[Tech] Partimus & Raspberry Pi 3 Model Bs

Fri Sep 30 10:25:43 PDT 2016

Hi,

Thanks for this work, Tai!  Do you think that I should go ahead and copy
and paste this script into the machines?  I see that you say that the
scripts are not yet ready for production.  Thanks again!

On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Christian, all,
>
> This is an example of how it could be
>
> https://github.com/taikedz/partimus-updater
>
> Where you are concerned, there's just that one line that would allow you
> to do the setup, adding a cron job, and setting up the automation:
>
>     curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/taikedz/partimus-updater/
> master/bin/install.sh | sudo bash
>
> So after installing a machine, open a terminal, and paste that in.
>
> *For the techies*
>
> Yes, it's rudimentary, I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible.
>
> Put scripts that need to be run (any language you want) into the scripts/
> folder. They are run in alphabetical sort order.
>
> The configuration in /etc/partimus.conf can be set with UMODE=blocking to
> make any error cause an interruption of execution
>
> Any feedback is welcome.
>
> I'll add a config feature to make the target github repo configurable too
> so the scripts remain as portable as possible
>
>
> Tai
>
>
>
>
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> On 29 September 2016 at 02:05, <partimus at boldandbusted.com> wrote:
>
>> So, seems like we are all on a simiar trajectory. :) I was thinking
>> something along these lines:
>>
>> * Administrative VPN that does *not* route traffic to the Internet, using
>> OpenVPN. (More on why later)
>> * Chef client w/ Chef Zero, rather than a shell script, running from
>> cron, atjobs, etc. (something more flexible than 'traditional' cron so we
>> dont miss runs due to PCs or devices being off at scheduled run time)
>> * Use a github repo for chef-zero code, encrypted data-bags or equivalent
>> facility, etc.
>> * A strong SDLC/DevOps release workflow to test and perhaps do code
>> review. (I like "Mike's Workflow" from Essential Git, with optional
>> modifications to make it work better for our team dynamics.) Commit early,
>> commit often.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jesse
>>
>> ----- Original message -----
>> From: Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
>> To: "dch.tai" <dch.tai at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Tech <tech at lists.partimus.org>, Jesse Adelman <
>> jesse at boldandbusted.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Tech] Partimus & Raspberry Pi 3 Model Bs
>> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:24:05 -0700
>>
>> 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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>>
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>>
>>
>> I use LibreOffice <https://www.libreoffice.org/> , a free,
>> Freedom-respecting replacement for MS Office
>>
>> *Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price.*
>> http://bit.ly/foss-why-care
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
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>> Christian Einfeldt
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>> Christian Einfeldt
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