[IIAB] [XSCE] XSCE Release 5.1

[T.K. Kang]

I tried installing XSCE 5.1 up and running on a  VirtualBox. Able to get a
XO connected on AP but not able get into Schoolserver or the Internet.
However able to browse http://schoolserver using the Midori browser of the
Fedora 20.

Cheers






On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Tim Moody <tim at timmoody.com> wrote:

>   On behalf of the many contributors to the School Server Community
> Edition I am pleased to announce Release 5.1.
>
> XSCE 5.1 has been tested on a variety of hardware platforms including OLPC
> XO-4 laptops, 64 bit servers, and VBox VMs.
>
> Please help with further testing.
>
> To get started (assuming you have git setup) please follow the
> instructions at https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.rst
> or the instructions in the Release Notes.
>
> The 5.1 release can be cloned by
>
> git clone https://github.com/XSCE/xsce.git --branch release-5.1 --depth 1
>
> or if you want the entire repository:
>
> git clone https://github.com/XSCE/xsce.git
> git checkout release-5.1
>
> The release notes that follow are at
> https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/master/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst
>
> Release Notes for XSCE 5.1
>
> Release 5.1 pursues two parallel goals, the addition of New Features and
> Improvements to Existing Features.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#new-features>New
> Features
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#samba>
> Samba
>
> In addition to being a web server, XSCE can now operate as a file server.
> For this release /library/public is publicly shared by default, but another
> directory can chosen by changing the variable {{ shared_dir }}. N.B. that
> an XO does not have a samba-client installed by default.
>  <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#xovis>
> XOVis
>
> The XO Visualization package, created by Martin Dluhos, draws graphs that
> represent XO usage extrapolated from backup files on the server. There are
> a number of ansible variables that can customize this package.
>  <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#vnstat>
> vnStat
>
> vnStat is another arrow in the management quiver that allows console-based
> network traffic monitoring for analysis and trouble-shooting.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#easier-customization-and-administration>Easier
> Customization and Administration
>
> With 5.1 we begin a framework to make customizing installations easier.
>
>    - Introduction of vars/local_vars.yml: variable values in this file
>    will override the values in vars/default_vars.yml. A new git repo has also
>    been created, https://github.com/XSCE/xsce-local, in which branches
>    can be used to store variable settings for a particular deployment.
>    - Conditional Install: we have begun to add install and enable flags
>    for optional features. Hopefully this will be built out further in the next
>    release.
>    - Standard Admin User: Variables are in place to add an administrative
>    user the name and password of which can be customized through
>    local_vars.yml. There is also provision for a custom authorized_keys file
>    which can be specified for a particular deployment.
>
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#support-for-fedora-20>Support
> for Fedora 20
>
> A new rpm repo has been added with rpms for Fedora 20 at
> http://download.unleashkids.org/xsce/repos/xsce/testing/.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#improvements>
> Improvements
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#internet-in-a-box>
> Internet-in-a-Box
>
> The version of IIAB has been upgraded to include Full Text Search in the
> wikipediae and in Open Street Maps.
>  <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#squid>
> Squid
>
> Whitelist filtering and https filtering have been added.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#ansible-structure>Ansible
> Structure
>
> Nine aggregate categores have been created to make a clearer delineation
> of xsce features. Changes required by ansible 1.6. have also been
> implemented.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#openvpn>
> OpenVPN
>
> OpenVPN was in previous releases, but without sufficient customization to
> make it easily implemented. This is now greatly improved and includes
> support for 3g modems.
>  <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#portal>
> Portal
>
> More localization and directory-driven content menus have been added.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#testing>
> Testing
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#server-install>Server
> Install
>
> To get started please install git and ansible and then issue as root:
>
> cd
>
> git clone https://github.com/XSCE/xsce.git --depth 1 -b release-5.1
>
> cd xsce
>
> ./runansible
>
> On an XO-4 the machine will reboot and it is necessary to execute
> ./runansible again.
>
> Some services, such as samba and Authserver, do not become active until a
> reboot.
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#server-tests>Server
> Tests
>
> A testing checklist is at
> https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/master/docs/TESTING.rst.
>
> The first step in automating testing is reflected in
> https://github.com/XSCE/xsce-tests, which includes scripts that can be
> loaded onto an XO client to perform basic smoke tests.
>
> Please help test this and file bugs at
> https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/issues?state=open
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#platforms>
> Platforms
>
>    - 64 bit Intel: tested on both VBox and physical machines.
>    - XO-4: the install works, but it may be necessary to issue
>    ./runansible more than once or use the runtags command to install in
>    smaller steps.
>
>
> <https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/blob/release-5.1/ReleaseNotes5.1.rst#known-problems>Known
> Problems
>
>    - Pathagar has a problem at source and is not installed by default.
>    - On XO-4 it is sometimes necessary to reboot when network is
>    configured and NetworkManager fails to restart.
>
>
> Tim Moody
>
>
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