Issue with plexmediaserver install

[shiby]

Hello guys,

since i'm now the happy owner of a working NAS under 18.2 firmware, I would like to install the plex addon.
All my devices are capable to transcode so I don't expect the NAS to do it but want it to host the server role as well as all the librairies.

when I run

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root@NAS:/ # plexmediaserver install

I do the plex and pyton are downloaded but it fails 2 times:

here:

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  inflating: /tmp/14-0-python-patch.tar
/usr/bin/plexmediaserver: line 113: /opt/bin/gnutar: not found

The cd command confirmed it.


and here:

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/usr/bin/plexmediaserver: line 583: /opt/bin/gnutar: not found

I'm noob in linux but it looks like I miss gnu tar..nevertheless I can run gnutar --usage or gnutar --help

here is the full plex media install log, any help would be appraciated :)

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root@NAS:/ # plexmediaserver install
Install python addons

2019-10-27 10:46:38 URL:http://plugout.net/firm_version/python.txt [60/60] -> "-" [1]
2019-10-27 10:46:39 URL:http://plugout.net/files/55_10a034b4c1d71c9b546273ac34674c15 [30160876/30160876] -> "/tmp/python.zip" [1]
Archive:  /tmp/python.zip
  inflating: /tmp/python.tar
  inflating: /tmp/14-0-python-patch.tar
/usr/bin/plexmediaserver: line 113: /opt/bin/gnutar: not found
        Installing Plex...

Downloading plex package from plugout...
Retrieved the file PlexMediaServer-0.9.16.3.1840-cece46d-arm.spk
Install...
/usr/bin/plexmediaserver: line 583: /opt/bin/gnutar: not found
Cannot extract /mnt/HD_a2/programs/plex/tmp/.tmp/plexfile.gz
Failed!


thanks.

[Jocko]

Hi

Indeed there is a bug. Since version 18.0, we change gnutar binary location.
This will require we update plexmediaserver script.

But temporarily, you can fix the script by creating a symlink, so on a shell terminal do

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 ln -s /usr/bin/gnutar /opt/bin/gnutar

Then you should be able to install plex

[shiby]

Hi Jocko,

thanks for your really fast answer.
i was about to modify the install script but prefer your option wich is definitively better for me :)

Obviously it works fine now, and I was able to install plex!

thanks to you everything will run on the nas and my computer can sleep the nigh so I have reduced my electrical bill thanks guys!!

[pbtech]

This helped me too.
Edit: Too bad this version of Plex Server is too old for the current Plex clients. This is all I get:
Update your Plex Media Server
The server 5Big is out of date and cannot be used. This version of Plex Web Client requires Plex Media Server 1.3.0 or higher.

[Jocko]

Hi

on any arm v5 platform (so for example 5big2), version 0.9.16.3 is the latest version available :whistle