ubuntu

 

check current value

sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward

set to enabled

sudo sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

Persist across boots

sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

# Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for IPv4
#net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

reference:

https://www.networkinghowtos.com/howto/enable-ip-forwarding-on-ubuntu-13-04/

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ISS pass prediction

amsat prediction for Grandview, Mo

Grandview is located at 38°53′6″N 94°31′21″W (38.885007, -94.522578)

https://www.amsat.org/track/?lang=en&satellite=ISS&count=10&loc=fn42jk&lat=42.4375&latdir=+&lng=71.2083&longdir=+&ele=0&doPredict=+Predict+&saveme=1

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