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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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18
19 = 2.  Development Guide =
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21
22 For advanced users to develop Driver/ Linux etc.
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24
25
26 == 2.1  How to recompile LoRaWAN Concentrator Driver ( dragino-fwd package). ==
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28
29
30 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1. Clone dragino-fwd package**(%%) ===
31
32
33 **Requirements:**
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35 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libsqlite3-dev(%%)**
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37 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libftdi1-dev(%%)**
38
39
40 **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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43 [[image:image-20220527151010-1.png]]
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45
46
47 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2. Compile dragino_fwd**(%%) ===
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49
50 **After cloning is complete, Run the command starts compiling:**
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52 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**Compile HP0C/HP0A fwd:  ./hp0z-make-deb.sh c**
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54
55 The following example compilers HP0C fwd.
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57 [[image:image-20220527153913-3.png]]
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61 When the compilation is complete a** (% style="color:blue" %)draginofwd-*.deb(%%) **package is generated.
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63 [[image:image-20220527154311-4.png||height="385" width="773"]]
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66
67 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3. Install the dragino_fwd**(%%) ===
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69
70 **Run command:**
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72 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**dpkg -i draginofwd-*.deb **
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75 [[image:image-20220527154811-5.png]]
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77
78
79 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4. Test**(%%) ===
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81
82 **Check the dragino_fwd log:**
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84 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**journalctl -u draginofwd -f**
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87 [[image:image-20220527165221-7.png||height="182" width="931"]]
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89
90 **Start/stop dragino_fwd via systemctl:**
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92 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**systemctl start draginofwd**
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94 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**systemctl stop draginofwd**
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96
97
98 == 2.2  How to clone Complete OS on the EMMC to SD card ==
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100
101 == 2.3  How to flash SD card to (eMMC) device's built-in Memory ==
102
103
104 === 2.3.1 Prepare an SD card with OS ===
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106
107 (% style="background-color:yellow" %)//**Preparations:**//
108
109 ~1. Prepare an SD card and a// card reader device//
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111 2. Formatting the SD card (//Make sure the SD card is empty//)
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113 3. //Download the OS image from the **[[release.image>>url:http://repo.dragino.com/release/hp0c-image/]]**: ( File format **dragino-lps8v2-1.7.img** )//
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115 4. //A Flash software tool ( Such as v1.7.9 from **[[balenaEtcher>>url:https://www.balena.io/etcher/]]** )//
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117
118
119 === 2.3.2 Flash SD card to device's eMMC ===
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121
122 //1. Open the device's enclosure, and put the SD card into the SD card slot//
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124 //2. Power on the device and access the gateway's CLI via the serial port.//
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126 //3. Login and run the below command to flash.//
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128
129 **Run command:**
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131 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**nand-sata-install**
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134 [[image:image-20220602112051-1.png]]
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138 Select the (% style="color:red" %)**"Boot from eMMC - system on eMMC".**
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140 [[image:image-20220602112058-2.png||height="292" width="646"]]
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143 [[image:image-20220602112106-3.png||height="301" width="643"]]
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147 Select the (% style="color:red" %)**"1  ext4"**
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149 [[image:image-20220602112113-4.png||height="271" width="642"]]
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153 It takes 4-5 minutes to burn from SD card to eMMC
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155 [[image:image-20220602112119-5.png||height="309" width="641"]]
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158 [[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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167
168 == 2.4 Default Built Version ==
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171 [[image:image-20220902155621-1.png]]
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175 = 3. Package Maintain Note =
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177
178 == 3.1 Default Package Maintain System ==
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180
181 === 3.1.1 How Package-Auto-Update works? ===
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183
184 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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186
187 (% style="color:blue" %)**When devices will check for updates**?
188
189 * Devices will check for updates for every boot.
190 * Devices will check for updates on every day midnight.
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193 (% style="color:blue" %)**What packages will be checked for updates**?
