Wiki source code of Armbian OS instruction

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15.1	1	Table of Contents：
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48.2	8	= 1. Overview =
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1.1	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
55.1	16	* MS20
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48.2	21	= 2. Development Guide =
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70.4	24	For advanced users to develop Driver/ Linux etc.
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48.2	28	== 2.1 How to recompile LoRaWAN Concentrator Driver ( dragino-fwd package). ==
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48.3	32	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1. Clone dragino-fwd package(%%) ===
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70.4	35	Requirements:
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70.4	37	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libsqlite3-dev(%%)
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70.4	39	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libftdi1-dev(%%)
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70.4	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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11.1	45	[[image:image-20220527151010-1.png]]
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48.3	49	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2. Compile dragino_fwd(%%) ===
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70.4	52	After cloning is complete, Run the command starts compiling:
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70.5	55	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)Compile HP0C/HP0A fwd: ./hp0z-make-deb.sh c
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11.1	58	The following example compilers HP0C fwd.
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70.5	64	When the compilation is complete a** (% style="color:blue" %)draginofwd-.deb(%%) *package is generated.
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11.1	66	[[image:image-20220527154311-4.png\|\|height="385" width="773"]]
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48.3	70	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3. Install the dragino_fwd(%%) ===
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70.4	73	Run command:
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70.5	75	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)*dpkg -i draginofwd-.deb **
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11.1	78	[[image:image-20220527154811-5.png]]
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48.3	82	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4. Test(%%) ===
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70.5	85	Check the dragino_fwd log:
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70.5	87	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)journalctl -u draginofwd -f
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13.1	90	[[image:image-20220527165221-7.png\|\|height="182" width="931"]]
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70.5	93	Start/stop dragino_fwd via systemctl:
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70.5	95	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)systemctl start draginofwd
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70.5	97	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)systemctl stop draginofwd
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48.3	101	== 2.2 How to clone Complete OS on the EMMC to SD card ==
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57.1	104	== 2.3 How to flash SD card to (eMMC) device's built-in Memory ==
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67.2	107	=== 2.3.1 Prepare an SD card with OS ===
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70.5	110	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)//Preparations://
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	112	~1. Prepare an SD card and a// card reader device//
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	114	2. Formatting the SD card (//Make sure the SD card is empty//)
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62.1	116	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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61.1	118	4. //A Flash software tool ( Such as v1.7.9 from [[balenaEtcher>>url:https://www.balena.io/etcher/]] )//
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67.2	122	=== 2.3.2 Flash SD card to device's eMMC ===
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57.1	125	//1. Open the device's enclosure, and put the SD card into the SD card slot//
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57.1	127	//2. Power on the device and access the gateway's CLI via the serial port.//
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57.1	129	//3. Login and run the below command to flash.//
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70.4	132	Run command:
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70.6	134	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)nand-sata-install
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27.1	137	[[image:image-20220602112051-1.png]]
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70.7	141	Select the (% style="color:red" %)"Boot from eMMC - system on eMMC".
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27.1	143	[[image:image-20220602112058-2.png\|\|height="292" width="646"]]
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70.7	148	Select the (% style="color:red" %)"1 ext4"
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	150	[[image:image-20220602112113-4.png\|\|height="271" width="642"]]
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27.1	154	It takes 4-5 minutes to burn from SD card to eMMC
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	163	(% style="color:red" %)Note: After the flash is complete, power off the device and then remove the SD card.
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63.1	167	= 3. Package Maintain Note =
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	170	== 3.1 Default Package Maintain System ==
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	173	=== 3.1.1 How Package-Auto-Update works? ===
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	176	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	(% style="color:blue" %)When devices will check for updates?
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	181	* Devices will check for updates for every boot.
	182	* Devices will check for updates on every day midnight.
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67.2	185	(% style="color:blue" %)What packages will be checked for updates?
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	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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	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]]
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67.2	204	(% style="color:blue" %)How to view auto-updated log
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	206	You can view the log on the page of (% style="color:#037691" %)System ~-~-> Package Management.
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67.2	213	(% style="color:blue" %)Can I disable package-auto-update?
