Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 21.10 with Intel 12th Gen (Alder Lake)

[ChuckPa]

ALL:

I’ve completed the work for Ubuntu 22.04 changes to the repositories

For all Ubuntu & Debian versions which require HW transcoding and Tonemapping support –

1. Query the hardware
2. Query the Distro and version
3. Select the needed packages
4. Query which packages are installed.
5. If any of the needed packages are not installed or incorrect version -

• Show version installed
• Show version needed
• Show how to obtain the external package

I recommend the 1.27.0 package as it has all the final packaging updates which have been approved and submitted to Engineering for inclusion.

The 1.26.1 initial package won’t work for all cases.

Ubuntu 22.04 Packaging - development & preview

ALL; I’ve been working to update the Ubuntu/Debian packaging to account for how Ubuntu 22.04 repository packages have changed. I’ve selected 1.26.1.5772 for testing purposes as its database is compatible with 1.26.0 and above. EDIT: Changes incorporated The preinstaller is now sensitive to: – CPU (including Alderlake) – Distribution – Release version Using these three pieces of data, the preinstaller now compares what’s installed against what is needed and reports accordingly. T…

Watch for the PMS Release Announcement to know when this packaging change becomes available via plex.tv/downloads