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zugzwang
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Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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New users are not allowed to post links, so I paraphrase links in this query.

Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd.

I strongly suspect that the problem is that I have multiple copies of python. I suspect that because of this, I am not correctly sync'g sabyenc, the correct version of python, and sabnzbd. Assuming that this is so, although I am reasonably comfortable in bash, I found the instructions re multiple copies of python sparse and confusing. Request help: details below.

From the nuxref-repository at nuxref-com, I downloaded and then installed the rpm for nuxref-release version 1.0.0-4.fc30-nuxref-noarch-rpm.

Then : $ sudo dnf install sabnzbd

Last metadata expiration check: 1:05:40 ago on Fri 27 Dec 2019 12:42:49 AM PST.
Error:
Problem: conflicting requests
- nothing provides python-yenc needed by sabnzbd-2:2.3.5-1.fc27.nuxref.noarch
- nothing provides python-yenc needed by sabnzbd-2:2.3.3-1.fc27.nuxref.noarch
- nothing provides python-yenc needed by sabnzbd-2:2.3.2-1.fc27.nuxref.noarch
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)

I reviewed the github link at sabnzbd/sabnzbd/issues/1039 but I am not savvy enough to correct the problem without hand-holding.

On the sabnzbd-org wiki/installation/sabyenc.html page, within the "Multiple installations of python" section, I found

/path/to/correct/python -m pip install sabyenc

I then tried $ /bin/python3.7 -m pip install sabyenc

That command resulted in (bash terminal) messages that I do not understand, some of which referred to errors.

I then executed $ python -c "import sabyenc ; print sabyenc.__version__ "

Result: 3.3.1

I then re-executed : $ sudo dnf install sabnzbd

No joy, same error messages as before.
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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If you're using the standard SABnzbd version, you must use python2 (aka python), but NOT python3
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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sander, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I am not savvy enough to know what to do, based on your reply. Could you please be more explicit re what bash commands that I should execute to remedy not being able to use sabnzbd. Also:

1. If I remember correctly, I originally errored on sudo dnf install sabnzbd , and only then looked to install python3.

2. Isn't python2.7 going to reach end-of-life next January.

3. Can I remedy this by going to a newer version of sabnzbd and then using it with python3.

Anyway, I request explicit instructions. Thanks.
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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zugzwang wrote: December 27th, 2019, 6:55 am Anyway, I request explicit instructions. Thanks.
Sorry, can't help you with that.
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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Maybe you can do the dnf with the skip broken ones so it ignores the yenc depencies? Since you already have it.

We are working on a Python 3 version, just needs some finishing and more alpha/beta testing.
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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"...dnf with the skip broken ones..."

Thanks for the interest, nice suggestion. Unfortunately, the idea failed... Details below.

1. sudo dnf install sabnzbd --skip-broken

Last metadata expiration check: ...
Dependencies resolved.

Problem: cannot install the best candidate for the job
- nothing provides python-yenc needed by sabnzbd-2:2.3.5-1.fc27.nuxref.noarch

Skipping packages with broken dependencies:
sabnzbd noarch 2:2.3.5-1.fc27.nuxref nuxref 2.5 M

Skip 1 Package

Nothing to do.
Complete!

2. sudo usermod -a -G sabnzbd steve

3. sudo systemctl start sabnzbd.service

Failed to start sabnzbd.service: Unit sabnzbd.service not found.

--------------------------------------------

"We are working on a Python 3 version..."

In the meantime, given that Fedora 30 came out about 7 months ago, what have
other Sabnzbd users done who upgraded from Fedora 29 to Fedora 30? Is Sabnzbd
currently unavailable for each of them?

What about Sabnzbd users who did a fresh install of Fedora 30, rather than trying
to upgrade. Is Sabnzbd currently unavailable for each of them?
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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I imagine just running from sources works just fine? Since you already have sabyenc.
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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"...just running from sources ..."

Very intriguing response, thanks again for the attention. If I understand correctly, I should open a bash terminal, navigate to the python2.7 bin directory, and then execute python2.7 <source-file.py>. If I understand correctly, "running from sources" replaces some of

1. sudo dnf install sabnzbd
2. sudo usermod -a -G sabnzbd steve
3. sudo systemctl start sabnzbd.service

I am a a retired professional programmer, a python total-newbie, and bash-semi-literate. Which of the above steps do I "run from source"? Also, how do I obtain the corresponding source file(s)?

Also, doesn't Fedora 30 use python3 in its package management? Should I first execute

/bin/python3.7 -m pip install sabyenc

so that Fedora 30's package management is not disrupted? Assuming so, is it dangerous to run a python2.7 script (via the python2.7 command) when the Fedora operating system regards python3 as "controlling"?
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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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I think you should be able to just run
python /path/to/sabnzbd/SABnzbd.py
Usually "python" is already linked to Python 2, otherwise you can try "python2".
SABnzbd will start and tell you what it is missing.

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Re: Upgrading to Fedora 30 broke my Sabnzbd

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Thanks again to safihre for the detailed support. I am going to keep the "run python from source" option in reserve. For other reasons, I have been forced to have a 2nd pc in another room that runs Windows 10, while my main pc is now running Fedora 30. Experimenting, I have found that the Windows-10_sabnzbd_installer works okay. Further experimenting, I have found that the free version of teamviewer (personal use only) works okay in both Windows 10 and Fedora 30. Therefore, my "functional" solution is to remotely control sabnzbd(Windows-10_pc) from my Fedora 30 pc.
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