On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 8:04 AM, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On 01/03/17 15:32, Thibault Jochem wrote: > > I'm studying the possibility tu use ubuntu-core and snaps as base OS / > > app framework for embedded computers with no access to internet. > > Yes, we will explicitly support this scenario, and there is quite a lot > of deep design and engineering work already in place to do so. > > > We can connect to those systems with a maintenance laptop, and I was > > thinking that this laptop could host a snapd server to push the > > updates once connected. > > > > Is it a good idea or is there a better way to handle such scenario ? > > In a few releases, you should be able to connect a USB stick to the > device and have it detect the updates, verify signatures on all the > files, and apply them. No need for an internet connection or maintenance > laptop. Presenting the updates by USB stick or other attached storage > will be exactly the same as connecting to the store. Since every update > is signed, a machine can determine that the updates are valid without > being online. > > The core structure to support this is designed into snapd and already > exists, but we haven't prioritised all of the details (things like the > CLI to trigger the update scan). I expect this will be available during > the course of the year, is that soon enough for your device? If the > timing of your device is sensitive then feel free to follow-up off-list. > That's a wonderful news ! It's more of a long term evolution for existing devices so I will keep an eye on this feature ! (And I'll learn the rope of ubutu-core/snaps on other projects of mine ;) ) Thanks !
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