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| This is a document which describes the general case of installing and configuring LinBPQ on a Pi - this is probably not the instructions to establish a node specific to the OARC national packet project network. | This is a document which describes the general case of installing and configuring LinBPQ on a Pi - this is probably not the instructions to establish a node specific to the OARC national packet project network. | ||
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| + | **NB this process has now been superseded since one of our members has kindly established an apt repo containing a build of LinBPQ.\\ | ||
| + | See [[packet: | ||
| ===== Assumptions ===== | ===== Assumptions ===== | ||
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| 2. Run the command **sudo nano bpq32.cfg** to open the configuration file\\ | 2. Run the command **sudo nano bpq32.cfg** to open the configuration file\\ | ||
| 3. Spend a few minutes looking over this file. The tool we used has added a load of comments telling you what everything does.\\ | 3. Spend a few minutes looking over this file. The tool we used has added a load of comments telling you what everything does.\\ | ||
| - | 4. Navigate to the section that starts *******Port 1*******\\ | + | 4. Navigate to the section that starts |
| 5. Change the COMPORT and SPEED to the correct values - in the case of a NinoTNC you would change: | 5. Change the COMPORT and SPEED to the correct values - in the case of a NinoTNC you would change: | ||
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| + | ===== Suggestion: run as non-root ===== | ||
| + | The script above runs bpq as the root user, which is generally considered to be bad practise. | ||
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| + | 1. Run the following command to stop the bpq service: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | sudo systemctl stop bpq | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | 2. Run the following command to change ownership of all the configuration files: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | sudo chown -R szymon: | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | 3. Edit the systemd configuration for bpq using sudo, for example with: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | sudo nano / | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | and update the file to include user and group information in the **[Service]** section: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | [Service] | ||
| + | User=szymon | ||
| + | Group=szymon | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | 4. Run the setcap command to allow access to lower ports and captures as needed: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | sudo setcap " | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | 5. Restart the bpq service: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | sudo systemctl start bpq | ||
| + | </ | ||
| ===== What Next? Access your node ===== | ===== What Next? Access your node ===== | ||
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