[Tech] Partimus & Raspberry Pi 3 Model Bs

[Christian Einfeldt]

Oh, I get it now.  You would put the scripts up on Github.  Then I or
someone else would install the scripts on the machines in the low income
shelters.  The cronjob would then cause the machines to check the scripts
on Github and pull the updates off of the repositories.  That sounds pretty
good!  Thanks for the idea!  Can you write the scripts?  We are using
Lubuntu 14.04 32 bit.  Thanks so much!

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Christian
>
> So - github is a site where users can collaborate on code. Only certain
> people can push to a given github project/repo so you could have Partimus
> volunteers propose file changes, which a key account holder could approve
> or reject. This git project repository would serve to collaborate on
> improving any automation tools.
>
> My github is here for example - https://github.com/taikedz/ ; I have
> various projects in there that other people can see and contribute to, but
> I have the final say as to whether their changes actually make it into my
> version of the code or not.
>
> A git repository could also be hosted on a Partimus server itself, it does
> not have to be on github.
>
>
> The main thing is: we could have a way to allow Partimus technical
> volunteers put together and maintain the automation scripts. The deployed
> PCs could then pull the freshet versions of those scripts automatically,
> and run them as appropriate to the particular PC. Those scripts, would then
> be responsible for running the updates from the Ubuntu repositories, doing
> any additional configuration, etc. Pretty much anything.
>
>
>
> The only thing the person setting up the PC would need to do is install
> the cronjob - which would also be made as easy as possible via some
> scripting.
>
>
>
> I hope that dispels the confusion?
>
>
>
>
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> On 28 September 2016 at 19:14, Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, thanks Tai, bottom posting...
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Github repositories are independent of the distribution repositories.
>>>
>>
>> Why choose Github or any repository that is independent of the Ubuntu
>> repository?  Is that commonly done?  Is the Github repo what we refer to as
>> a "mirror" of the Ubuntu repository?  I am obviously asking out of sheer
>> ignorance.
>>
>>
>>> So long as the PC is on the cron job will run - no users need to be
>>> actively logged in
>>>
>>
>> Could we also do that if we pull from the Ubuntu repositories?
>>
>>
>>> // Sent from a mobile device. Brevity and typos may transpire
>>>
>>> On 28 Sep 2016 19:02, "Christian Einfeldt" <einfeldt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Tai, thanks for your reply.  Bottom posting...
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 6:26 AM, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Alternatively you can add a cron to pull a github repo regularly.
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks for this info, but I am confused.  Github repo?  Not the Ubuntu
>>>> repositories?
>>>>
>>>>> It would run a script to check if ipdate was needed and if so would
>>>>> run it.
>>>>>
>>>>> In this way you can also push config changes and add partimus-specific
>>>>> tools as needed. It can also double as an initial-setup script.
>>>>>
>>>>> I could put something together for this if interested.
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks for offering to teach me how to write a cron job to run
>>>> updates.  It sounds very useful.  Here's a question:  this cron job needs
>>>> to run even if the SU is not logged in.  These machines sit in low income
>>>> shelters, and most of the time, they are either at the login screen, or
>>>> they are logged into a temporary guest session.  Will the cron job ru
>>>> regardless of who is logged in?  Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Christian Einfeldt
>>
>
>


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