IIAB/6.4

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Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.4 (download) became available on an experimental/rolling basis (master branch) for DIY contributors in early July 2017 and was released on October 5th 2017.

This belt-tightening(*) release contains essential modernizations, the most important being support for Raspberry Pi's new OS (Raspbian Stretch, built on Debian 9 first released June 17, 2017, instead of Debian 8 originally from April 26, 2015).

IIAB 6.4 Release Notes are here: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.4-Release-Notes

Based on popular demand, in the summer of 2017 we began clustering important issues, feature requests and pull requests within GitHub milestones as these can be very helpful for new contributors. As such, a finer-grained list of IIAB 6.4 accomplishments is on GitHub, documenting extensive improvements across the board here: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/1?closed=1

Earlier proposed features were listed in the January 17, 2017 Meeting Minutes @ http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes (and under March 16, 2017 @ http://minutes.iiab.io)

Please join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push this forward -- educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:

  http://minutes.iiab.io

GIVE IT A SPIN !

IIAB 6.4 runs on many platforms (such as Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, CentOS 7.4 and Debian 9.1). For most people, the easiest way to try it out is using a $35 Raspberry Pi 3 computer running the Raspbian OS, simply by running this 1-liner:

  curl download.iiab.io/6.4/rpi/load.txt | sudo bash

This can take 2 hours, including downloads. So if you want this to run significantly faster (about 1 hour) try this smaller selections of server apps instead:

  curl download.iiab.io/6.4/rpi/load-min.txt | sudo bash

An Ethernet (live Internet) cable installed into the back of your Raspberry Pi 3 is REQUIRED during installation!

Let it rip (either above 1-line install) while noting this "from scratch" full installation instructions if you want the details. The time also depends on the speed of your microSD card — and how well-ventilated your Raspberry Pi 3 CPU is (its clock frequency is throttled above 80C to prevent damage; but monitor it on hot days using "vcgencmd measure_temp" if you're curious!)

While You Wait: definitely check out http://FAQ.IIAB.IO and read the tech docs @ https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki

Write to bugs @ iiab.io if you find bugs, and don't be shy posting to our public forums at http://iiab.io !

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IIAB 6.5 is expected next!

The past stable release is currently IIAB 6.3, released on July 13, 2017. The latest is always available here: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases/latest

Our new repos (software code) emerged in late May 2017 here: http://github.com/iiab

Return to this IIAB 6.4 summary site anytime later, with short link: http://wiki.iiab.io/6.4