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After a recent SickBeard vs SickRage comparison, I decided to install SickRage on Ubuntu Server 14.04, replacing my SickBeard installation that has been working well for 2 years. SickRage is a video file manager for Shows based on the popular SickBeard PVR. Like SickBeard, it also automatically downloads TV Show … read more
SickBeard vs SickRage is a topic that has gained traction in the recent times due to the growth of SickRage, a Sick Beard fork that is seeing superfast development with some cool extra features. Both SickBeard and SickRage are video file managers or personal video recorders (PVR) that download your … read more
Typically SickBeard update to new release is done manually but in this post I will show you how to make SickBeard auto update itself on Linux. Sick Beard, an awesome little app that automates show downloads, has been covered extensively by us, including installation (Windows / Ubuntu), and uninstallation. We … read more
We have extensively covered how to install CouchPotato on various platforms but how do you properly uninstall CouchPotato on Ubuntu and other Linux systems? This is a question that has been asked a few times and so here is the guide. This Couch Potato uninstall guide will work irrespective of … read more
We have extensively covered how to install Sick Beard on various platforms but how do you properly uninstall SickBeard on Ubuntu system? This is a question that has been asked a few times and so here is the guide. This Sick Beard uninstall guide will work irrespective of whether you … read more
Getting a Dognzb, NZB.su, or OMGWTFNZBs invite can be a wild goose chase because the invites taken up in a matter of moments. Many of you may not even know where to find these Usenet index invites. And if we take one more step back, you may even ask what … read more
Best Usenet Search providers…Why do I need to care about that? – you may ask. Well if you have been following only htpcBeginner then your question is very valid. We have shown you why is Usenet better than bittorrent and how to find the best value Usenet providers. We have … read more
Recently, it became possible to install Sick Beard on Android. Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders or NZB files to NZB downloaders. It has been available for Windows, OSX, and Linux for many years. … read more
Previously, I published a script to automatically setup Transmission on Ubuntu 14.04 with minimal interaction from the user. This post presents a video guide to accomplish the same thing. 1-step AtoMiC Transmission WebUI installer for Ubuntu Server Watch this video on YouTube. You may download the script using the link … read more