Cannot get Plex Media Server Running on Linux Mint

Plex Media Server
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Server Version#: 1.25.0.5282-2eddc3c44d
Player Version#:

The Plex Media Server will not start. I get this following error when I check the status. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but the error persists. Restarted and so forth between reinstallations and after installation to no avail.

● plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2021-12-03 19:38:41 CST; 9min ago
Main PID: 3287 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Dec 03 19:38:41 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
Dec 03 19:38:41 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server.
Dec 03 19:38:41 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Dec 03 19:38:41 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Dec 03 19:38:41 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: Failed to start Plex Media Server.
Dec 03 19:38:56 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Dec 03 19:38:56 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Dec 03 19:38:56 ryrobs-pc systemd[1]: Failed to start Plex Media Server.

Really don’t know where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.

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If you want to start it over.

  1. Uninstall the package (dpkg -r plexmediaserver)
  2. sudo rm -rf /var/lib/plexmediaserver
  3. sudo userdel plex

Now install the DEB file (sudo dpkg -i Plex–Package—file.deb)

it will:

  1. Create user plex
  2. Create /var/lib/plexmediaserver
  3. Launch Plex

After about a minute - open http://127.0.0.1:32400/web to start login & setup

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Rather bad with linux so bear with me. I did the first three steps but then when going to install the deb file per the instruction, I get another issue. Tried it a couple ways but no luck

ryan@ryrobs-pc:~$ sudo dpkg -i Plex-Package-file.deb
dpkg: error: cannot access archive ‘Plex-Package-file.deb’: No such file or directory
ryan@ryrobs-pc:~$ sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.25.0.5282-2edd3c44d_amd64.deb
dpkg: error: cannot access archive ‘plexmediaserver_1.25.0.5282-2edd3c44d_amd64.deb’: No such file or directory

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When you download with your browser, most things end up in the Downloads directory

cd ~/Downloads (get in your Downloads directory)
sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.25.0.5282-2edd3c44d_amd64.deb

I presumed you’d substitute what I type with the actual names. :wink:

(as fyi: we’re here to support Plex on Linux but not staffed or equipped to teach linux so a VM to play in and some of the tutorials on the web will be good for you)