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| − | Work on Amahi 7 has started. Expected release is November 2012.
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| | + | <!--Amahi 7 is an almost complete re-engineering of some of the platform software to support a leap in technologies to the latest and greatest. We expect that there will be a lot of changes. Any instability should be [https://bugs.amahi.org reported quickly]. |
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| − | Amahi 7 is a re-engineering of some of the platform software to support a leap in technologies to the latest and greatest. We expect that there will be a lot of changes.
| + | = New Features = |
| | + | * One-click "clearing" permissions for a share. This eliminates most needs to dive into Linux to deal with file permissions |
| | + | * Plugins for adding setup area tabs (here is [https://github.com/amahi/platform/blob/master/doc/plugins.md how to make a new plugin]) |
| | + | * More stable distribution by bundling most of the platform dependency |
| | + | * Faster and more efficient, through using performance mode in passenger |
| | + | * When a user is made admin, that user also becomes sudo-capable at the system level |
| | + | * One-click dynamic toggle in disk temperature readout between C an F |
| | + | * New initialization flow for first login, cleaner and more manageable |
| | + | * Be more permissive about capitalization in usernames, a common mistake for non-unix-natives |
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| − | = How to Get Amahi 7 Running = | + | = Features w/ [[Advanced_Settings|Advanced Settings]] Enabled = |
| | + | * One-click selection of the upstream DNS servers to OpenDNS, Google DNS or custom |
| | + | * Easy change of the DHCP lease time |
| | + | * Ability for users to manage their public keys! Like a pro! |
| | + | * Easy changing of the gateway |
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| − | This is based on a bare Fedora 17 '''minimal''' install.
| + | = New Technology = |
| − | | + | Lots of new technology is going into Amahi 7: |
| − | 1) First let's install the dependencies:
| + | * Using [http://www.ruby-lang.org/ Ruby] 2.0, which is substantially faster than the previous version of Ruby we used in Amahi 6 |
| − | | + | * Using a very stable yet recent [http://rubyonrails.org/ Ruby on Rails] (3.2.14) |
| − | yum -y install yum-plugin-fastestmirror
| + | * We are using the [http://slim-lang.com/ Slim] template engine for the platform, which makes it easier to manage new code |
| − | yum -y install wget bind bind-utils caching-nameserver sudo dhcp samba httpd
| + | * Based on [[Fedora 19]], because ruby 2.0, passenger and RoR 3.x are in by default in it |
| − | yum -y install monit perl-Authen-PAM fpaste mysql-server perl-DBI
| + | * New plugin system where simple plugins can be easily generated and developed for the Amahi setup area. See the [https://github.com/amahi/platform/blob/master/doc/plugins.md docs about plugins] for details on how to develop one of your own |
| − | yum -y install ruby-devel ruby-mysql ruby-libs eruby ruby-augeas
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| − | yum -y install ruby-irb ruby-racc rubygem-rdoc eruby-libs
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| − | yum -y install perl-Authen-PAM perl-libwww-perl
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| − | yum -y install cadaver php php-mysql perl-URI filesystem rubygem-passenger
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| − | yum -y install mysql-server perl-DBI ruby-devel
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| − | yum -y install hddtemp mod_passenger patch rubygem-passenger-native wol
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| − | yum -y install tar unzip bzip2 rsync
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| − | 2) Here are two binaries, compiled on Fedora 17, for 64bits and '''only 64bits even though the second one is a noarch rpm'''. (This is a temporary work-around.)
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| − | wget <nowiki>http://alpha.amahi.org/tmp/hdactl-4.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm</nowiki>
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| − | wget <nowiki>http://alpha.amahi.org/tmp/hda-platform-6.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm</nowiki>
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| − | # the next command should give you exactly TWO errors with missing dependencies:
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| − | # hda-greyhole and a weird ruby line (if not, let us know!!)
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| − | rpm -Uvh hdactl-4.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm hda-platform-6.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm
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| − | # this overrides the dependencies:
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| − | rpm --nodeps -Uvh hdactl-4.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm hda-platform-6.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm
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| − | 3) Start the installer
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| − | systemctl start amahi-installer.service
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| − | systemctl stop iptables.service
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| − | 4) Access <code>http://localhost:2000</code> (or the IP of the machine instead of localhost) and the installer should come up. You may need to reboot to see it, not sure.
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| − | 5) Create a profile in Amahi.org and get an install code. Punch this in and click on install
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| − | Please report errors in the forums!
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| − | 6) If it succeeded reboot and the dashboard should come up at <code>http://hda</code> (or <code>http://IP-OF-THE-MACHINE</code>). If you used the Fedora 17 desktop install, use the first user you created to login.
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| − | If you used the Fedora 17 minimal install you need to create a first regular user by hand, for example, like this
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| − | useradd -G users -c 'John Doe' jdoe
| + | '''NOTE:''' We're not "abandoning" Ubuntu or "going back" to Fedora. We will attempt to support '''both''' in alternate releases. However, Fedora is the first one to bring Ruby 2.0 and RoR 3.x out of the box, so far. |
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| − | = New Technology =
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| − | * Using [http://www.ruby-lang.org/ Ruby] 1.9.x
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| − | * Using the latest [http://rubyonrails.org/ Ruby on Rails] (probably 3.2.8+)
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| − | * We will try to use the [http://slim-lang.com/ Slim] template engine for the platform
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| − | * Based on Fedora 17 (or 18), because ruby 1.9 and RoR 3.x are in by default in it.
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| − | ** We're not "abandoning" Ubuntu or "going back" to Fedora. We will attempt to support both. However, Fedora is the first one to bring Ruby 1.9 and RoR 3.x out of the box, so far.
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| − | = Hopeful Features = | + | = Missing Features = |
| − | * New disk wizard | + | We will work on these for the next major release: |
| − | * Widgets | + | * New disk wizard as a plugin. |
| − | * Gadgets
| + | * Manual creation of web apps as a plugin. |
| − | * More modular
| + | * Wake on LAN. |
| − | * Faster and more efficient | |
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| − | = How to Help = | + | = Release Notes = |
| − | There are several ways to help:
| + | View the [[Amahi_7_release_notes|Release Notes]] for Amahi 7 versions detailing of bug fixes and enhancememts.--> |
| − | * If you are a contributor, make sure you get a machine running with Amahi 7 and get your apps to run on it
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| − | * If you want to test the install, get a VM and an ISO file of the base OS and let's test! This is probably the best way to help without deep technical knowledge.
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| − | * If you want to help with the platform, get in the Amahi [[Mailing list]] and get some patches going. Ruby and RoR can help here.
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| − | * Testing and porting themes will also help
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| − | * Want to develop a new theme? Check the [[How to Create a new Theme]] page
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| − | * Stop by and hang out on our IRC Channel #Amahi on irc.freenode.net
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