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Closes: #2509 If the user has changed a configuration file of a package outside of FreedomBox, the distribution upgrade process could face a configuration file prompt and fail midway. When using unattended-upgrades, these packages are not a problem as they would left untouched at an old version and the rest of the system would be upgraded. In case of distribution upgrade, these packages could cause the distribution upgrade to fail and leave the system in an unusable state. Rather than halt distribution upgrade midway due to a configuration file prompt, it is better to overwrite with the new configuration. Backup copy of the old configuration will be available to the user to later merge with the new configuration. For packages managed by FreedomBox, packages with configuration file prompt will be held back during upgrade and later carefully upgraded with merge. These package are not subject to --force-confnew option. Tests: - Install GNOME and edit the configuration file /etc/fwupd/remotes.d/lvfs-testing.conf. Upgrade to Trixie. Distribution upgrade was successful. Notice that the configuration file was force upgraded. Log shows that new configuration file was installed as requested. Running 'apt -f install' shows that there are not apt fixes pending. 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.