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70.8	215	You can check the checkbox and click the(% style="color:red" %) ‘SAVE’ (%%)button to enable or disable the auto-update.
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	222	=== 3.1.2 How to manually update core packages? ===
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70.8	225	You can click the (% style="color:red" %)‘Manual Update’(%%) to update the dragino's packages.
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	232	=== 3.1.3 How to manually update other packages? ===
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	235	For the other packages, you have to access the device's CLI to do it via the apt command.
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	239	== 3.2 Set up a 3^^rd^^ party package maintain server ==
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	242	=== 3.2.1 Overview ===
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	245	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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	249	=== 3.2.2 Install Apache2 HTTP server ===
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70.5	252	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)apt install apache2
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	256	=== 3.2.3 Creating Package Directories ===
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70.5	259	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/(%%)
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70.5	261	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/ -p(%%)
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70.5	263	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/ -p(%%)
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	266	Tree Structure:
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	268	(% 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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	271	└── debian
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	273	└── release
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	275	├── dists
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	277	│ └── stable
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	279	│ └── main
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	281	│ └── binary-armhf
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	283	└── pool
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	285	└── main
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70.5	289	└── 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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	293	=== 3.2.4 Get deb packages ===
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	296	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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	298	Below is an example package(testing-0808.deb) for test purpose:
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70.5	301	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)wget http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/unimportant/testing-0808.deb(%%)
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70.5	303	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cp ./testing-0808.deb /var/www/html/debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/(%%)
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	307	=== 3.2.5 Generate Package Index file ===
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70.5	310	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/debian/release/
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70.5	312	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)dpkg-scanpackages pool/ > dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages
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70.5	314	(% 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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	317	(% 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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	321	=== 3.2.6 Generate Release file ===
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67.3	324	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Create the generated script:(%%) ====
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70.5	327	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable
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70.5	330	(% 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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70.5	332	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)chmod + x ./generate-release.sh
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70.5	334	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)./generate-release.sh > Release
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	338	=== 3.2.7 Sign the Release file with gpg and generating Inrelease file ===
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70.7	342	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Make sure auto-update server has gnupg(%%) ====
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70.5	345	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)apt install gnupg
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70.7	349	==== (% style="color:blue" %)generate gpg key(%%) ====
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70.5	352	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg -gen-key
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67.2	355	((% style="color:red" %)Note: Fill in the content as required and remember the name and email address)(%%)
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70.7	359	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Check the gen-key(%%) ====
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70.5	362	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gen -list-key
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70.7	366	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Generate the release.gpg(%%) ====
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70.5	369	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable
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70.5	371	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-detach-sign -o Release.gpg Release
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70.5	374	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg ~-~-clearsign -o InRelease Release
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70.7	378	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Generate the public key(%%) ====
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70.5	381	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output <name>.asc ~-~-export <email address>
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67.2	384	example: gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output xiao.asc ~-~-export [[xiaoye@dragino.cc>>mailto:xiaoye@dragino.cc]]
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	388	=== 3.2.8 Add url as apt source in LPS8v2 / MS20 ===
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70.7	392	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Add the public key(%%) ====
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70.5	395	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cp xiao.asc /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
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68.2	398	(% style="color:red" %)Note: First need to transfer the public key from auto-update server to device.
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70.7	402	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Add the apt source list(%%) ====
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67.2	405	Add the apt source list url and name this as test_server.list
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70.5	407	(% 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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70.7	411	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Validate the apt repository(%%) ====
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67.2	414	Get and install the testing package (download testing-0808.deb and test)
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70.5	416	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)apt update && apt install testing
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67.2	419	Example output:
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68.2	421	[[image:1661306420449-569.png]]
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70.2	425	=== 3.2.9 Configure the gateway's auto-upgrade rules ===
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70.7	428	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Remove dragino apt source(%%) ====
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70.5	431	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)/etc/apt/sources.list
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70.2	434	[[image:1661306460134-112.png]]
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70.7	438	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Set up automatic updates(%%) ====
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70.5	441	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)Path : /usr/lib/dragino/dragino-apt-updates
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67.2	444	The device performs automatic updates from this script,
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	446	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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70.2	449	[[image:1661306487761-768.png]]
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