Type or copy the following command to install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 20.04. Now we install the package that was downloaded in the previous example.

If you want to install the latest version go to the Plex Media Server website and update your command according to the latest version. For this type or copy the below command in your terminal: $ wget

In this step, we will download the Plex Media Server deb package. Let’s jump to the main topic which is downloading and installing Plex Media Server.

The “-y” option is used for saying yes to all the questions asked when we run this command. This command will update and also upgrade all the packages installed in ubuntu. For this purpose follow the following command: $ sudo apt update -y & sudo apt upgrade -y We have to update our system so that the latest packages are all installed. This will open the terminal in the location you right-clicked from the mouse. We can also right-click on the screen in ubuntu and click on “Open in Terminal”. This is a shortcut for opening the terminal. Open the command-line Terminal by clicking Ctrl+Alt+T keys on your keyboard. To download or install in the terminal follow the following steps: Step 1: Scroll down a little and there you’ll see the download button. We can install it directly from the browser. Plex Media Server is computer software and is not installed or included in the Ubuntu repositories. Today, in this article we are going to install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 20.04. Plex Media Server is installed on almost every major operating system and a device like Windows, Linux, Nas OS, Mac, etc. The media includes videos, photos, and music collections. We can stream them to any device for example computer, phone, tablet, or even TV from anywhere and anytime after organizing.

Plex Media Server’s function is to organize and store our media libraries/content on our system.

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