IIAB/6.4
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Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.4 (GitHub, download) became available on an experimental/rolling basis (master branch) for DIY contributors in early July 2017. It's likely to be released in early October 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 DRAFT Release Notes are emerging here: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.4-Release-Notes
A finer-grained list is on GitHub: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/1?closed=1
Implementing "Captive Portal" functionality (for those who can't easily type URL's in a Latin script etc, similar to WiFi pages that appear when you connect in airports/hotels/restaurants) has proved very challenging. We could use assistance in this ongoing effort to get it right!
SOME OTHER PROPOSED FEATURES ARE 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
Based on popular demand, we might also consider clustering important issues, feature requests and pull requests within GitHub milestones if that is helpful for others ?
GIVE IT A SPIN !
IIAB 6.4 pre-releases run on many platforms (such as Ubuntu 16.04, 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
Or if you want this to run significantly faster (typically << 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 can take an hour or more to complete on Raspbian. The time 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 !
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