Installing Radarr on MXLinux Latest

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Radarr, a movie management software, on MXLinux Latest. Radarr is an open-source software that automatically searches, download, and manages your movie collection.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of MXLinux Latest
  • A user account with root privileges
  • A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Mono

Radarr requires Mono, an open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET framework.

  1. Open a terminal window
  2. Add Mono repository to your system:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates
echo "deb https://download.mono-project.com/repo/ubuntu stable-focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list
  1. Update packages list and install mono:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mono-complete

Step 2: Download Radarr

  1. Head over to https://radarr.video/ and download the latest version of Radarr. Here we will use Radarr.develop.0.2.0.1450.linux.tar.gz
  2. Move the downloaded file to the directory of your choice. For example, to ~/Downloads/ directory.
cp ~/Downloads/Radarr.develop.0.2.0.1450.linux.tar.gz ~/radarr/
  1. Uncompress the tar.gz file using the following command:
cd ~/radarr/
tar xvzf Radarr.*.tar.gz

Step 3: Start Radarr

  1. Change to the Radarr directory:
cd ~/radarr/
  1. Start Radarr:
mono Radarr.exe

  1. Access Radarr by opening your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost:7878.

  2. Configure Radarr as per your needs, and you are good to go!

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Radarr on MXLinux Latest. Enjoy your movie management experience with Radarr.