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- Using ./run --develop ensures that the last list of dependencies are picked up from current source directory instead of list of dependencies from system configuration. - Using sudo -u plinth ensures that even if any temporary files are created, they belong to the plinth user instead of root user. Signed-off-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org> Reviewed-by: James Valleroy <jvalleroy@mailbox.org>
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# Installing FreedomBox Service (Plinth)
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The following instructions are for installing FreedomBox from source code meant
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for advanced users. For regular use of FreedomBox, instructions are available on
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FreedomBox [Manual](https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual/)'s
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[QuickStart](https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual/QuickStart) page.
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1. Install FreedomBox Service (Plinth):
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A Debian based system is needed to run FreedomBox. Buster release or later
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is recommended. Unzip the source into a directory. Change to the directory
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containing the program and run:
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```
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$ sudo apt build-dep .
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```
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```
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$ sudo apt install -y $(./run --develop --list-dependencies)
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```
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Install additional dependencies by picking the list from debian/control file
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fields Depends: and Recommends: for the package ''freedombox''. After that
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install FreedomBox Service (Plinth) itself.
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```
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$ sudo python3 setup.py install
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```
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2. Run FreedomBox Service (Plinth):
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```
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$ sudo plinth
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```
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3. Access FreedomBox UI:
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UI should be accessible at http://localhost:8000/plinth
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If you are installing FreedomBox Service (Plinth) for development purposes, see
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HACKING.md instead.
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