Sonarr is a free and open-source software for automated downloading and parsing of tv series. In this tutorial, I will guide you on how to install Sonarr on your Linux Mint Latest.
The following are the prerequisites for installing Sonarr:
You need to update your system packages and repositories before installing Sonarr. Use the following command to update your system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Sonarr requires the latest version of Mono, which is a cross-platform implementation of the .NET framework. Use the following command to download and install Mono:
sudo apt install mono-complete
We need to add the Sonarr repository to our Debian based system.
a) Install the prerequisite package for adding the repository:
sudo apt install apt-transport-https dirmngr gnupg ca-certificates
b) Add the GPG key and repository to the apt sources:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5F5FFD1E
echo "deb http://apt.sonarr.tv/ master main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sonarr.list
sudo apt update
We need to use the apt package manager to get the latest release of Sonarr:
sudo apt install nzbdrone
We can now access Sonarr via a web interface at port 8989. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8989 or http://ip_address:8989. The Sonarr web interface will be displayed.
The default login details are:
adminadminCongratulations! You have successfully installed Sonarr on your Linux Mint latest. You can now start using it to search and download TV shows.
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