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	20	= 2. Development Guide =
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70.4	23	For advanced users to develop Driver/ Linux etc.
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25.1	25
48.2	26	== 2.1 How to recompile LoRaWAN Concentrator Driver ( dragino-fwd package). ==
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48.3	29	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1. Clone dragino-fwd package(%%) ===
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30.1	31
70.4	32	Requirements:
48.3	33
70.4	34	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libsqlite3-dev(%%)
30.1	35
70.4	36	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)sudo apt install -y libftdi1-dev(%%)
11.1	37
48.3	38
70.4	39	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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70.4	41
11.1	42	[[image:image-20220527151010-1.png]]
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48.3	45	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2. Compile dragino_fwd(%%) ===
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11.1	47
70.4	48	After cloning is complete, Run the command starts compiling:
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70.5	50	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)Compile HP0C/HP0A fwd: ./hp0z-make-deb.sh c
70.4	51
70.5	52
11.1	53	The following example compilers HP0C fwd.
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	55	[[image:image-20220527153913-3.png]]
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70.5	59	When the compilation is complete a** (% style="color:blue" %)draginofwd-.deb(%%) *package is generated.
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11.1	61	[[image:image-20220527154311-4.png\|\|height="385" width="773"]]
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25.1	63
48.3	64	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3. Install the dragino_fwd(%%) ===
11.1	65
14.1	66
70.4	67	Run command:
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70.5	69	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)*dpkg -i draginofwd-.deb **
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70.4	71
11.1	72	[[image:image-20220527154811-5.png]]
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48.3	75	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4. Test(%%) ===
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48.3	77
70.5	78	Check the dragino_fwd log:
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70.5	80	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)journalctl -u draginofwd -f
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70.4	82
13.1	83	[[image:image-20220527165221-7.png\|\|height="182" width="931"]]
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70.5	86	Start/stop dragino_fwd via systemctl:
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70.5	88	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)systemctl start draginofwd
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70.5	90	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)systemctl stop draginofwd
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48.3	93	== 2.2 How to clone Complete OS on the EMMC to SD card ==
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57.1	95	== 2.3 How to flash SD card to (eMMC) device's built-in Memory ==
48.3	96
67.2	97	=== 2.3.1 Prepare an SD card with OS ===
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70.5	100	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)//Preparations://
51.1	101
	102	~1. Prepare an SD card and a// card reader device//
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	104	2. Formatting the SD card (//Make sure the SD card is empty//)
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75.1	106	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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61.1	108	4. //A Flash software tool ( Such as v1.7.9 from [[balenaEtcher>>url:https://www.balena.io/etcher/]] )//
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67.2	112	=== 2.3.2 Flash SD card to device's eMMC ===
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57.1	115	//1. Open the device's enclosure, and put the SD card into the SD card slot//
51.1	116
57.1	117	//2. Power on the device and access the gateway's CLI via the serial port.//
51.1	118
57.1	119	//3. Login and run the below command to flash.//
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70.4	122	Run command:
27.1	123
70.6	124	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)nand-sata-install
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70.4	126
27.1	127	[[image:image-20220602112051-1.png]]
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27.1	130
70.7	131	Select the (% style="color:red" %)"Boot from eMMC - system on eMMC".
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27.1	133	[[image:image-20220602112058-2.png\|\|height="292" width="646"]]
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72.2	135
27.1	136	[[image:image-20220602112106-3.png\|\|height="301" width="643"]]
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72.2	139
70.7	140	Select the (% style="color:red" %)"1 ext4"
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	142	[[image:image-20220602112113-4.png\|\|height="271" width="642"]]
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27.1	146	It takes 4-5 minutes to burn from SD card to eMMC
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	148	[[image:image-20220602112119-5.png\|\|height="309" width="641"]]
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27.1	151	[[image:image-20220602112125-6.png\|\|height="281" width="640"]]
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27.1	154	[[image:image-20220602112131-7.png\|\|height="241" width="638"]]
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	157	(% style="color:red" %)Note: After the flash is complete, power off the device and then remove the SD card.
