[Server-devel] Internet-in-a-Box 6.3 PRE-RELEASE installs w/o a hitch onto Raspbian!

[Adam Holt]

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 6:28 AM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> George Hunt loudly curses my name every day when he remembers he gave up a
> comfortable retirement on the gold course
>

And golf course too!


> to... *write software for children + medical students in emerging
> countries instead ???*
>
> But the communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti love him
> nonetheless, as in coming weeks they will receive the product of his epic
> work...
>
> Thanks in no small part to Tim Moody & Josh Dennis pulling off a very
> challenging refactoring over the past weeks, rebasing a decade's worth of
> code into far-more future-proof repositories, under our new
> "Internet-in-a-Box" name ( http://github.com/iiab !)
>
>
> *So for those who now want a sneak preview install on Raspbian Pixel or
> Raspbian Lite immediately, our 1-line installer is:*
>    curl download.iiab.io/6.3/rpi/load.txt | bash
>
> For me this completes in 1.5 hours, essentially flawlessly bringing us all
> a very powerful new version of Kiwix -- but do let us know what works for
> you!  And just for fun, read the instructions here too, so you learn
> from+with others:
>
>    http://wiki.laptop.org/go/IIAB/6.3
>
> Know Issues:
>
>    - your offline documentation (http://box/info) has a couple glitches
>    we'll be working on in coming weeks
>    - some commands within /usr/bin have not yet been [converted] from
>    prefix "xs-" to prefix "iiab-"
>    - a reboot is needed after installation, if you want OpenVPN to work
>
>
> PS final release date is undecided, but hopefully this will happen well
> within the coming weeks!  There is so much to offer from our repertoire of
> rapid community action / deployment efficiencies (even [a]
> smartphone-friendly "Instant Off" button requested by medical clinics!)
> But much more about our rising UX focus in coming weeks, as we write up our
> release notes~  FYI far cleaner TeamViewer integration onto Raspbian, as
> summarized here within http://FAQ.IIAB.IO [in short] another
> transformational step forward allowing churches & small NGO's (even
> sometimes Peace Corps volunteers in the field etc) to *co-develop their
> community's very own Internet-in-a-Box*, even while separated by large
> distances!
>
>    FAQ #21 How can I remotely manage my Internet-in-a-Box?
> <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/IIAB/FAQ#How_can_I_remotely_manage_my_Internet-in-a-Box.3F>
>


-- 
Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !
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