Hi Michael,

Are you running hardware probes (the small white boxes)? 1100 only applies to 
those.

Let me know.

Regards,

Michel

> On 9 Jan 2023, at 11:12, Michael J. Oghia <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michel, all:
> 
> I'm a big fan of the Atlas programme, and have hosted probes for years now 
> (and I'm an active member of this community). However, I don't have a 
> technical or engineering background and while one of my probes is close to 
> me, another is not. Both of the probes I host have firmware version 5080 
> (1100). 
> 
> Is there anything I need to do right now to update the software? And if not 
> (e.g., it's the latest for now), can the NCC provide detailed instructions 
> for how to do so (i.e., in the style of "WikiHow") so we can?
> 
> Best,
> -Michael
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 10:19 AM Michel Stam <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> 
>> The automatic update for the CentOS package was removed as of 5080. This 
>> means that the update to 5080 will still be automatic, but not any more 
>> after this (say 5090 onwards).
>> This was a request by several users because Atlas forced the update, which 
>> violated their sysadmin policies.
>> 
>> As to updating the package, we are looking to see if it is possible to make 
>> an RPM that is part of the base RedHat repository, together with a packager. 
>> We could do something similar for Debian (possibly others, such as OpenWRT).
>> 
>> I’m not sure what you mean with methods:
>> How many probe users are using auto-update is a bit difficult to answer, 
>> since right now it is forced, but as of the next software release it will 
>> not be. 
>> Which operating systems are used is also a bit difficult since we do not 
>> provide an official Debian package yet, and the software does not 
>> differentiate between different flavours of Linux.
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Michel
>> 
>> > On 8 Jan 2023, at 01:36, Seth David Schoen <[email protected] 
>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Alexander Bochmann writes:
>> > 
>> >> When using the CentOS binary repo as recommended, the software should 
>> >> auto-update during normal system update procedures.
>> >> 
>> >> For source releases (Debian), you're more or less on your own. Updating 
>> >> is still easy - just go through the initial installation again, minus 
>> >> registration.
>> > 
>> > I see, so that's a pretty significant difference in the experiences of
>> > people using different systems.
>> > 
>> > Is it clear how many probe users use each of these methods? (which
>> > might indicate whether it could be worth maintaining a more automated
>> > installation method for Debian-based systems)
>> > 
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