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28.1	159
72.1	160	== 2.4 Default Built Version ==
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72.1	163	[[image:image-20220902155621-1.png]]
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84.2	166	== 2.5 How to upgrade the nodejs version to the latest. ==
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78.1	168
	169	By default, the nodejs uses the pre-install version v12 which is due to Debian the ultra-stable via ultra-old.
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	171	[[image:image-20221112145029-2.png]]
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	173	If you want to upgrade the nodejs to the latest, please follow to use these commands on the gateway CIL.
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	176	#install n, which is an Interactively Manage Your Node.js Versions
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83.1	178	[[image:image-20221112154230-3.png\|\|height="89" width="689"]]
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	180	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	182	npm install -g n
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	186	#Install the latest LTS Node.js release (downloading if necessary)
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83.1	188	[[image:image-20221112154418-4.png\|\|height="184" width="893"]]
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78.1	190	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	191	(((
	192	n lts
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	196	#Remove all downloaded versions except the installed version
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83.1	198	[[image:image-20221112154456-5.png\|\|height="139" width="899"]]
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	200	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	201	(((
	202	n prune
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	206	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	207	(((
83.1	208	apt remove nodejs -y && apt autoremove -y && reboot
78.1	209	)))
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	212	Check the current version
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83.1	214	[[image:image-20221112154724-6.png]]
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	216	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	218	node -v
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84.1	222	== 2.6 How to install Grafana and influxdb ==
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	225	=== Grafana: ===
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	228	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	230	curl https:~/~/packages.grafana.com/gpg.key \| gpg ~-~-dearmor \| sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/grafana-archive-keyrings.gpg >/dev/null
	231	echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/grafana-archive-keyrings.gpg] https:~/~/packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main" \| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grafana.list
	232	apt update && apt install grafana
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	236	Check the running status:
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	239	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	240	(((
	241	systemctl status grafana-server
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	245	configuration path:
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	248	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	250	/etc/grafana/grafana.ini
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	254	=== Influxdb: ===
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	257	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	259	curl https:~/~/repos.influxdata.com/influxdb.key \| gpg ~-~-dearmor \| sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/influxdb-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
	260	echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/influxdb-archive-keyring.gpg] https:~/~/repos.influxdata.com/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/influxdb.list
	261	apt update && apt install influxdb
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	265	Check the running status:
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	268	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	270	systemctl status influxdb
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	274	configuration path:
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	277	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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	279	/etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf
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63.1	283	= 3. Package Maintain Note =
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67.2	285	== 3.1 Default Package Maintain System ==
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	287	=== 3.1.1 How Package-Auto-Update works? ===
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	290	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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	293	(% style="color:blue" %)When devices will check for updates?
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	295	* Devices will check for updates for every boot.
	296	* Devices will check for updates on every day midnight.
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	298	(% style="color:blue" %)What packages will be checked for updates?
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	300	dragino-httpd ~-~- Main Web UI http configuration
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	302	dragino-sid ~-~- SN write and read tool
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	304	dragino-ui ~-~- Gateway Web UI package
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	306	draginofwd ~-~- UDP packet forwarder, LoRa Base Station
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	308	draginoups ~-~- Miscellaneous between different versions
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67.2	312	(% style="color:blue" %)Location and changelog for packages:
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	314	* Location: http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/
	315	* Changelog: [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/Readme_HP0.txt>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/Readme_HP0.txt]]
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	317	(% style="color:blue" %)How to view auto-updated log
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	319	You can view the log on the page of (% style="color:#037691" %)System ~-~-> Package Management.
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	322	[[image:1661305025451-220.png]]
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67.2	326	(% style="color:blue" %)Can I disable package-auto-update?
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70.8	328	You can check the checkbox and click the(% style="color:red" %) ‘SAVE’ (%%)button to enable or disable the auto-update.
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	331	[[image:1661305258501-636.png]]
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	334
	335	=== 3.1.2 How to manually update core packages? ===
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70.8	338	You can click the (% style="color:red" %)‘Manual Update’(%%) to update the dragino's packages.
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	341	[[image:1661305328295-218.png]]
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	344
	345	=== 3.1.3 How to manually update other packages? ===
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	348	For the other packages, you have to access the device's CLI to do it via the apt command.
