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--- packet:linbpq-apt-installation [2024/01/15 22:28] – [Configuration] m0lte
+++ packet:linbpq-apt-installation [2024/04/29 20:13] (current) – link to the config docs 2e0itb
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 This page and the package it refers to are NOT the first party documentation or packaging for 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.**
 ===== Preparation =====
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 ===== Configuration =====
-A default config file will be placed at /etc/bpq32.cfg for editing.
+A default config file will need to be placed at ''/etc/bpq32.cfg'' before bpq will start.
-Simple config file suitable for a basic node with a single KISS modem, e.g. NinoTNC: https://gist.github.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86
+We ship a simple config file suitable for a basic node with a single KISS modem with the package in `/usr/share/doc/linbpq/examples/bpq32.cfg`, taken from: https://gist.github.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86
 <code>
-wget -q https://gist.githubusercontent.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86/raw/fde7d76562bc26306543c4f7ea10ea55f509ac57/bpq32.cfg
+sudo cp /usr/share/doc/linbpq/examples/bpq32.cfg /etc/bpq32.cfg
 # edit as required, then:
-sudo mv bpq32.cfg /etc/bpq32.cfg
+sudo chown linbpq: /etc/bpq32.cfg
+sudo chmod 664 /etc/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:
+Whenever you have updated the [[https://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/BPQCFGFile.html|config]], restart LinBPQ:
-<code>
-sudo chown :linbpq /etc/bpq32.cfg
-sudo chmod 644 /etc/bpq32.cfg
-</code>
-Whenever you have updated the config, restart LinBPQ:
 <code>
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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]].