SickChill is a popular media management tool that helps you organize and keep track of your TV shows. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install SickChill on Void Linux.
Before installing SickChill on Void Linux, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Git is a source-control management tool used to acquire SickChill's source code from their Github repository. To install Git, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S git
The next step is to clone the SickChill's repository with the following command:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/SickChill/SickChill.git sickchill
SickChill is written in Python3, so you need to make sure Python3 is installed on your system. To install it, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S python3
SickChill requires several dependencies to function correctly. Run the following command to install them:
sudo xbps-install -S ffmpeg mediainfo unrar
SickChill's configuration file is located in the ~/sickchill/config.ini file. You can edit this file to change SickChill's settings, such as your download directory or port number. You can also configure it through the web UI after it's running.
To start SickChill, navigate to the cloned repository's directory ~/sickchill and run the following command:
python3 SickChill.py
You can now access the SickChill web interface by pointing your browser to http://localhost:8081.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured SickChill on Void Linux. You can now add your TV shows and start organizing them with SickChill.
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