[QPKG] sherpa: a mini-package-manager (CLI)

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In the downtime before I saw your latest reply I entered sherpa update upgradable - and it’s running now… So when I do the sherpa check it should be the most recent

[Eric@QNAP451 ~]$ sudo sherpa upgrade upgradable
Password:
sherpa v251203-stable
done: actions complete.

• Package actions started @ 12:10:22 AM, ended @ 12:13:28 AM, elapsed = 3m:06s

• These package actions completed OK:
    download ClamAV QPKG in 1 second
    download duf QPKG in 1 second
    download Bazarr QPKG in 1 second
    download Glances QPKG in 1 second
    download HideThatBanner QPKG in 1 second
    download inxi QPKG in 1 second
    download Kapowarr QPKG in 1 second
    download Headphones QPKG in 1 second
    download LazyLibrarian QPKG in 1 second
    download Mylar3 QPKG in 1 second
    download NZBHydra2 QPKG in 1 second
    download nzbget QPKG in 1 second
    download nzbToMedia QPKG in 1 second
    download OliveTin QPKG in 1 second
    download sha3sum QPKG in 1 second
    download Par2turbo QPKG in 1 second
    download pyLoad QPKG in 1 second
    download TrguiNG QPKG in 1 second
    download Unmanic QPKG in 1 second
    download WebSSH QPKG in 1 second
    deactivate SABnzbd QPKG in 1 second
    deactivate pyLoad QPKG in 2 seconds
    deactivate WebSSH QPKG in 2 seconds
    deactivate LazyLibrarian QPKG in 3 seconds
    deactivate Glances QPKG in 12 seconds
    deactivate HideThatBanner QPKG in 1 second
    deactivate Par2turbo QPKG in 1 second
    upgrade duf QPKG in 5 seconds (v240731 -> v250927)
    upgrade HideThatBanner QPKG in 10 seconds (v240807 -> v250927)
    upgrade nzbget QPKG in 6 seconds (v24.5 -> v25.4)
    upgrade OliveTin QPKG in 5 seconds (v241223 -> v251121)
    upgrade Par2turbo QPKG in 11 seconds (v1.1.0 -> v1.2.0)
    upgrade sha3sum QPKG in 5 seconds (v240808 -> v250706)
    clean OliveTin QPKG in 1 second
    reactivate Par2turbo QPKG in 1 second
    reactivate Unrar QPKG in 1 second
    reactivate Entware QPKG in 2 seconds
    activate HideThatBanner QPKG in 1 second
    upgrade TrguiNG QPKG in 5 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    clean TrguiNG QPKG in 1 second
    upgrade Bazarr QPKG in 6 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade ClamAV QPKG in 5 seconds (v241223 -> v251121)
    upgrade Glances QPKG in 11 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade Headphones QPKG in 5 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade inxi QPKG in 5 seconds (v240813 -> v251010)
    upgrade Kapowarr QPKG in 5 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade LazyLibrarian QPKG in 11 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade Mylar3 QPKG in 5 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade NZBHydra2 QPKG in 5 seconds (v241223 -> v251121)
    upgrade nzbToMedia QPKG in 5 seconds (v240205 -> v251121)
    upgrade pyLoad QPKG in 11 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    upgrade Unmanic QPKG in 5 seconds (v250103 -> v251121)
    upgrade WebSSH QPKG in 10 seconds (v250123 -> v251121)
    clean Bazarr QPKG in 1 second
    clean Glances QPKG in 1 second
    clean Headphones QPKG in 1 second
    clean Kapowarr QPKG in 1 second
    clean LazyLibrarian QPKG in 1 second
    clean Mylar3 QPKG in 1 second
    clean NZBHydra2 QPKG in 1 second
    clean nzbToMedia QPKG in 1 second
    clean pyLoad QPKG in 1 second
    clean Unmanic QPKG in 1 second
    clean WebSSH QPKG in 1 second

• These package actions failed (and why):
    activate Glances QPKG in 1 second (1)
    activate SABnzbd QPKG in 1 second (1)
    activate pyLoad QPKG in 1 second (1)
    activate LazyLibrarian QPKG in 2 seconds (1)
    activate WebSSH QPKG in 1 second (1)

[Eric@QNAP451 ~]$
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sherpa check doesn’t upgrade anything. It performs a bunch of tests and tries to correct supporting packages if they’re missing. So, you’ll still need to run it. :wink:

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It’s running now… Will update as soon as it finishes.

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[Eric@QNAP451 ~]$ sudo sherpa check
Password:
sherpa v251203-stable
done: actions complete.

• Package actions started @ 12:16:24 AM, ended @ 12:18:48 AM, elapsed = 2m:24s

• These package actions completed OK:
    install auxiliary PIP in 4 seconds
    reactivate pyLoad QPKG in 30 seconds
    reactivate Glances QPKG in 52 seconds
    reactivate OSickGear QPKG in 9 seconds
    reactivate SABnzbd QPKG in 37 seconds
    reactivate WebSSH QPKG in 9 seconds
    reactivate OTautulli QPKG in 16 seconds
    reactivate LazyLibrarian QPKG in 49 seconds

• These package actions were skipped (and why):
    "sign" duf QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Entware QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" HideThatBanner QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" IncreaseTimeouts QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" nzbget QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OliveTin QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OReadarr QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OSonarr QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Par2turbo QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" QDK QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" sha3sum QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" sherpa QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Unrar QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" TrguiNG QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Bazarr QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" ClamAV QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Glances QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Headphones QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" inxi QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Kapowarr QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" LazyLibrarian QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Mylar3 QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" NZBHydra2 QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" nzbToMedia QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OMedusa QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OqBittorrent QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OSickGear QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OTautulli QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" OWatcher3 QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" pyLoad QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" SABnzbd QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" Unmanic QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
    "sign" WebSSH QPKG in 1 second (already signed)
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Looks good!

