![]() ![]() Time to download unrar-nonfree’s dependencies: Mkdir ~/unrar-nonfree & cd ~/unrar-nonfree Back at the command prompt, you will need to update your sources list for the change to take effect:Īfter the update is finished (it should be pretty snappy if you updated earlier in the tutorial), it’s time to create a working directory and then move to it: Press CTRL+X to exit nano and Y to save/overwrite the old. list file:ĭeb-src wheezy main contrib non-free rpi ![]() Fortunately, a helpful soul at theĪt the terminal, enter the following command to allow you to edit your sources.list and add the repository that contains unrar-nonfree: In order to automate the file unpacking, we’re going to have to build a copy of the free but unintuitively named unrar-nonfree app. Just like with the SABnzbd installation tutorial, we’ll need to install a supplemental tool to handle file archives. ![]() If you haven’t updated/upgraded in a while, be prepared to wait out a lengthy upgrade process. If you followed along with one of our other Raspberry Pi guides and updated everything, you can skip this step.Īt the terminal, enter the following commands: ![]() The first order of business is to update and upgrade your apt-get installer. Note: If you recently followed along with the SABnzbd guide, you can safely skip this entire section as you’ve already updated your apt-get tool and installed UNRAR. You’ll need to get an account from a reliable provider–see our guide for general information about Usenet and tips on which providers to consider. Unlike torrents where you can get by hopping from public tracker to public tracker, there’s no such thing as a reliable and free public Usenet server. Have a Usenet account, you absolutely need to read our guide to get up to speed. If you’re already familiar with Usenet and have an account with a reliable Usenet provider, that’s awesome. The How-To Geek Guide to Getting Started with Usenet In addition to the prior reading list, if you’re not overly familiar with the ins and outs of Usenet, we strongly suggest reading the following tutorial: How to Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Low-Power Network Storage DeviceĮverything in the first tutorial is necessary, the second tutorial is optional (but remote access is incredibly handy for this project as a download box is a perfect candidate for a headless build), and the most important part of the third tutorial is simply setting up the hard drive and configuring it to auto-mount on boot. How to Configure Your Raspberry Pi for Remote Shell, Desktop, and File Transfer The HTG Guide to Getting Started with Raspberry Pi If you’re brand new to the process and want to get on board, we suggest starting with the following articles in the order we have them listed here: I have you have and you’re just here to swap out SABnzbd for NZBget, jump to the next section. You’ll lose a variety of features in the process, but the core functionality (importing NZB files, downloading content, unpacking it, and interacting with helper apps like SickBeard and CouchPotato) is all still available with NZBGet.īe forewarned, however, that installing NZBget is a significantly bigger hassle (and involves compiling both NZBget and patched helper apps).įor this tutorial, we assume that you have a functional Raspberry Pi with Raspbian installed and have followed along with our previous tutorials. If, on the other hand, you’ve found that resource-intensive SABnzbd is taxing your Raspberry Pi too much (especially if you’re running it side-by-side with a BitTorrent client), then switching to NZBGet is a great way to free up system resources. How to Turn a Raspberry Pi into an Always-On Usenet MachineĪnd you’re perfectly happy with the results, then you can skip this tutorial altogether. ![]()
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