Linux NZB client

[unwired]

Hi

I have just started using Mandriva Linux - and need a nzb client.

On Windows I have always used Grabit and Quickpar to manage this.

What is available for Linux? - I have googled it but cannot find anything really.

Please help.

 

[Nod]

hellanzb
klibido
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=linux+nzb+downloader

 

[ponder]

HellaNZB rocks.

Just drop/save the .nzb file in a directory and it all gets done automatically via a background deamon. LottaNZB can be used as a gui front end if required.

 

[orin76]

Grabit & altbinz run well in wine. I've never found a decent nzb client for Linux. Pan is ok, but outdated compared to what's available for windows.

 

[Chunkyfeather]

NZBget = WIN!!!!! Might not work on Madriva?

http://nzbget.sourceforge.net/Overview

Supported Os:
* Linux Debian 4.0 on x86;
* Linux BusyBox with uClibc on MIPSEL;
* FreeBSD 7.0 on x86;
* Windows XP SP2 on x86.

 

[Moederloos]

quickpar is the gui of par2 - just grab the deb file for that - in ubuntu I think it was in the repos, so prob is true for other linux distros too

 

[unwired]

hellanzb
klibido
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=linux+nzb+downloader

Thanks will try klibido tonight. The hellanzb download link seems to be down.
any idea where else i might get it.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I use pan every now and then, but don't use news servers that much so don't need many options. Works fine for importing nzb's though.

 

[MyWorld]

Grabit & altbinz run well in wine. I've never found a decent nzb client for Linux. Pan is ok, but outdated compared to what's available for windows.

And what is required for a decent NZB client?

Some more to try out:
kwooty for KDE
sabnzbd

But all said and done there is nothing as powerful as hellanzb.

 

[Ou grote]

And what is required for a decent NZB client?

Some more to try out:
kwooty for KDE
sabnzbd

But all said and done there is nothing as powerful as hellanzb.

Been using sabnzbd on OSX for a long time.
Works rather well.

 

[milomak]

But all said and done there is nothing as powerful as hellanzb.

recently moved to sabnzbd from hella. mostly because in sabnzbd you can copy a link straight from nzbmatrix.

 

[unwired]

Been using sabnzbd on OSX for a long time.
Works rather well.

thanks all. Eventually opted for sabnzbd and it worked fine. only problem is that I could not find a par2 program for mandriva that would work. checked out the sabnzbd page par2 links as well - will try again tonight. they cover other linux distros not mandriva - question is which OS is mandriva closest to if i had to choose a par2 prog?

I would like to try out hellanzb as well - but cannot find a working link. anyone care to post one?

Thanks

 

[Ou grote]

thanks all. Eventually opted for sabnzbd and it worked fine. only problem is that I could not find a par2 program for mandriva that would work. checked out the sabnzbd page par2 links as well - will try again tonight. they cover other linux distros not mandriva - question is which OS is mandriva closest to if i had to choose a par2 prog?

I would like to try out hellanzb as well - but cannot find a working link. anyone care to post one?

Thanks

For OSX I usually use quickpar.

But I'm using OSX Tiger now, and don't have quickpar or an unzipping / unraring program.
SABNZB seems to manage without it.

 

[unwired]

Grabit & altbinz run well in wine. I've never found a decent nzb client for Linux. Pan is ok, but outdated compared to what's available for windows.

yeah tried wine now as well. Runs perfectly fine.
Just need to make out how quickpar will run under wine - tried just now didnt seem to quite work.

amazing piece of software.

 

[milomak]

break the shackles. the native apps work perfectly.

 

[MyWorld]

gpar2
kpar2kde4
par2cmdline
par2unrar
pypar2

 

[NeuralBlade]

My vote is for SABNZBD, I have been using it on both Windows & Ubuntu now for 2 years.

The latest version has almost all of the features I can think of. And set it to monitor an RSS feed and you are sorted. It will only download the required number of parity files incase the download is damaged.

I give it 4 1/2 stars

 

[unwired]

My vote is for SABNZBD, I have been using it on both Windows & Ubuntu now for 2 years.

The latest version has almost all of the features I can think of. And set it to monitor an RSS feed and you are sorted. It will only download the required number of parity files incase the download is damaged.

I give it 4 1/2 stars

Just tried it on windows too. I like the functionality that allows you to download from nzbmatrix and straight into sabnzbd.
need to try the rss option. i dont understand the api option? how does that help me?

 

[unwired]

break the shackles. the native apps work perfectly.

to be honest when i use grabit under wine, it feels like I am cheating a bit.
I installed linux to get away from windows and to experience a new look/feel of a system.

 

[unwired]

to be honest when i use grabit under wine, it feels like I am cheating a bit.
I installed linux to get away from windows and to experience a new look/feel of a system.

Opted for sabnzbd eventually. This works like a dream and I have had no issues at all.
I have switched to this on Windows as well.