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1 **Table of Contents：**
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3 {{toc/}}
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8 = 1.  Overview =
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10
11 This is a general instruction for the use of Armbian base OS of Dragino devices. Current models include:
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13 * HP0A
14 * HP0C
15 * LPS8v2
16 * MS20
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21 = 2.  Development Guide =
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24 For advanced users to develop Driver/ Linux etc.
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27
28 == 2.1  How to recompile LoRaWAN Concentrator Driver ( dragino-fwd package). ==
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30
31
32 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1. Clone dragino-fwd package**(%%) ===
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34
35 **Requirements:**
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37 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libsqlite3-dev(%%)**
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39 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libftdi1-dev(%%)**
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41
42 **Run command clone dragino-fwd package: (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)git clone https:~/~/github.com/dragino/dragino_fwd_src.git(%%)**
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45 [[image:image-20220527151010-1.png]]
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48
49 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2. Compile dragino_fwd**(%%) ===
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51
52 **After cloning is complete, Run the command starts compiling:**
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54
55 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)Compile HP0C/HP0A fwd：  ./hp0z-make-deb.sh c
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57 The following example compilers HP0C fwd.
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59 [[image:image-20220527153913-3.png]]
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62 **When the compilation is complete a draginofwd-*.deb package is generated.**
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64 [[image:image-20220527154311-4.png||height="385" width="773"]]
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67
68 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3. Install the dragino_fwd**(%%) ===
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70
71 **Run command:**
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74 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**dpkg -i draginofwd-*.deb **
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77 [[image:image-20220527154811-5.png]]
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80
81 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4. Test**(%%) ===
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83
84 Check the dragino_fwd log:
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86 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)journalctl -u draginofwd -f
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89 [[image:image-20220527165221-7.png||height="182" width="931"]]
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91
92 Start/stop dragino_fwd via systemctl:
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95 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)systemctl start draginofwd
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97 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)systemctl stop draginofwd
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101
102 == 2.2  How to clone Complete OS on the EMMC to SD card ==
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105
106 == 2.3  How to flash SD card to (eMMC) device's built-in Memory ==
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108
109 === 2.3.1 Prepare an SD card with OS ===
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111
112 //**Preparations:**//
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114 ~1. Prepare an SD card and a// card reader device//
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116 2. Formatting the SD card (//Make sure the SD card is empty//)
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118 3. //Download the OS image from **[[release.image>>url:http://repo.dragino.com/release/hp0c-image/]]**: ( File format **dragino-lps8v2-1.7.img** )//
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120 4. //A Flash software tool ( Such as v1.7.9 from **[[balenaEtcher>>url:https://www.balena.io/etcher/]]** )//
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122
123
124 === 2.3.2 Flash SD card to device's eMMC ===
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126
127 //1. Open the device's enclosure, and put the SD card into the SD card slot//
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129 //2. Power on the device and access the gateway's CLI via the serial port.//
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131 //3. Login and run the below command to flash.//
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133
134 **Run command:**
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136 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)
137 nand-sata-install
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140 [[image:image-20220602112051-1.png]]
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143 Select the "Boot from eMMC - system on eMMC"
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145 [[image:image-20220602112058-2.png||height="292" width="646"]]
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147 [[image:image-20220602112106-3.png||height="301" width="643"]]
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150 Select the "1  ext4"
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152 [[image:image-20220602112113-4.png||height="271" width="642"]]
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155 It takes 4-5 minutes to burn from SD card to eMMC
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157 [[image:image-20220602112119-5.png||height="309" width="641"]]
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159 [[image:image-20220602112125-6.png||height="281" width="640"]]
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161 [[image:image-20220602112131-7.png||height="241" width="638"]]
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164 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: After the flash is complete, power off the device and then remove the SD card.**
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168 = 3. Package Maintain Note =
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170
171 == 3.1 Default Package Maintain System ==
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173
174 === 3.1.1 How Package-Auto-Update works? ===
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176
177 By default, LPS8v2 / MS20 series products have an auto-update feature for main packages. The device will connect to Dragino's auto-update server and check for updates. 
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179
180 (% style="color:blue" %)**When devices will check for updates**?
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182 * Devices will check for updates for every boot.
183 * Devices will check for updates on every day midnight.
184
185 (% style="color:blue" %)**What packages will be checked for updates**?
186
187 dragino-httpd ~-~- Main Web UI http configuration
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189 dragino-sid  ~-~- SN write and read tool
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191 dragino-ui  ~-~- Gateway Web UI package
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193 draginofwd   ~-~- UDP packet forwarder, LoRa Base Station
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195 draginoups   ~-~- Miscellaneous between different versions
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197
198 (% style="color:blue" %)**Location and changelog for packages**:
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200 * Location: http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/
201 * Changelog: [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/Readme_HP0.txt>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/Readme_HP0.txt]]
202
203 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to view auto-updated log**
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205 You can view the log on the page of (% style="color:#037691" %)**System ~-~-> Package Management.**
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208 [[image:1661305025451-220.png]]
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211 (% style="color:blue" %)**Can I disable package-auto-update?**
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213 You can check the checkbox and click the(% style="color:#037691" %)** ‘SAVE’ **(%%)button to enable or disable the auto-update.
