Installing and upgrading SABnzd on Ubuntu

LottaNZB requries SABnzbd 0.5.2 or newer, which is only included in Ubuntu 10.10 and later versions. Fortunately, there is a Personal Package Archive (PPA) that always provides your computer with the latest version of SABnzbd.

On Ubuntu 9.10 or newer, you can get a version of SABnzbd in place that works with LottaNZB as follows:

Using a couple of clicks

Open Applications ▸ Ubuntu Software Center and choose Edit ▸ Software Sources…. In it, choose the tab Other Software and click the button Add… in the lower left edge of the window.

In the field APT line, you enter ppa:jcfp/ppa, as seen in the following screenshot and click on Add Source. A new line will be added to the list of software sources. After that, you can also close the window, but don’t forget to click Reload if you’re asked to.

After that, if you already have SABnzbd installed, you can go to System ▸ Administration ▸ Update Manager and install the update for sabnzbdplus, if one is available.

Alternatively, if you haven’t installed SABnzbd yet, you can open Applications ▸ Ubuntu Software Center, search for sabnzbdplus and install the package.

Using the terminal

  1. Add the PPA to your system’s software sources: 
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/ppa
  2. Update your computer’s list of packages: 
    sudo apt-get update
  3. Install SABnzbd or upgrade an existing installation: 
    sudo apt-get install sabnzbdplus
sudo apt-get upgrade