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* testing - release candidates or stable upgrade testing |
* testing - release candidates or stable upgrade testing |
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* joyride - not yet implemented, but will someday give you the latest joyride build automatically. |
* joyride - not yet implemented, but will someday give you the latest joyride build automatically. |
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See https://activation.laptop.org/streams/ for the full list. |
See https://activation.laptop.org/streams/ for the full list. |
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The stream an XO is subscribed to is determined as follows: |
The stream an XO is subscribed to is determined as follows: |
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# If there is a file named /security/update-stream containing a stream name, use it. |
# If there is a file named '''/security/update-stream''' containing a stream name, use it. |
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# Otherwise, if there is a file named /etc/olpc-update/update-stream with a stream name, use this. (This is used in joyride builds to ensure the joyride machines are by default subscribed to joyride, not stable.) |
# Otherwise, if there is a file named '''/etc/olpc-update/update-stream''' with a stream name, use this. (This is used in joyride builds to ensure the joyride machines are by default subscribed to joyride, not stable.) |
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# Otherwise, if the laptop belongs to an 'update group' in OLPC's database, and the update group names a default stream, use it. (This allows us to remotely upgrade XOs in school deployments.) |
# Otherwise, if the laptop belongs to an 'update group' in OLPC's database, and the update group names a default stream, use it. (This allows us to remotely upgrade XOs in school deployments.) |
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# Otherwise, use the default update stream specified by the server, which is currently 'stable'. |
# Otherwise, use the default update stream specified by the server, which is currently 'stable'. |
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==If you want to prevent your machine from being automatically updated== |
==If you want to prevent your machine from being automatically updated== |
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In a root shell: |
In a root shell: |
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# echo none > /security/update-stream |
# echo none > '''/security/update-stream''' |
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Revision as of 04:37, 10 February 2008
The XO contacts OLPC on average once a day in order to see if there is a new build which it should be running. Each XO can be subscribed to one of a number of "update streams":
- none - never update me.
- stable - latest stable build
- testing - release candidates or stable upgrade testing
- joyride - not yet implemented, but will someday give you the latest joyride build automatically.
See https://activation.laptop.org/streams/ for the full list.
The stream an XO is subscribed to is determined as follows:
- If there is a file named /security/update-stream containing a stream name, use it.
- Otherwise, if there is a file named /etc/olpc-update/update-stream with a stream name, use this. (This is used in joyride builds to ensure the joyride machines are by default subscribed to joyride, not stable.)
- Otherwise, if the laptop belongs to an 'update group' in OLPC's database, and the update group names a default stream, use it. (This allows us to remotely upgrade XOs in school deployments.)
- Otherwise, use the default update stream specified by the server, which is currently 'stable'.
If you want to prevent your machine from being automatically updated
In a root shell:
# echo none > /security/update-stream