{"id":1446,"date":"2021-12-16T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/07\/12\/how-to-install-the-plex-media-player-on-linux\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/07\/12\/how-to-install-the-plex-media-player-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:40:13","slug":"how-to-install-the-plex-media-player-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1446-how-to-install-the-plex-media-player-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install the Plex Media Player on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plex Media Player is a native Linux GTK application that makes it surprisingly easy to enjoy your Plex content from the Linux desktop and is excellent for those who use Plex on Linux and don\u2019t want to use it in the web browser. In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how to set it up on Linux.<\/p>\n

\"Plex<\/p>\n

The Plex Media Player is available for many Linux operating systems. However, only a few have official packages. Those using Ubuntu and Debian will need to download either an AppImage release or use the Flatpak installation instructions.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu and Debian<\/h3>\n

Before you can get Plex Media Player working on Ubuntu or Debian, you\u2019ll need to open up a terminal window on the desktop. Open up a terminal window on the desktop and press Ctrl + Alt + T\u00a0<\/strong>on the keyboard. Or, search for the \u201cTerminal\u201d app in the app menu and launch it that way.<\/p>\n

With the terminal window open, use the\u00a0mkdir\u00a0<\/strong>command to create a new directory with the name of \u201cAppImages.\u201d After creating the new directory, use the\u00a0CD\u00a0<\/strong>command to move your terminal session into this folder.<\/p>\n

\nmkdir -p ~\/AppImages\n<\/pre>\n
\ncd ~\/AppImages\n<\/pre>\n
From inside of the AppImages folder, use the\u00a0wget\u00a0<\/strong>download command to grab the latest Plex Media Player AppImage file. Keep in mind that this download may take a couple of minutes to download fully.<\/p>\n
\nwget https:\/\/knapsu.eu\/data\/plex\/Plex_Media_Player_20210521-ae73e074_x64.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
When the AppImage file is downloaded, you\u2019ll have to update its permissions as Plex Media Player cannot run as an AppImage without this change. To change the permissions, use the chmod\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo chmod +x Plex_Media_Player_20210521-ae73e074_x64.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
When the AppImage has its permissions updated, you can run it. First, using the command below, startup Plex Media Player on Ubuntu or Debian. Alternatively, open up the file manager, click on the \u201cAppImages\u201d folder, and double-click on the Plex Media Player AppImage.<\/p>\n
\n.\/Plex_Media_Player_20210521-ae73e074_x64.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
Arch Linux<\/h3>\n
The Plex Media Player application is available to all Arch Linux users via the AUR. To get it working on your system, you\u2019ll have to start by opening a terminal window. Once the terminal window is open and ready to use, execute the pacman\u00a0<\/strong>command below and install the \u201cGit\u201d and \u201cBase-devel\u201d packages.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S base-devel git\n<\/pre>\n
After setting up the two packages, you\u2019ll need to set up the Trizen AUR helper tool. This program makes installing AUR packages much more accessible. Rather than needing to do everything by hand, it is automatic.<\/p>\n
\ngit clone https:\/\/aur.archlinux.org\/trizen.git\ncd trizen\nmakepkg -sri\n<\/pre>\n
Finally, install the latest release of Plex Media Player on your Arch Linux system with the following\u00a0trizen -S\u00a0<\/strong>command.<\/p>\n
\ntrizen -S plex-media-player\n<\/pre>\n
Fedora<\/h3>\n
Plex Media Player is available for Fedora users, provided you have the RPM Fusion Free software repository enabled. To enable it, use the\u00a0dnf install\u00a0<\/strong>command below. Or, follow our in-depth guide on the subject.<\/p>\n
\nsudo dnf install https:\/\/mirrors.rpmfusion.org\/free\/fedora\/rpmfusion-free-release-34.noarch.rpm\n<\/pre>\n
After installing the RPM Fusion Free software repository, you\u2019ll be able to install the Plex Media Player on your Fedora PC with the\u00a0dnf install\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo dnf install plex-media-player\n<\/pre>\n
OpenSUSE<\/h3>\n
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OpenSUSE users, unfortunately, cannot install Plex Media Player through the official repos. Thankfully, there\u2019s an AppImage file available that will work.<\/p>\n
Open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop. You can open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard. When it is open, use the mkdir\u00a0<\/strong>command and create an \u201cAppImage\u201d folder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nmkdir ~\/AppImages\n<\/pre>\n
When the AppImages folder is created, use the\u00a0CD\u00a0<\/strong>command and move into it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ncd ~\/AppImages\n<\/pre>\n
From here, use the wget\u00a0<\/strong>download command to grab the latest release of the Plex Media Player AppImage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nwget https:\/\/knapsu.eu\/data\/plex\/Plex_Media_Player_20210521-ae73e074_x64.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
When the download is complete, update the file\u2019s permissions so that it can be run on your OpenSUSE Linux system.<\/p>\n
\nsudo chmod +x Plex_Media_Player_20210521-ae73e074_x64.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
Finally, run the program using the command below. Or, double-click on the file in the \u201cAppImages\u201d folder to start it up.<\/p>\n
\n.\/Plex_Media_Player_20210521-ae73e074_x64.AppImage\n<\/pre>\n
Flatpak<\/h3>\n
There\u2019s a Flatpak release of Plex Media Player available for all Linux users. The only requirement is that you have the Flatpak runtime working on your system. To do that, install the \u201cflatpak\u201d package, or follow our guide on the subject.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the runtime is working, use the\u00a0flatpak remote-add\u00a0<\/strong>command to add the Plex Media Player repo to your Flatpak configuration.<\/p>\n
\nsudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists plexmediaplayer https:\/\/flatpak.knapsu.eu\/plex-media-player.flatpakrepo\n<\/pre>\n
When the repo is configured within Flatpak, you can install the program on your system using the following\u00a0flatpak install\u00a0<\/strong>command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo flatpak install tv.plex.PlexMediaPlayer <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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