194
195 dragino-httpd ~-~- Main Web UI http configuration
196
197 dragino-sid  ~-~- SN write and read tool
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199 dragino-ui  ~-~- Gateway Web UI package
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201 draginofwd   ~-~- UDP packet forwarder, LoRa Base Station
202
203 draginoups   ~-~- Miscellaneous between different versions
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206
207 (% style="color:blue" %)**Location and changelog for packages**:
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209 * Location: http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/
210 * Changelog: [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/Readme_HP0.txt>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/Readme_HP0.txt]]
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212
213 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to view auto-updated log**
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215 You can view the log on the page of (% style="color:#037691" %)**System ~-~-> Package Management.**
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218 [[image:1661305025451-220.png]]
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222 (% style="color:blue" %)**Can I disable package-auto-update?**
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224 You can check the checkbox and click the(% style="color:red" %)** ‘SAVE’ **(%%)button to enable or disable the auto-update.
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227 [[image:1661305258501-636.png]]
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230
231 === 3.1.2 How to manually update core packages? ===
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234 You can click the (% style="color:red" %)**‘Manual Update’**(%%) to update the dragino's packages.
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237 [[image:1661305328295-218.png]]
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240
241 === 3.1.3 How to manually update other packages? ===
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244 For the other packages, you have to access the device's CLI to do it via the apt command.
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247
248 == 3.2 Set up a 3^^rd^^ party package maintain server ==
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250
251 === 3.2.1 Overview ===
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254 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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257
258 === 3.2.2 Install Apache2 HTTP server ===
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260
261 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**apt install apache2**
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264
265 === 3.2.3 Creating Package Directories ===
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267
268 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/(%%)**
269
270 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/ -p(%%)**
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272 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/ -p(%%)**
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274
275 **Tree Structure:**
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277 (% 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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280 └── debian
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282 └── release
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284 ├── dists
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286 │   └── stable
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288 │       └── main
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290 │           └── binary-armhf
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292 └── pool
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294 └── main
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296 └── d
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298 └── 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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301
302 === 3.2.4 Get deb packages ===
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305 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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307 Below is an example package(testing-0808.deb) for test purpose:
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309
310 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)wget http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/unimportant/testing-0808.deb(%%)**
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312 **~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cp ./testing-0808.deb /var/www/html/debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/(%%)**
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315
316 === 3.2.5 Generate Package Index file ===
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318
319 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**cd /var/www/html/debian/release/**
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321 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**dpkg-scanpackages pool/ > dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages**
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323 (% 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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326 (% 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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329
330 === 3.2.6 Generate Release file ===
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332
333 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Create the generated script:**(%%) ====
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336 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable**
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339 (% 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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341 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**chmod + x ./generate-release.sh**
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343 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**./generate-release.sh > Release**
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346
347 === 3.2.7 Sign the Release file with gpg and generating Inrelease file ===
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351 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Make sure auto-update server has gnupg**(%%) ====
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354 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**apt install gnupg**
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358 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**generate gpg key**(%%) ====
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361 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**gpg -gen-key**
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364 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: Fill in the content as required and remember the name and email address.**
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368 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Check the gen-key**(%%) ====
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371 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**gen -list-key**
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375 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Generate the release.gpg**(%%) ====
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378 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable**
379
380 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-detach-sign -o Release.gpg Release**
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383 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**gpg ~-~-clearsign -o InRelease Release**
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385
386
387 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Generate the public key**(%%) ====
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389
390 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output <name>.asc ~-~-export <email address>**
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393 **example: gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output xiao.asc ~-~-export **[[xiaoye@dragino.cc>>mailto:xiaoye@dragino.cc]]
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396
397 === 3.2.8 Add url as apt source in LPS8v2 / MS20 ===
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400
401 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Add the public key**(%%) ====
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404 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**cp xiao.asc /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/**
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406
407 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: First need to transfer the public key from auto-update server to device.**
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409
410
411 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Add the apt source list**(%%) ====
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414 Add the apt source list url and name this as test_server.list
415
416 (% 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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418
419
420 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Validate the apt repository**(%%) ====
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422
423 Get and install the testing package (download testing-0808.deb and test)
424
425 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**apt update && apt install testing**
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428 Example output:
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430 [[image:1661306420449-569.png]]
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432
433
434 === 3.2.9 Configure the gateway's auto-upgrade rules ===
435
436
437 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Remove dragino apt source**(%%) ====
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440 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**/etc/apt/sources.list**
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443 [[image:1661306460134-112.png]]
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445
446
447 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Set up automatic updates**(%%) ====
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450 (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)**Path : /usr/lib/dragino/dragino-apt-updates**
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452
453 The device performs automatic updates from this script,
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455 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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458 [[image:1661306487761-768.png]]