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216 [[image:1661305258501-636.png]]
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219
220 === 3.1.2 How to manually update core packages? ===
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223 You can click the (% style="color:#037691" %)**‘Manual Update’**(%%) to update the dragino's packages.
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226 [[image:1661305328295-218.png]]
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229
230 === 3.1.3 How to manually update other packages? ===
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233 For the other packages, you have to access the device's CLI to do it via the apt command.
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236
237 == 3.2 Set up a 3^^rd^^ party package maintain server ==
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239
240 === 3.2.1 Overview ===
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243 Customers can use their own package maintenance system instead of using the default one from Dragino. They need to set up a package maintenance system for Debian. Lots of instructions are available in Internet, below is a reference instruction.
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247 === 3.2.2 Install Apache2 HTTP server ===
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250 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**apt install apache2**
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254 === 3.2.3 Creating Package Directories ===
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256
257 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/(%%)**
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259 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/ -p(%%)**
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261 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/ -p(%%)**
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263
264 **Tree Structure:**
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266 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: If you are not familiar with updating servers, most directory names are not recommended to be changed.**
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269 └── debian
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271 └── release
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273 ├── dists
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275 │   └── stable
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277 │       └── main
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279 │           └── binary-armhf
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281 └── pool
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283 └── main
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285 └── d
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287 └── dragino   ~-~-> (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**This is the directory to store the packages. User can change it to other name.**
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291 === 3.2.4 Get deb packages ===
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294 The deb packages for auto-update can be placed in** (% style="color:blue" %)/var/www/html/debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/(%%)**
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296 Below is an example package(testing-0808.deb) for test purpose:
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299 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)wget http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/unimportant/testing-0808.deb(%%)**
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301 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)cp ./testing-0808.deb /var/www/html/debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/(%%)**
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304
305 === 3.2.5 Generate Package Index file ===
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308 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**cd /var/www/html/debian/release/**
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310 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**dpkg-scanpackages pool/ > dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages**
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312 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**cat dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages | gzip -9 > dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages.gz**
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315 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: Every time a package has been update, above comments need to be executed in the server to get the up-to-date package list.**
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318
319 === 3.2.6 Generate Release file ===
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322 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Create the generated script:(%%) ====
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325 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable**
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328 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**wget [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/unimportant/generate-release.sh>>url:http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/unimportant/generate-release.sh]]**
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330 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**chmod + x ./generate-release.sh**
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332 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**./generate-release.sh > Release**
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335
336 === 3.2.7 Sign the Release file with gpg and generating Inrelease file ===
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339
340 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Make sure auto-update server has gnupg(%%) ====
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343 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**apt install gnupg**
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347 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)generate gpg key(%%) ====
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350 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**gpg -gen-key**
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353 **((% style="color:red" %)Note: Fill in the content as required and remember the name and email address)(%%)**
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357 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Check the gen-key(%%) ====
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360 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**gen -list-key**
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364 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Generate the release.gpg(%%) ====
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367 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable**
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369 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-detach-sign -o Release.gpg Release**
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372 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**gpg ~-~-clearsign -o InRelease Release**
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375
376 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Generate the public key(%%) ====
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378
379 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output <name>.asc ~-~-export <email address>**
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382 **example: gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output xiao.asc ~-~-export **[[xiaoye@dragino.cc>>mailto:xiaoye@dragino.cc]]
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385
386 === 3.2.8 Add url as apt source in LPS8v2 / MS20 ===
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389
390 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Add the public key(%%) ====
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393 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**cp xiao.asc /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/**
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395 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: First need to transfer the public key from auto-update server to device.**
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397
398
399 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Add the apt source list(%%) ====
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402 Add the apt source list url and name this as test_server.list
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404 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**echo "deb http:~/~/<IP_address or hostname>/debian/release stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/test_server.list**
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406
407
408 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Validate the apt repository(%%) ====
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411 Get and install the testing package (download testing-0808.deb and test)
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413 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**apt update && apt install testing**
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416 Example output:
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418 [[image:1661306420449-569.png]]
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421
422 === 3.2.9 Configure the gateway's auto-upgrade rules ===
423
424
425 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Remove dragino apt source(%%) ====
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427
428 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**/etc/apt/sources.list**
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431 [[image:1661306460134-112.png]]
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433
434
435 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)Set up automatic updates(%%) ====
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437
438 (% style="background-color:yellow;color:green" %)**Path : /usr/lib/dragino/dragino-apt-updates**
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441 The device performs automatic updates from this script,
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443 But it will now only look for dragino as a keyword, so you need to replace the keyword dragino with your own keyword.
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446 [[image:1661306487761-768.png]]
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