[myiHome] linux package and daemon script

[Shaika-Dzari]

Hello everyone!

On linux, a good practice to install software is to use the package manager.
On Archlinux, this is pacman. (Ubuntu : apt-get, urpmi for mandrive, yum for fedora, etc.)

I made a PKGBUILD for myihome. For those who are not familiar, this is a script file you can use to create an Archlinux's package. When you have a package, you can install, upgrade and remove it easily.

The good news :
- The pkgbuild will install all you need to start myihome like any other daemon on linux (httpd, samba, etc...).
- Others scripts in my package are not "Archlinux specific"; people with ubuntu, slack, debian, etc, can use it to manage myihome like a daemon.

Howto for Archlinux

1- Download the pkgbuild : http://4nakama.net/download/last/myiHomeLinux.tar.gz
2- Uncompress the package in a folder

Code:

$ tar -xzvf myiHomeLinux.tar.gz

3- open a shell and go to the folder

Code:

$ cd path/to/myiHomeLinux

4- Build the package :

Code:

$ makepkg

5- Install the package as root (replace x86_64 by i686 if you have a 32 bits CPU)

Code:

# pacman -U myiHomeLinux-5.1.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz

6- Start myihome as root :

Code:

# /etc/rc.d/myihomelinux start

The first time you start myihome, the script will create a new user and a new group both name : myihomelinux. Sudo is use to start the daemon so myihome create video/music/photo folder in /home/myihomelinux/Librairy, etc.

If you want to start as another user, change the daemon script (line 37). As usual, if you want to use others folders than default one, create a preference.xml in /home/myihomelinux/Librairy/myihome/ and set videopath (Info : http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/i...g_in_Linux).

Howto for another linux distribution

You can't use the pkgbuild with another distribution. So you will need to work a little.
Before anything, read this : http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/i...g_in_Linux. You need to have a proper java environment before installing myihome.

Here we go:

1- Download my package http://4nakama.net/download/last/myiHomeLinux.tar.gz
2- Uncompress the package in a folder

Code:

$ tar -xzvf myiHomeLinux.tar.gz

3- Download myihome from network media tank website:
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/downlo..._note.html
4- Uncompress it in another folder

Code:

$ tar -xzvf myiHomeLinux-v5.1.4.tar.gz

5- As root, create a folder in /opt

Code:

# mkdir -p /opt/myiHomeLinux

6- Copy all files in this folder

Code:

# cp -R myiHomeLinux-v5.1.4/* /opt/myiHomeLinux/

7- Always as root, replace original web.xml with the one you can find in may package:

Code:

# rm /opt/myiHomeLinux/conf/web.xml
# cp path/to/mypackage/myiHomeLinux/web.xml /opt/myiHomeLinux/conf/

8- Copy log4j.properties from my package:

Code:

# cp path/to/mypackage/myiHomeLinux/log4j.properties /opt/myiHomeLinux/

9- Copy the file we use to start myihome as a daemon:

Code:

# cp path/to/mypackage/myiHomeLinux/myihomelinux /etc/rc.d/

10- Myihome need a folder to build .jsp. We will create it in /home/myihomelinux (you can use another subfolder of /home/myihomelinux if you want).

Code:

# rm -R /opt/myiHomeLinux/work
# ln -s /home/myihomelinux/ /opt/myiHomeLinux/work

11- Start myihome as root :

Code:

# /etc/rc.d/myihomelinux start

Like I said earlier, a new user/group is create. Look in /home/myihomelinux.

NOTES:
- Command prefix with a $ is use as a simple user
- Command prefix with a # is use as root
- You can share, modify, do what you want with these scripts.
- I am not responsible for any damage if you break your distrib with these scripts. Please ask for help before breaking stuff, I will try my best to help you.
- Others linux distributions can use a different folder for daemon scripts than /etc/rc.d/. Search dbus or crond in a shell to find it (locate crond).
- You can find myihome logfile in /home/myihomelinux/logfile.log

INFOS:
- Download myihome : http://www.networkedmediatank.com/downlo..._note.html
- WIKI : http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/i...g_in_Linux
- ABS and makepkg : http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ABS_..._Explained

Enjoy!

[Shaika-Dzari]

Hello everyone!

Just a small update to say to send a new version on my website.

## Changelog ##
- Myihome is stopping correctly when you use /etc/rc.d/.
- Clean daemon script.
- Clean PKGBUILD
- Add Symlink in PKGBUILD. Myihome need a folder to build .jsp and can't do it in /opt/myiHomeLinux.

I will update the tutoriel for those who don't use Archlinux and explain how to make the symlink.

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[Shaika-Dzari]

Hum,

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Can I have some feedback, was it useful to someone?

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[Shaika-Dzari]

Hello!

The package has been update on my site with myiHomeLinux 5.2.0.

Download: http://4nakama.net/download/last/myiHomeLinux.tar.gz

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[garp99]

Nice job... you're right, packages are much easier to handle on linux.

[nin2jardin]

Hello Shaika-Dzari,

I was searching how to daemonize myiHome on my ArchLinux NAS and I found your tutoriel.
I'll try it as soon as I can.
I plan to buy a C-200 in the next months.
I'll give you a feedback at this time.
Do you plan to add it to AUR ?

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[nin2jardin]

Hello,

I installed it without too much problems.
I just had to replace /opt/java/bin/java by /opt/java/jre/bin/java in the start script (I'm under Archlinux too).

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[Shaika-Dzari]

(10-20-2009 08:32 PM)nin2jardin Wrote:  Hello,

I installed it without too much problems.
I just had to replace /opt/java/bin/java by /opt/java/jre/bin/java in the start script (I'm under Archlinux too).

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Hello!

Yeah, you right. This is an error since I have the JDK and you have the JRE. I will change the dependency.
I don't plan to add it to AUR because the PKGBUILD is not very clean. myiHome is not linux friendly right now.

On my Archlinux 64 bits, I switched to llink. I have a PKGBUILD too for llink and I will upload it here and on AUR.

Don't hesitate if you need help.

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[JonnyRocket]

I'm trying to get this to work on a ubuntu 9.10 OS but i'm not having any luck. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the folder for the daemon scripts, but i'm sort of a Linux newb. I did move the start up script to /etc/init.d/ instead of etc/rc.d/ and then ran the update-rc.d on that script. When i go to start up the daemon, i get the following:

Code:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/myihomelinux start
/etc/init.d/myihomelinux: line 7: /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory
/etc/init.d/myihomelinux: line 8: /etc/rc.d/functions: No such file or directory
/etc/init.d/myihomelinux: line 30: stat_busy: command not found
/etc/init.d/myihomelinux: line 42: add_daemon: command not found
/etc/init.d/myihomelinux: line 43: stat_done: command not found

I realize those files aren't there for this distro. I found rc.conf in /etc/init/ but when i change the path i get other errors. I'm not sure where /etc/rc.d/functions is located. Any ideas?