Screen for Unraid

Screen for Unraid

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Installs GNU Screen on Unraid, enabling persistent terminal sessions that survive SSH disconnections. Manage multiple sessions, detach and reattach at will — essential for long-running tasks on your server.

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Screen for Unraid

Screen for Unraid

A plugin for Unraid that installs GNU Screen — a terminal multiplexer that allows you to manage multiple persistent terminal sessions from a single SSH session.

Installation

Go to the Plugins tab > Install Plugin and enter the following URL:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trulow/Screen-for-Unraid/main/plugin/Screen-for-Unraid.plg

Or install via Community Applications by searching for "Screen for Unraid".

Usage

After installation, Screen is available via the command line:

screen --version

Common screen commands

Command Description
screen -S session_name Start a new named session
screen -ls List active sessions
screen -r session_name Reattach to a session
screen -d -r session_name Detach and reattach remotely
Ctrl+A, d Detach from current session (within screen)

Package Source

https://slackware.pkgs.org/current/slackware-x86_64/

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Changelog

2026.07.29

  • Install screen-5.0.2-x86_64-1.txz with automatic checksum validation and mirror fallback

2026.05.17 (Provided by @rasooll)

  • Removed the fixed screenBuild package value.
  • Added dynamic lookup for the latest available screen-5.0.1-x86_64-*.txz build from CHECKSUMS.md5.
  • Kept checksum validation before installation.
  • Kept mirror fallback support.
  • Updated the plugin version to 2026.05.17.
  • Updated changelog entries in the plugin and README.

2026.05.17

  • Install the latest available 5.0.1 build with automatic checksum validation and mirror fallback

2026.01.23

  • Install 5.0.1 with automatic checksum validation and mirror fallback

2024.06.11

  • Initial release to install screen-4.9.0-x86_64-1

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