PMS on Linux - v1.29.1.6313 - Says update available to v1.29.0.6244...?

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Hi all,

I run PMS on Ubuntu 22.04. I updated PMS just yesterday. Didn’t really pay attention to the version.

I noticed today that another update was showing as available so I ran apt update && apt upgrade but it said no updates were available.

On checking the update notification it seems it wants me to downgrade.

The current version running is 1.29.1.6313. That will be what it was updated to yesterday I guess. But it seems this is ahead of the current PMS release version somehow.

Little confused as the repo source list for apt only contains release versions as far as I understand it. It shouldn’t be installing beta versions.

Is anyone able to shed any light?

Thanks,

D

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PMS 1.29.1.6313 was publicly released approx. 8-9 hours ago

Repositories sometimes take some time to be updated (also depending on what repository you’ve configured on your system, e.g. official vs. something else).

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Yeah, I saw that in the announcements. It’s not the same version though. It’s slightly different.

Also, I shouldn’t be getting beta updates anyway. I have apt setup for the stable releases only. My installation was set up using the official Plex documentation.

In fact, I wasn’t aware there was even a repo for beta updates. I remember looking in that before. I vaguely remember being told that I could install beta updates manually, but if I wanted to manage things with apt, it was stable updates only.

D

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Seeing the same thing with plexinc/pms-docker:latest

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Plex inadvertently released the beta as public this morning, then pulled it back
You have the beta even though you have public selected. (same thing happened to me)

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See now that makes sense.

Thought it was a bit weird.

Has Plex made any official announcement on this? I didn’t see any when I looked.

D

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Nothing from PLEX that I saw, was discussed on Reddit, and as you said, it makes sense since the release number is the same as the current beta

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I can confirm, I experienced something similar on my PMS rig. My OS:

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy

My Steps:

sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

...
Preparing to unpack .../plexmediaserver_1.29.1.6313-f4cdfea9c_amd64.deb ...
PlexMediaServer install: Pre-installation Validation.
PlexMediaServer install: Pre-installation Validation complete.
Unpacking plexmediaserver (1.29.1.6313-f4cdfea9c) over (1.29.0.6244-819d3678c) ...
Setting up plexmediaserver (1.29.1.6313-f4cdfea9c) ...
PlexMediaServer install: PlexMediaServer-1.29.1.6313-f4cdfea9c - Installation starting.
PlexMediaServer install: 
PlexMediaServer install: Now installing based on:
PlexMediaServer install:   Installation Type:   Update
PlexMediaServer install:   Process Control:     systemd
PlexMediaServer install:   Plex User:           plex
PlexMediaServer install:   Plex Group:          plex
PlexMediaServer install:   Video Group:         video
PlexMediaServer install:   Metadata Dir:        /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support
PlexMediaServer install:   Temp Directory:      /tmp 
PlexMediaServer install:   Lang Encoding:       en_US.UTF-8
PlexMediaServer install:   Processor:           AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor
PlexMediaServer install:   Intel i915 Hardware: Not found
PlexMediaServer install:   Nvidia GPU card:     Found
PlexMediaServer install:  
PlexMediaServer install: Completing final configuration.
PlexMediaServer install: Starting Plex Media Server.
PlexMediaServer install: PlexMediaServer-1.29.1.6313-f4cdfea9c - Installation successful.  Errors: 0, Warnings: 0
...

Note: I use an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. So the “Not Found” on the Intel check line is expected.

I dont know why the Ubuntu repo’s picked up 1.29.1.6313. If you go to the PMS download page, thats not even the latest version per the beta as suggested (for linux). I see the following (as of Oct 20 00:02 MDT) for Plex Pass:

1.29.1.6316-f4cdfea9c
October 19, 2022

And then for GA / non-plex pass:

1.29.0.6244-819d3678c
September 22, 2022

Even though I have a Plex Pass, I really try to stay on the GA just because I have so many users with various device Platforms. But… the 4k HDR transcoding feature set really is a big deal. I’m a bit torn.

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Plex Media Server 1.29.1.6316 is now available to everyone.

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