Updating plex on Fedora
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Since Plex is not in any repo, you have to install it manually. I thought I had a guide someplace, but I don't see it. I'll write one later for installing.
Once installed, you should regularly install updates.
On Fedora, it is quite simple.
Download the latest build.
wget -O latest.plex.rpm 'https://plex.tv/downloads/latest/5?channel=16&build=linux-x86_64&distro=redhat'Install it.
sudo dnf install -y latest.plex.rpmThat's it.
Note: if someone know a way to parse the redirected file easily, you could put in a little logic to save the file with the specific version and compare if it is updated or not. It would save repeatedly downloading a 120M file if there is no update.
Then schedule this to run withsystemd[jbusch@plex ~]$ wget -O latest.plex.rpm 'https://plex.tv/downloads/latest/5?channel=16&build=linux-x86_64&distro=redhat' --2019-11-13 16:16:42-- https://plex.tv/downloads/latest/5?channel=16&build=linux-x86_64&distro=redhat Resolving plex.tv (plex.tv)... 99.80.242.242, 99.81.213.165, 99.80.231.223 Connecting to plex.tv (plex.tv)|99.80.242.242|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.18.1.2019-c186313fe/redhat/plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64.rpm [following] --2019-11-13 16:16:43-- https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.18.1.2019-c186313fe/redhat/plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64.rpm Resolving downloads.plex.tv (downloads.plex.tv)... 104.18.157.41, 104.18.156.41, 2606:4700::6812:9c29, ... Connecting to downloads.plex.tv (downloads.plex.tv)|104.18.157.41|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 125008165 (119M) [application/x-redhat-package-manager] Saving to: ‘latest.plex.rpm’ latest.plex.rpm 100%[========================================================>] 119.22M 21.5MB/s in 5.6s 2019-11-13 16:16:49 (21.3 MB/s) - ‘latest.plex.rpm’ saved [125008165/125008165][jbusch@plex ~]$ sudo dnf install -y latest.plex.rpm Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================== Upgrading: plexmediaserver x86_64 1.18.1.2019-c186313fe @commandline 119 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================================== Upgrade 1 Package Total size: 119 M Downloading Packages: Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Running scriptlet: plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64 1/2 Upgrading : plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64 1/2 Running scriptlet: plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64 1/2 Running scriptlet: plexmediaserver-1.18.1.1973-0f4abfbcc.x86_64 2/2 Cleanup : plexmediaserver-1.18.1.1973-0f4abfbcc.x86_64 2/2 Running scriptlet: plexmediaserver-1.18.1.1973-0f4abfbcc.x86_64 2/2 Verifying : plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64 1/2 Verifying : plexmediaserver-1.18.1.1973-0f4abfbcc.x86_64 2/2 Upgraded: plexmediaserver-1.18.1.2019-c186313fe.x86_64 Complete! [jbusch@plex ~]$ -
Got the script part done. Just need to create schedule for it.
https://gitlab.com/black3dynamite/scripts/blob/master/Plex/Upgrade-Plex.sh -
Perfect timing on this. I have had Plex running on Ubuntu (virtual) and it is time for a hardware refresh. Thought about re-installing on Fedora because I normally use it for everything else. It is the only software that my wife actually cares about, and she manages the movie library. The library is on a NAS so I don't even have to worry about it.
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@black3dynamite said in Updating plex on Fedora:
Got the script part done. Just need to create schedule for it.
https://gitlab.com/black3dynamite/scripts/blob/master/Plex/Upgrade-Plex.shI assume you could expand this to other systems. But I never checked.
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@black3dynamite There was an update over night it seems.
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@black3dynamite I don't like the
clear. I hate shit that nukes my scroll history. Obviously as something meant to be automated, that should not even matter.Just a personal preference.
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@JaredBusch said in Updating plex on Fedora:
@black3dynamite I don't like the
clear. I hate shit that nukes my scroll history. Obviously as something meant to be automated, that should not even matter.Just a personal preference.
So many trial by error creating the script, I added the clear command just for convenience.
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What are the benefits of systemd over cron considering cron is/seems more simple?
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@brandon220 said in Updating plex on Fedora:
What are the benefits of systemd over cron considering cron is/seems more simple?
Most notably is that
cronis not even installed on modern Fedora systems.Cron is not really any more or less simple. There are simply decades of examples.
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@JaredBusch Understood. Systemd definitely looks like it has a lot more flexibility and options. I'm going to switch some cron jobs over and see how it goes.
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Out of curiosity, what resources are you assigning to your Plex server vm (assuming it's a VM). How many concurrent streams and what types of streams (ie: 1080P, 4K, high/med/low bitrates)?
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@JaredBusch said in Updating plex on Fedora:
@black3dynamite said in Updating plex on Fedora:
Got the script part done. Just need to create schedule for it.
https://gitlab.com/black3dynamite/scripts/blob/master/Plex/Upgrade-Plex.shI assume you could expand this to other systems. But I never checked.
Right now its set up for Fedora and maybe CentOS 8.
