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Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 7.0 was released on September 30, 2019.
Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 7.0 is expected in Q3 2019, building on [[../6.7|IIAB 6.7]] &mdash; in honor of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIAB_meteorites IIAB iron meteorites].
Please read our [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-7.0-Release-Notes IIAB 7.0 Release Notes] and see our [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/5?closed=1 GitHub history].

IIAB 7.0 works on Raspbian Stretch, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Debian 10 &mdash; with experimental support for [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Platforms other Linux distributions].


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Consider installing a pre-release today, from http://download.iiab.io !
Consider installing http://download.iiab.io/7.0 today!
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Please explore http://internet-in-a-box.org to learn about the power of DIY libraries, and see the Internet-in-a-Box [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cBGCxr_WPBPa3IqPVEe3g YouTube channel] for HOW-TO videos to get moving right away with our new drag-and-drop features.
[https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.7-Release-Notes#what-might-future-versions-bring Roadmap ideas] are evolving at [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/5 github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/5] and in our ''draft'' [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-7.0-Release-Notes IIAB 7.0 Release Notes].


''Please join our weekly Thursday calls to help push democratized digital libraries forward &mdash; educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:''
Implementing [[IIAB/FAQ#Captive_Portal_Administration:_What_tips_.26_tricks_exist.3F|"Captive Portal"]] functionality (for those who can't easily type URL's in a Latin script etc, similar to Wi-Fi pages that appear when you connect in airports/hotels/restaurants) has proved very challenging. We could use assistance from web experts in this ongoing effort to [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/608 get it right!] (see [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/412 #412], [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/826 #826] and [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/870 #870], [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/1179 PR #1179], [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/1300 PR #1300], [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/1327 PR #1327], [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/1333 PR #1333])

''Please join our weekly Thursday calls to help push democratized digital libraries and IIAB 7.0 forward &mdash; these usually run from 10AM to Noon NYC Time &mdash; educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:''


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Frequently Asked Questions: [http://FAQ.IIAB.IO FAQ.IIAB.IO]
Frequently Asked Questions: [http://FAQ.IIAB.IO FAQ.IIAB.IO]
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The prior release was [[../6.7|IIAB 6.7]], released on February 21, 2019.
The prior release was [[../6.7|IIAB 6.7]], released on February 21, 2019.


[[../7.0|IIAB 7.0]] pre-releases are downloadable and installable from: [http://download.iiab.io/7.0/ download.iiab.io/7.0]
'''IIAB 7.0''' is downloadable and installable from: [http://download.iiab.io/7.0/ download.iiab.io/7.0]


After IIAB 7.0, the next release should be: [[../7.1|IIAB 7.1]]
After IIAB 7.0, the next release should be: [[../7.1|IIAB 7.1]]

Revision as of 02:34, 1 October 2019

This IIAB XSCE content does not reflect the opinion of OLPC. These pages were created by members of a volunteer community supporting OLPC and deployments.


Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 7.0 was released on September 30, 2019. Please read our IIAB 7.0 Release Notes and see our GitHub history.

IIAB 7.0 works on Raspbian Stretch, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Debian 10 — with experimental support for other Linux distributions.

  Consider installing http://download.iiab.io/7.0 today!

Please explore http://internet-in-a-box.org to learn about the power of DIY libraries, and see the Internet-in-a-Box YouTube channel for HOW-TO videos to get moving right away with our new drag-and-drop features.

Please join our weekly Thursday calls to help push democratized digital libraries forward — educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:

  http://minutes.iiab.io


Frequently Asked Questions: FAQ.IIAB.IO

Technical Documentation: github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki



The prior release was IIAB 6.7, released on February 21, 2019.

IIAB 7.0 is downloadable and installable from: download.iiab.io/7.0

After IIAB 7.0, the next release should be: IIAB 7.1

Official releases are always available here: github.com/iiab/iiab/releases