Anyone getting an error when installing Plex?

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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I get an error when I install plex on debian 9. I also tried ubuntu 16.04 and get the same error.

Doing the answer posted here seems to make plex run. But the error doesn't go away.

I'm using containers in proxmox, and doing that fix seems to prevent the container from booting after a shutdown. I didn't get any of these issues a couple of months ago doing the exact same thing.

I'll save you a click, this is the answer I mentioned above:

sudo chmod 0777 -R /var/lib/plexmediaserver
sudo chown plex:plex -R /var/lib/plexmediaserver
sudo service plexmediaserver restart
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would be helpful if you actually include the error.

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Same error on the link.

Errors were encountered while processing:
plexmediaserver
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Still, post your full output.

That being said, what guide did you follow or how exactly did you set up plex?

When using systemD services like plex its important to distinguish, running it yourself under your user account, and running it as a system service with a non-privileged no-login account.

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I installed it from the repo

I used the container Ubuntu 16.04 and still got the error, seems that it has no issue with systemd.

The guide shows that it should work out of the box on ubuntu 16.04

My error is like the one on the original post. The question is why is there an error on the first place? I had no error with an older version of plex a couple of months ago doing the same steps.

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I used a debian 8 container and plex installed normally. Kinda solved

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I am not satisfied, post your damn output and let me look at the errors.

'Like' what was in the linked post is not the same as 'exactly'.

Although, if you've given up I understand. But I have the itch of curiosity.

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If you really want to see the error, here's how to get it.

  1. nstall Proxmox VE 4.4 (Based on Debian Jessie) https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads/item/proxmox-ve-4-4-iso-installer
  2. Add the non-subscription repository (Again, Jessie) https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories
  3. apt update && apt full-upgrade
  4. Install ubuntu 16.04 container
  5. Update it, add user, add it to suders, ssh to that user and install plex from the repository or .deb file
    https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/235974187-Enable-repository-updating-for-supported-Linux-server-distributions

Also, a Plex team member should be looking into this by now. He's as curios as you.