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	351
	352	== 3.2 Set up a 3^^rd^^ party package maintain server ==
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	354	=== 3.2.1 Overview ===
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	356
	357	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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	359
	360	=== 3.2.2 Install Apache2 HTTP server ===
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70.5	363	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)apt install apache2
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	366	=== 3.2.3 Creating Package Directories ===
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70.5	369	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/(%%)
67.2	370
70.5	371	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/ -p(%%)
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70.5	373	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)mkdir debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/ -p(%%)
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	375
	376	Tree Structure:
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	378	(% 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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	381	└── debian
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	383	└── release
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	385	├── dists
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	387	│ └── stable
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	389	│ └── main
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	391	│ └── binary-armhf
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	393	└── pool
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	395	└── main
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	397	└── d
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70.5	399	└── 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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	401
	402	=== 3.2.4 Get deb packages ===
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	405	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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	407	Below is an example package(testing-0808.deb) for test purpose:
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70.5	410	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)wget http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/unimportant/testing-0808.deb(%%)
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70.5	412	~ (% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cp ./testing-0808.deb /var/www/html/debian/release/pool/main/d/dragino/(%%)
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	415	=== 3.2.5 Generate Package Index file ===
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70.5	418	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/debian/release/
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70.5	420	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)dpkg-scanpackages pool/ > dists/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages
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70.5	422	(% 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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	425	(% 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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	427
	428	=== 3.2.6 Generate Release file ===
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70.10	431	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Create the generated script:(%%) ====
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70.5	434	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable
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70.5	437	(% 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	439	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)chmod + x ./generate-release.sh
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70.5	441	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)./generate-release.sh > Release
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	444	=== 3.2.7 Sign the Release file with gpg and generating Inrelease file ===
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70.7	447	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Make sure auto-update server has gnupg(%%) ====
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70.5	450	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)apt install gnupg
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70.7	454	==== (% style="color:blue" %)generate gpg key(%%) ====
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70.5	457	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg -gen-key
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68.2	459
70.10	460	(% style="color:red" %)Note: Fill in the content as required and remember the name and email address.
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68.2	463
70.7	464	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Check the gen-key(%%) ====
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70.5	467	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gen -list-key
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70.7	471	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Generate the release.gpg(%%) ====
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70.5	474	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cd /var/www/html/debian/release/dists/stable
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70.5	476	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-detach-sign -o Release.gpg Release
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70.5	479	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg ~-~-clearsign -o InRelease Release
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68.2	482
70.7	483	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Generate the public key(%%) ====
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70.5	486	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output <name>.asc ~-~-export <email address>
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68.2	488
67.2	489	example: gpg ~-~-armor ~-~-output xiao.asc ~-~-export [[xiaoye@dragino.cc>>mailto:xiaoye@dragino.cc]]
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	492
	493	=== 3.2.8 Add url as apt source in LPS8v2 / MS20 ===
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70.7	497	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Add the public key(%%) ====
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70.5	500	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)cp xiao.asc /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
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70.7	502
68.2	503	(% style="color:red" %)Note: First need to transfer the public key from auto-update server to device.
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70.7	507	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Add the apt source list(%%) ====
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68.2	509
67.2	510	Add the apt source list url and name this as test_server.list
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70.5	512	(% 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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68.2	515
70.7	516	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Validate the apt repository(%%) ====
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68.2	518
67.2	519	Get and install the testing package (download testing-0808.deb and test)
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70.5	521	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)apt update && apt install testing
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68.2	523
67.2	524	Example output:
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68.2	526	[[image:1661306420449-569.png]]
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70.2	529	=== 3.2.9 Configure the gateway's auto-upgrade rules ===
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70.7	532	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Remove dragino apt source(%%) ====
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70.5	535	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)/etc/apt/sources.list
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70.2	538	[[image:1661306460134-112.png]]
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70.7	542	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Set up automatic updates(%%) ====
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70.5	545	(% style="background-color:yellow; color:green" %)Path : /usr/lib/dragino/dragino-apt-updates
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67.2	548	The device performs automatic updates from this script,
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	550	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	553	[[image:1661306487761-768.png]]

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