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- Operations triggered by FreedomBox service itself such 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get install' don't cause the package operations (post-install and post-update) to get triggered. This is due to recent implementation of a check with the FREEDOMBOX_INVOKED environment variable. So, it fairly safe to attempt these operations immediately as they would have been invoked from outside. - In one case, when unattended-upgrades is triggered it could lead to post-install trigger getting triggered too quickly. But this only leads the operation detecting that apt is busy and performing the long wait immediately after. - In case of distribution upgrade, this could mean simpler reasoning and less wait time. Tests: - When a package is installed, post-dpkg operations are triggered and completed immediately. However, another apt process immediately takes lock, this results in a waiting period. - When a 'apt update' is run, update operations are triggered and completed immediately. Signed-off-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org> Reviewed-by: James Valleroy <jvalleroy@mailbox.org>
FreedomBox Service (Plinth)
The core functionality and web front-end of FreedomBox.
Description
FreedomBox is a community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal communications. It is a networking appliance designed to allow interfacing with the rest of the Internet under conditions of protected privacy and data security. It hosts applications such as blog, wiki, website, social network, email, web proxy and a Tor relay, on a device that can replace your Wi-Fi router, so that your data stays with you.
This module, called FreedomBox Service and also know as Plinth, is the core functionality and web interface to the functions of the FreedomBox. It is extensible and provides various applications of FreedomBox as modules. Each module or application provides simplified user interface to control the underlying functionality. As FreedomBox can act as a wireless router, it is possible to configure networking. It also allows configuration of basic system parameters such as time zone, hostname and automatic upgrades.
You can find more information about FreedomBox Service (Plinth) on the Plinth Wiki page, the FreedomBox Wiki and the FreedomBox Manual.
Getting Started
To have a running FreedomBox, first install Debian (Buster or higher) on a clean machine. Then run:
$ sudo apt install freedombox
Full instructions are available on FreedomBox Manual's QuickStart page.
For instructions on running the service on a local machine from source code, see INSTALL.md. For instructions on setting up for development purposes, see HACKING.md.
Contributing
See the HACKING.md file for contributing to FreedomBox Service (Plinth).
Localization
License
FreedomBox is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3 or later. A copy of AGPLv3 is available from the Free Software Foundation.