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--- blocks:server:tweaks [2022-06-27 07:44]
admin Switched to adpotium distro
+++ blocks:server:tweaks [2024-10-08 11:01] (current)
admin Change "orange suitcase"
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   - Make sure the server has Internet access (test by opening the pre-installed web browser and going to a web address).
   - Switch to the pixi-admin user (password is "pixi" if you haven't changed it).
-  - Click the orange "suitcase" icon in the toolbar on the left hand side, titled "Ubuntu Software".
+  - Click the gray A-in-a-circle icon in the toolbar on the left hand side titled "Software Updater".
-  - Select the "Updates" tab.
+  - If it indicates that software updates are available, consider installing those.
-  - If you see "OS updates", click the "Install" button next to it.
+  - Restart the server to make sure the updates take effect.
-  - Restart the server to make the updates take effect.
 ===== Update Java =====
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 If your Linux-based Blocks server doesn't have Internet access, or you for some other reason can't use the online method, you can instead proceed as follows:
-  - On a computer with internet access, open a web browser and go [[https://adoptopenjdk.jfrog.io/adoptopenjdk/deb/pool/main/a/adoptopenjdk-11-hotspot/|here]].
+  - On a computer with internet access, open a web browser and go [[https://packages.adoptium.net/ui/native/deb/pool/main/t/temurin-11/|here]].
-  - Doing so shows a list of files. If you receive an error message, the offline files may have been moved, in which case a google search for "adoptopenjdk java 11 hotspot" may help track them down.
+  - Doing so shows a list of files. If you receive an error message, the offline files may have been moved, in which case a google search for "temurin java 11" may help track them down.
-  - Download the file named adoptopenjdk-11-hotspot_11.0.8+10-3_amd64.deb, or some later version if available.
+  - Download the file named temurin-11-jdk_11.0.15.0.0+10_amd64.deb, or some later version if available.
   - Move the downloaded deb file using a USB stick to your Blocks server.
   - On your Blocks server, log in as the pixi-admin user.
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-Make sure there's a space after the word //install//, then drag the file transferred using the USB stick into the terminal window, so its path appears at the end of the command (separated by a space). Now press Enter to execute the command, and type the password for the pixi-admin user. This installs the update from the deb file. You can now enable the newer java version using the //sudo update-alternatives// command shown above and finally verify that you have the correct version.
+Make sure there's a space after the word install, then drag the file transferred using the USB stick into the terminal window, so its path appears at the end of the command (separated by a space). Now press Enter to execute the command, and type the password for the pixi-admin user. This installs the update from the deb file. You can now enable the newer java version using the sudo update-alternatives command shown above and finally verify that you have the correct version.
 ===== Updating Blocks =====
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-===== Removing Unifi Wifi Support =====
-If you're not using your Blocks server as a Unifi wifi network controller, we recommend that you remove that software:
-  - Switch to the pixi-admin user.
-  - Open a terminall window using the terminal icon on the left hand side.
-  - Type (or copy/paste) the following commands into the terminal window:
-<code>
-sudo apt remove mongodb-org
-sudo apt remove unifi
-</code>