When removing systemd services, dh_installsystemd has no idea about services present in the older versions that been removed. So, it generates no handling scripts for those services. No convenience methods exist too. dh_installsystemd uses deb-systemd-helper which maintains state files in /var/lib/systemd/deb-systemd-helper-enabled/*.dsh-also. These files need to removed apart from symlinks created in /etc/systemd/system enable services are enabled. If the service/timer is currently running, stop it too. Use deb-systemd-helper and deb-systemd-invoke to achieve this. Closes: #1835 Tests performed: - Install a freedombox version older than 20.5. Upgrade to 20.5. Notice the incorrect symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/freedombox-setup-repositories.timer and also the state file /var/lib/systemd/deb-systemd-helper-enabled/freedombox-setup-repositories.timer.dsh-also Then upgrade to a .deb packages built with the patch. The two files will be removed. No extra messages are warnings are printed during package upgrade. - Install a freedombox version older than 20.5. Upgrade to .deb packages built with this patch. Notice the same results. 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).






