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Closes: #2326. Earlier /etc/timezone was used to store timezone. Now, we use /etc/localtime symlink instead. Since the change, backup/restore for timezone has not been working. Implement this by backing up and restoring the new symlink. Borg understands symlinks so it properly backs them up and restore them. When the symlink is restored, timedatectl does not immediately show the new timezone. This is because a DBus activated daemon 'systemd-timedated' which supplies the information for timedatectl needs to be reloaded. Add this service to list of services that backup framework needs to restart. Tests: - Set a new timezone. Backup datetime app. Set another timezone. Restore the datetime app. Visiting the datetime app shows the restored timezone as expected and timedatectl on command line also immediately shows the expected timezone. 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
