Initial Tasks
Upon logging in you must connect the FMS workstation to wifi in order to download some utilities and files that are not distributable.
Connect to wifi by right clicking anywhere on the blank space of the desktop, or use the menu in the lower left hand corner, and select "iwgtk" from the network menu:
Settings > HardwareSettings > iwgtk
Select your wifi network and click connect, entering the password if your network requires one.
Right click anywhere on the blank space of the desktop, or use the menu in the lower left hand corner, and select the XFCE4 terminal from:
System > TerminalEmulator > Xfce Terminal
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You are also strongly encouraged to change the FMS password with the following command:
$ passwd
This will prompt you for your current, new, and confirmation of new
passowrds. The default password is gizmo.
With the terminal open, execute the following commands:
$ sudo tzupdate
This will set the timezone based on your location. It may print errors depending on how far off the clock actually is.
Now you must retrieve some restricted packages that are used under license from Mikrotik. The following commands will retrieve these files from the internet.
$ sudo -u _gizmo gizmo fms setup fetch-tools
$ sudo -u _gizmo gizmo fms setup fetch-packages
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Note that the sudo command is changing the active user to
_gizmo. All components of the Gizmo FMS run as this special user,
and store state in /var/lib/gizmo. Be careful to only ever
interact with this directory as this user.
Updating the Gizmo Binary
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You only need to update when a new version is released. If you just installed, you're already on the latest version.
From time to time the Gizmo application receives updates. To update the software on the Gizmo FMS workstation, execute the following commands in a terminal:
$ sudo xbps-install -Su
$ sudo reboot
The update command will tell you how much space is required and how much data will need to be downloaded from the internet.