Amahi 9

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This is the Development page for Amahi 9 on Fedora 23.
It IS NOT production ready.


See Amahi Bug #1845 to track progress.


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This is the beginning of the Amahi 9 on Fedora 23 development. The text on this page are notes for use without the process.

NOTES:

  • Ensure your system meets the minimum hardware requirements for Amahi before proceeding.
  • 32-bit installs are not available nor supported in Amahi 9.
  • You must install Fedora 23 Server prior to installing Amahi 9.

To Do List

  • Amahi F23 Repo
  • Compile hda-ctl and hda-platform
  • Create F23 Apps in Testmaster
  • Establish F23 in Grinder
  • Build F23 Amahi specific RPMs (Greyhole, Netboot, Plex Media Server, Anywhere, Sync)

Proposed

Bug Fixes

New Features

  • Add option for Samba Global Settings (Bug #1341)
  • Improve HDA Search function (Bug #1786)
  • IPv6 support (Bug #1568)
  • Simpler support for remote access of installed web applications (Bug #1859)
  • Capability to rename server (Samba) to something other than \\HDA (Bug #1898)

Installing Amahi 9 Beta from Scratch

Install Fedora 23

There are two ways to install Fedora: Minimal (CD), so-called Netinstall, which is recommended, and the Full (DVD) install for cases that need more hardware support.

Minimal (CD) Install

We recommend this method for a quick download and fast installation.

Download the Fedora 23 Netinstall CD for 64 bit (415MB).

Full (DVD) Install

This is only recommended for cases where the Minimal install does not work well (e.g. if your hardware needs extra drivers).

Download the Fedora 23 Server DVD for 64 bit (2.0 GB), preferably using torrents

Install Amahi

These are the steps, done as root or precede commands with sudo:

  rpm -Uvh http://f23.amahi.org/noarch/hda-release-6.9.0-1.noarch.rpm
  dnf -y install hda-ctl
  hda-install YOUR-INSTALL-CODE

NOTE: yum (deprecated) has been replaced with dnf as the Fedora package manager.

Upgrading Amahi 8 to Amahi 9 Beta

Preparation

We recommend you turn on a temporary DHCP server, (e.g. in your router) since the network may go down for the duration of the actual upgrade.

All commands are executes as root user or precede commands with sudo

  • Works best if apps are uninstalled
  • Back up your data as a precaution
  • Update everything in the system:
yum -y update
  • Reboot to pick up new kernels, etc:
shutdown -r now
  • Update everything in the system again:
yum -y update
  • If there are any updates, do it again. If there are new kernels, reboot:
 shutdown -r now

Execution

Install the upgrade tool:

 yum -y install fedup

Do the live update over the network:

 fedup --network 23

If during the upgrade you see a prompt similar to the one below, enter y to continue (there may be multiple prompts depending on Amahi apps installed):

warning: /var/lib/dnf/system-upgrade/libgudev-230-2.fc23.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 34ec9cba: NOKEY
Importing GPG key 0x34EC9CBA:
 Userid     : "Fedora (23) <fedora-23-primary@fedoraproject.org>"
 Fingerprint: EF45 5106 80FB 0232 6B04 5AFB 3247 4CF8 34EC 9CBA
 From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-23-x86_64
Is this ok [y/N]:

To avoid these prompts, you can add --nogpgcheck option, i.e:

 fedup --network 23 --nogpgpcheck

Once the previous fedup command is complete, you will be prompted to run:

 dnf system-upgrade reboot

The actual upgrade will take place now, so you will not be able to access the server (or the network) until it is complete.

It would be good to have a monitor/keyboard on the system to cover the risk that the upgrade process becomes stuck somehow. This also should let you keep up with progress.

Be aware it may take 15 to 30 minutes at a minimum for the upgrade to complete, depending on your hardware.

Testing

Applications

Untested Install Media

Known Issues