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The internet may still be mostly in the clutches of a few giant megacorporations and dubious governments with sketchy agendas, but it doesn't have to remain that way. With the third version of the Freedombone system there is now more scope than before to take back your privacy, have ownership of personal data and run your own online communities without unnecessary or unwelcome intermediaries.
The internet may still be mostly in the clutches of a few giant megacorporations and dubious governments with sketchy agendas, but it doesn't have to remain that way. With the third version of the Freedombone system there is now more scope than before to take back your privacy, have ownership of personal data and run your own online communities without undesirable intermediaries.
Freedombone version 3 is based on Debian 9 (Stretch). It was released in July 2017 and includes:
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Copy the image to a microSD card or USB thumb drive, replacing sdX with the identifier of the USB thumb drive. Don't include any numbers (so for example use sdc instead of sdc1).
#+BEGIN_SRC bash
dd bs=1M if=myimagefile.img of=/dev/sdX conv=fdatasync
unxz downloadedimagefile.img.xz
dd bs=1M if=downloadedimagefile.img of=/dev/sdX conv=fdatasync
#+END_SRC
And wait. It will take a while to copy over. When that's done plug the microSD or USB drive into the target hardware which you want to use as a server and power on. If you're using an old laptop or netbook as the server then you will need to set the BIOS to boot from USB.
And wait. It will take a while to copy over. When that's done you might want to increase the partition size on the drive, using a tool such as [[http://gparted.org][Gparted]]. Whether you need to do that will depend upon how many apps you intend to install and how much data they will store.
Plug the microSD or USB drive into the target hardware which you want to use as a server and power on. If you're using an old laptop or netbook as the server then you will need to set the BIOS to boot from USB.
As the system boots for the first time the login is:
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You will then be shown a new randomly generated password. It's very important that you write this down somewhere or transfer it to a password manager before going further, because you'll need this to log in later.
More detailed installation instructions are linked from [[./index.html][the main site]].
* Upgrading from a previous install
To upgrade from the Debian Jessie version first create a master keydrive. Go to the *Administrator control panel* and select *Backup and restore* then *Backup GPG key to USB (master keydrive)*. Insert a LUKS encrypted USB drive. When that is done Create a full backup by selecting *Backup data to USB drive* and using another LUKS encrypted USB drive.

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<p>
The internet may still be mostly in the clutches of a few giant megacorporations and dubious governments with sketchy agendas, but it doesn't have to remain that way. With the third version of the Freedombone system there is now more scope than before to take back your privacy, have ownership of personal data and run your own online communities without unnecessary or unwelcome intermediaries.
The internet may still be mostly in the clutches of a few giant megacorporations and dubious governments with sketchy agendas, but it doesn't have to remain that way. With the third version of the Freedombone system there is now more scope than before to take back your privacy, have ownership of personal data and run your own online communities without undesirable intermediaries.
</p>
<p>
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<li>Pre-downloaded repos distributed within images for faster and more autonomous app installs</li>
</ul>
<div id="outline-container-orgcc70622" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orgcc70622">Installation</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orgcc70622">
<div id="outline-container-orgc1d0a5e" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orgc1d0a5e">Installation</h2>
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<p>
The simplest way to install is from a pre-made disk image. Images can be <a href="https://freedombone.net/downloads/v3">downloaded here</a>. You will need to have previously obtained a domain name and have a dynamic DNS account somewhere.
</p>
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<pre><code class="src src-bash">dd <span class="org-variable-name">bs</span>=1M <span class="org-variable-name">if</span>=myimagefile.img <span class="org-variable-name">of</span>=/dev/sdX <span class="org-variable-name">conv</span>=fdatasync
<pre><code class="src src-bash">unxz downloadedimagefile.img.xz
dd <span class="org-variable-name">bs</span>=1M <span class="org-variable-name">if</span>=downloadedimagefile.img <span class="org-variable-name">of</span>=/dev/sdX <span class="org-variable-name">conv</span>=fdatasync
</code></pre>
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<p>
And wait. It will take a while to copy over. When that's done plug the microSD or USB drive into the target hardware which you want to use as a server and power on. If you're using an old laptop or netbook as the server then you will need to set the BIOS to boot from USB.
And wait. It will take a while to copy over. When that's done you might want to increase the partition size on the drive, using a tool such as <a href="http://gparted.org">Gparted</a>. Whether you need to do that will depend upon how many apps you intend to install and how much data they will store.
</p>
<p>
Plug the microSD or USB drive into the target hardware which you want to use as a server and power on. If you're using an old laptop or netbook as the server then you will need to set the BIOS to boot from USB.
</p>
<p>
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<p>
You will then be shown a new randomly generated password. It's very important that you write this down somewhere or transfer it to a password manager before going further, because you'll need this to log in later.
</p>
<p>
More detailed installation instructions are linked from <a href="./index.html">the main site</a>.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-org48b12d2" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org48b12d2">Upgrading from a previous install</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org48b12d2">
<div id="outline-container-org7fbccde" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org7fbccde">Upgrading from a previous install</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org7fbccde">
<p>
To upgrade from the Debian Jessie version first create a master keydrive. Go to the <b>Administrator control panel</b> and select <b>Backup and restore</b> then <b>Backup GPG key to USB (master keydrive)</b>. Insert a LUKS encrypted USB drive. When that is done Create a full backup by selecting <b>Backup data to USB drive</b> and using another LUKS encrypted USB drive.
</p>