Now, clean SAB:

/etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh clean

… and start it in debug mode this time:

/etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh start debug

edit: Actually, looks like SAB was restarted during the check. Good. :slight_smile:

How’s its status look now?

/etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh s

Also: don’t forget to migrate your ‘O’ packages: New QPKG names, and how-to start using them · OneCDOnly/sherpa · Discussion #321 · GitHub

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[Eric@QNAP451 ~]$ sudo /etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh clean
Password:
- source: sabnzbd.sh, action: clean, time: Thu 4 Dec 2025 12:26:18 AM CST, load: 0.17
- package: 251121, service: 251121, library: 251121
- QPKG enabled: false
- application auto-update: true
- active git branch: master
- daemon PID: none
> clean local repository: OK
> clean virtual Python environment: OK
> clean PyPI cache: OK
> remove application version: OK
> clean temp path: OK
= source: sabnzbd.sh, action: clean, time: Thu 4 Dec 2025 12:26:19 AM CST, result: OK, elapsed: 204ms, load: 0.17
[Eric@QNAP451 ~]$ sudo /etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh start debug
- source: sabnzbd.sh, action: start, time: Thu 4 Dec 2025 12:26:41 AM CST, load: 0.12
- package: 251121, service: 251121, library: 251121
= 'SABnzbd' QPKG is disabled. Please enable it first with: /etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh enable
= source: sabnzbd.sh, action: start, time: Thu 4 Dec 2025 12:26:41 AM CST, result: FAILED, elapsed: 16ms, load: 0.12
[Eric@QNAP451 ~]$

Will have to learn up on what migrating O packages means…

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Don’t know why SAB is now disabled… that’s odd.

Please enable it again:

/etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh enable

… and start it again:

/etc/init.d/sabnzbd.sh start debug
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Wow - that debug list is long (and growing). Do you want to post it in its entirety?

92

Oooo - I just tried logging into the sabnzbd gui page and it came up!

I did the migration thing for sonarr - as it appears to be the only one that I’m using. Does that work for sabnzbd as well?

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No, just keep an eye on it and look for the green line at the end (which means success). If you see a red line, we’ll need to investigate. :wink:

94

:+1:

No, SABnzbd wasn’t an ‘O’ package, so nothing to migrate there.

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Ok, then i think, once again, you’ve rewarded bad behavior and saved me… till next time. Much appreciated.

Incidentally - you asked about whether I was updating Sherpa… is there a way to have it do that automatically?

Looks like I hit the max number of replies in a given day… I am sooo green!

Not a clue what a cron is :slight_smile: so no, not deliberately or knowingly. I have no problem going in to do it manually so long as I have a good, reliable CLI command.

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No worries mate, cheers! :nerd_face:

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Typically, I’d suggest making it a cron job, but cron in QTS is a bit non-user-friendly. And it has a bad habit of removing user jobs.

Have you created cron jobs before?

Automatic updating can easily go-wrong. You’ve probably seen what happens when folks auto-update the firmware in their NAS. One-day, they can’t see it on the network anymore, because the update broke something.

Might be better to regularly run a manual update process instead? Maybe once per month?

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Ugh… this forum sometimes… :disappointed_face:

Yup, best one for you is:

sudo sherpa upgrade new

If you run this manually (it will usually finish in no-more than a few minutes), you can then take action if an upgrade goes south (breaks something).

If you generate a status report, you’ll get a notification if there are new packages available. No-need to run an upgrade unless there’s something to upgrade to! :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

sudo sherpa status
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@erkme73, this gives me an idea. I’ll consider including an automatic notifier that will put messages in the NAS system log if packages can be upgraded. It will run via a cron job, and will install and maintain itself so you won’t need to know anything about cron. edit: even better: it will run as a daemon.

With the right notification rules in QuLog, you can be notified of available upgrades via email: you won’t need to check for them.

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Hey! I’m allowed to post again :slight_smile: That’s sound like a wonderful plan. Just let me know if that’s something I have to initiate on my end, or will it just start popping up after I update to the version that has that change?

I’ve added the check/update CLI lines to a reminder to check more frequently either way.

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Hi mate, nothing to-do at your end right now. It’ll take me a while to write and test this. It’s on my todo list, but there are a few other things I’m fixing right-now. :nerd_face:

I’ll announce when it looks ready for testing.

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Hi OneCD,

You might remember me from a while back from the old forum, as the person with the really slow NAS (TS-119P II) which caused some problems (I might even be the person you have written IncreasedTimeOuts for). I have finally bought a new NAS. Because of your great help in the past, I got myself a TS-216G because I really like how Sherpa works and your fast continuous support.

Everything seems to work fine, so I just wanted to show my appreciation of the work you are doing! Keep up the good work!

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Hi Andy and welcome to the new forum! :nerd_face: