[Tech] Partimus & Raspberry Pi 3 Model Bs

Tue Oct 4 17:11:44 PDT 2016

Hi Tai,

Thanks very much for this work!  On Saturday, I will be leaving the US to
come to your side of the pond, and will be in Europe (Germany) from Oct 8
through Oct 28, so I won't be able to implement any solutions between now
and then, so we have some time for you and other interested parties to
experiment and get the script just the way you like it before we deploy.
 :-)

I will have limited Internet access while in Europe, so please forgive me
in advance if you don't hear from me right away during that period.   :-)

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few things to tweak still. Installing with a single command didnt behave
> quite as i had intended but most things are ready.
>
> To install you would have to do something akin to
>
>     sudo apt install git -y
>     git clone https://github.com/taikedz/partimus-updater
>     cd partiumus-updater
>     sudo bin/install.sh
>
> The rest is automated.
>
> It uses mailutils to mail out notification if updates fail for any reason.
> During the above install it will ask you what email that should be.
>
> It will also ask what address to send *from*. That address should be the
> same for all PCs (for ex noreply-reports at partimus.org) and you will need
> to add that address to your email whitelist... do not use the list address,
> obviously. The address does not have to actually exist.
>
> If anyone knows of a more reliable way in a script,even connecting
> explixitly to a smtp service, do rewrite the script as you see fit
>
> Will let you know when its as straightforward as i can make it and when
> ive cleand up from the tests and you can start putting it on machines
>
> // Sent from a mobile device. Brevity and typos may transpire
>
> On 30 Sep 2016 18:53, "Christian Einfeldt" <einfeldt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestions, Tai.  It would be best if you were to run the
>> tests, then you would have an idea if it is working to your expectations,
>> since you wrote the script.  Thanks either way!
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> (Cc all)
>>>
>>> I would wait and test it on a couple of VMs first :-)
>>>
>>> I can do this tomorrow, or you can get one of your PDT time people to
>>> give it a whirl :-P
>>>
>>> I'll set it to the hourly cron for my tests and let you know
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ===
>>> Tai Kedzierski
>>>
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>>>
>>> On 30 September 2016 at 18:25, Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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/m
>>>>> aster/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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ===
>>>>> Tai Kedzierski
>>>>>
>>>>> Software and Support for SMEs and Charities
>>>>> http://helpuse.com/
>>>>>
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>>>>> <https://tox.chat/download.html>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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 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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ===
>>>>>> Tai Kedzierski
>>>>>> Software and Support for SMEs and Charities
>>>>>> http://helpuse.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chat / VoIP: TOX: 8F52CBAC32DC7C87C0A65F0ABD8A4A
>>>>>> E3550DFC16763D410B22054A552C81CE7E72D6D065D451
>>>>>> <https://tox.chat/download.html>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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