[Server-devel] install Internet-in-a-Box 6.3 master in ~45min (onto RPi 3)

[Adam Holt]

On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> PS please also consider Internet-in-a-Box 6.3 RC2 (Release Candidate 2)
> which I unfortunately haven't had time to try yet:
>
>       https://github.com/iiab/iiab/tree/6.3-rc2
>
> I assume you can add "--branch 6.3-rc2" to the line in
>

http://download.iiab.io/6.3/rpi/load-lite.txt


> that currently reads "git clone https://github.com/iiab/iiab --depth 1"
>
> *...so that it reads "git clone https://github.com/iiab/iiab
> <https://github.com/iiab/iiab> --branch 6.3-rc2 --depth 1" instead?*
> But I'm not an expert at using git and github.com unfortunately, so if
> you need a hand getting http://download.iiab.io/6.3/rpi/load-lite.txt to
> work with RC2, shout!
>
> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 10:57 PM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:
>
>> I'm well aware XSCE's traditional multi-hour Ansible-based installation
>> process traditionally drove many people Completely And Totally Insane, like
>> Babe Ruth who hit home runs like magic, but whose weight slowed him down as
>> the years wore on...
>>
>> So as we transition to a new name (Internet-in-a-Box) and many new
>> community uses (e.g. IIAB was recently installed in medical clinics in the
>> Dominican Republic) I want to experiment with a much faster 1-line
>> installer (some are wisely impatient for base hits instead of home runs ;)
>> and so here is a slimmed-down set of 10 server apps(*) that almost anybody
>> can install it on a Raspberry Pi 3 within about 45 minutes, simply by
>> running:
>>
>>    curl http://download.iiab.io/6.3/rpi/load-lite.txt | bash
>>
>> With this slimmed-down approach, you can simply fire off the above
>> command, go eat dinner, and return in time to start installing content.
>>
>> And as a special bonus: this lightweight install greatly empowers
>> engineers in Haiti who don't have multi-megabit-per-second connections.
>> They are now able to keep up with our development process, even with more
>> feeble Internet connections that often cannot sustain 1megabit/second -- so
>> long as we all tighten our belts staying lightweight/agile where we can --
>> towards embracing very real-time community "fieldback" interactions across
>> cities in the developing world.
>>
>> (*) finally, the 10 server apps I've chosen are listed herein:
>>
>>    http://download.iiab.io/6.3/rpi/local_vars_lite.yml
>>
>> REMINDER: install https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
>> (either version) onto your Raspberry Pi 3 before you "sudo su -" (to change
>> to root) and then start the curl command above!
>>
>> PS do read http://FAQ.iiab.io along the way, to get familiar with all
>> the great downloadable content options that are available to you after
>> install.
>>
>>
>>
>> *(Particularly if you have a fast connection, and a librarian's instinct,
>> to elegantly assemble the very best open content within your own
>> Internet-in-a-Box.  Otherwise you'll need to sideload rich content from a
>> friend's HDD / USB / SD, e.g. ZIM files, KA Lite videos, OpenStreetMap
>> tiles etc.  Either way: let us know how it goes, and don't hesitate to post
>> to http://iiab.io <http://iiab.io> any larger/smaller questions!)-- Unsung
>> Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org
>> <http://unleashkids.org> ! *
>>
>


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