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--- packet:linbpq-apt-installation [2023/10/02 10:17] – [Configuration] m0lte
+++ packet:linbpq-apt-installation [2025/07/30 09:35] (current) – m0lte
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 ====== LinBPQ Installation using apt ======
-This process is suitable for Debian-based operating systems, e.g. Debian, Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu.
+This is the way which OARC recommends installing LinBPQ.
-===== Preparation =====
+It is suitable for Debian-based operating systems, e.g. Debian, Raspberry Pi OS. It does not ship for Ubuntu (yet?).
-**Do this once, only.**
+This page and the package it refers to are NOT the first party documentation or packaging for LinBPQ.
-Our very own Hibby MM0RFN, also a Debian maintainer, has kindly packaged and is maintaining various Linux packet radio software, among them LinBPQ.
+This process is only fully tested for a clean installation where BPQ has not been manually installed in the past using some other means. There are some high level instructions at the bottom of this page. If you aren't sure, stop and seek help. Always take backups.
-To start using his repo, you need tell your machine to trust the repo:
+Follow this guide: https://guide.hibbian.org/install/bpq/
-<code>
-wget -q https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages/hibby.key
-sudo mv hibby.key /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/hibby.asc
-</code>
-Then you need to add the repo for your OS:
+===== Tips =====
-<code>
-# Ubuntu 22.04 LTS amd64
-sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages jammy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
-# Raspberry Pi
-sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages bullseye main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
-# Debian 13 amd64
-sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages testing main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
-# Debian 12 amd64
-sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages bookworm main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
-</code>
-===== Installation =====
+A default config file will be placed at ''/etc/bpq32.cfg'' before bpq will start.
-**Do this once, only.**
+We ship a backup config file suitable for a basic node with a single KISS modem with the package in `/usr/share/doc/linbpq/examples/bpq32.cfg`, so don't worry about getting it wrong!
-After following the above steps, to install LinBPQ, run the below commands:
+Whenever you have updated the [[https://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQCFGFile.html|config]], restart LinBPQ:
-<code>
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt install -y linbpq
-</code>
-LinBPQ runs as a background service and requires a config file - see the next sections for details.
-===== Configuration =====
-A default config file will be placed at /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg and linked to /etc/bpq32.cfg for editing convenience. If you replace /etc/bpq32.cfg entirely, you will have broken the link, so if you plan to replace it, replace it at /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg.
-Simple config file suitable for a basic node with a single KISS modem, e.g. NinoTNC: https://gist.github.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86
-<code>
-wget -q https://gist.githubusercontent.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86/raw/fde7d76562bc26306543c4f7ea10ea55f509ac57/bpq32.cfg
-# edit as required, then:
-sudo mv bpq32.cfg /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg
-</code>
-If you fully replace the config file, as opposed to editing the existing one, ensure it has the correct ownership after you do so:
-<code>
-chown linbpq:linbpq /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg
-</code>
-Whenever you have updated the config, restart LinBPQ:
 <code>
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 Show its logs:
 <code>
-journalctl -u linbpq
+journalctl -ru linbpq
 </code>
 (use arrows / page up/down to navigate, press q to quit)
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 sudo apt upgrade
 </code>
+===== Migrating from a manual install to the apt repo =====
+  - stop existing bpq running
+  - back everything up!
+  - make note of locations of files - we're particularly interested in bpq32.cfg and the working files. This will be the directory holding chatconfig.cfg, axipcache.cfg, BPQNODES.dat, DIRMES.SYS. If you're using the plain binary of bpq I think it just puts all that stuff beside it.
+  - install from apt, then ''sudo systemctl stop linbpq''
+  - copy bpq32.cfg from wherever it is - to where it needs to be ''sudo cp bpq32.cfg /etc/bpq32.cfg'' and update owner ''sudo chown root:linbpq /etc/bpq32.cfg''
+  - copy working files and folders from where they are to /opt/oarc/bpq/ - as an example, ''sudo cp -rf /home/pi/bpq/ /opt/oarc/bpq/'' and update owner - ''sudo chown -R linbpq:linbpq /opt/oarc/bpq/''
+  - start new install with ''sudo systemctl start linbpq'' and see if anything explodes
 ===== References =====
 This document superseded [[packet:linbpq_pc_installation]] and [[packet:linbpq_pi_installation]].