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vps_-_9front [2024/11/30 06:31] – [Discoveries or Challenges] /r8 hc9vps_-_9front [2025/07/14 23:47] (current) – ''’ hc9
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 |x|If you are reviewing this, and want to 9front Drawterm to the __new__ 9front Boot Camp VPS follow this suggested path.| |x|If you are reviewing this, and want to 9front Drawterm to the __new__ 9front Boot Camp VPS follow this suggested path.|
-|x|__Install the 9front Drawterm, since it's needed for the 9front Boot Camp VPS.__|+|x|__Install the 9front Drawterm, since it’s needed for the 9front Boot Camp VPS.__|
 |x|Write down your Plan 9 Boot Camp password (except for the Plan 9 Drawterm password).| |x|Write down your Plan 9 Boot Camp password (except for the Plan 9 Drawterm password).|
 |x|Write down your Plan 9 Boot Camp IP address (YOUR_IP, as seen in the reminder below).| |x|Write down your Plan 9 Boot Camp IP address (YOUR_IP, as seen in the reminder below).|
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 === Install === === Install ===
  
-After receiving notification of an allocated VPS slice, connect by '''$ ssh //<SDF member ID>//@//<VPS slice>//.sdf.org'''. The password<sup>1</sup> is the same as your SDF member login. At the VPS Maintenance Shell menu, type '**x**' for a //Clean Install//. +After receiving notification of an allocated VPS slice, connect by ‘''$ ssh //<SDF member ID>//@//<VPS slice>//.sdf.org''’. The password<sup>1</sup> is the same as your SDF member login. At the VPS Maintenance Shell menu, type '**x**' for a //Clean Install//. 
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-You will now see the Plan 9 VPS console rc prompt (%), Plan 9's shell.+You will now see the Plan 9 VPS console rc prompt (%), Plan 9’s shell.
  
 === Plan 9 shell === === Plan 9 shell ===
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 Otherwise you will need to download the source. You can go to http://git.9front.org/plan9front/drawterm/HEAD/info.html, click the "files" link, and click the "snap.tar.gz" link to get a tarball of the latest snapshot. "tar xzf" the file and rename the new directory "drawterm". Otherwise you will need to download the source. You can go to http://git.9front.org/plan9front/drawterm/HEAD/info.html, click the "files" link, and click the "snap.tar.gz" link to get a tarball of the latest snapshot. "tar xzf" the file and rename the new directory "drawterm".
  
-You will also need compilers to build the source. If you are running a Debian or Ubuntu based system (and you've never built an application on your system), you can install these by running a command like the following:+You will also need compilers to build the source. If you are running a Debian or Ubuntu based system (and you’ve never built an application on your system), you can install these by running a command like the following:
  
 ''sudo apt-get install build-essential'' ''sudo apt-get install build-essential''
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 ''CONF=unix make'' ''CONF=unix make''
  
-After the process completes, you shouldn't see any error. There should now be a "drawterm" executable in the drawterm directory. You can test it by running:+After the process completes, you shouldn’t see any error. There should now be a "drawterm" executable in the drawterm directory. You can test it by running:
  
 ''./drawterm'' ''./drawterm''
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 % "" c % "" c
      % cd lib/mothra      % cd lib/mothra
-Can't cd lib/mothra: 'lib' directory entry not found+Can’t cd lib/mothra: 'lib' directory entry not found
 % "" l % "" l
      % lc      % lc
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 |VT:|''vt [-f font]''|http://man.9front.org/1/vt| |VT:|''vt [-f font]''|http://man.9front.org/1/vt|
 |WEBFS:|''webfs''|http://man.9front.org/4/webfs| |WEBFS:|''webfs''|http://man.9front.org/4/webfs|
-|WINWATCH:|''winwatch -e '^(winwatch|stats|faces)'''|http://man.9front.org/1/winwatch|+|WINWATCH:|''winwatch -e '^(winwatch|stats|faces)%%'%%''|http://man.9front.org/1/winwatch|
  
 |UNIX to Plan 9 command translation|https://9p.io/wiki/plan9/UNIX_to_Plan_9_command_translation/index.html| |UNIX to Plan 9 command translation|https://9p.io/wiki/plan9/UNIX_to_Plan_9_command_translation/index.html|
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 |7.4.2 - Adding users|http://fqa.9front.org/fqa7.html| |7.4.2 - Adding users|http://fqa.9front.org/fqa7.html|
  
-You may want to add a user to your system once you get the hang of things. There is really //no need to create a new user// when you are first starting out. It's safer to use the Drawterm rio rc prompt (%) for the following task, should there be a need for the '[Backspace]' key.+You may want to add a user to your system once you get the hang of things. There is really //no need to create a new user// when you are first starting out. It’s safer to use the Drawterm rio rc prompt (%) for the following task, should there be a need for the '[Backspace]' key.
  
-To create a new user, you must connect to the file server console by typing: '''con -C /srv/cwfs.cmd'''<sup>1</sup>. Once at the file server prompt (''a blank''), create a new user. Replace USER with what you want your new user to be named: 'newuser USER'. You will need to add that USER to the "sys" group if you want it to be able to change system configuration files. Again, change USER to what your new user name is: 'newuser sys +USER'. Exit the file server console prompt (''a blank'') by typing: '**ctrl+\**'. You will now be at the "''> > >''" prompt; type '**q**' to quit the "''> > >''" prompt.+To create a new user, you must connect to the file server console by typing: ‘''con -C /srv/cwfs.cmd''’<sup>1</sup>. Once at the file server prompt (''a blank''), create a new user. Replace USER with what you want your new user to be named: 'newuser USER'. You will need to add that USER to the "sys" group if you want it to be able to change system configuration files. Again, change USER to what your new user name is: 'newuser sys +USER'. Exit the file server console prompt (''a blank'') by typing: '**ctrl+\**'. You will now be at the "''> > >''" prompt; type '**q**' to quit the "''> > >''" prompt.
  
 <code> <code>
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 ''user[glenda]:'' ← Enter the new 'USER' name. ''user[glenda]:'' ← Enter the new 'USER' name.
  
-Verify your new "[[#adding_a_user|USER]]" login with '''pwd''' or '''lc -l'''. __**Stop**__ if '''pwd''' does not show your new "USER" name. +Verify your new "[[#adding_a_user|USER]]" login with ‘''pwd''’ or ‘''lc -l''’. __**Stop**__ if ‘''pwd''’ does not show your new "USER" name. 
  
-Initialize the new user environment with '''% /sys/lib/newuser''', before '''% mail -c''', from the VPS console prompt (%).+Initialize the new user environment with ‘''% /sys/lib/newuser''’, before ‘''% mail -c''’, from the VPS console prompt (%).
  
 <code> <code>
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 |7.6.3 - UTC Timesync|http://fqa.9front.org/fqa7.html| |7.6.3 - UTC Timesync|http://fqa.9front.org/fqa7.html|
  
-You might want to configure your system's timezone<sup>1</sup>. Identify the timezone with '''% lc /adm/timezone'''. Assuming that the CET time zone is appropriate, login as the user <del>'adm'</del><sup>2</sup> 'glenda' and 'cp /adm/timezone/CET /adm/timezone/local'. Last, while user "glenda" edit the "TIMESYNCARGS" line in the "/rc/bin/termrc" <del>(or "/rc/bin/cpurc")</del>, using an NTP service. Set it to  "TIMESYNCARGS=(-n pool.ntp.org)" and [[#shutdown_and_restart|reboot]]<sup>3</sup>. +You might want to configure your system’s timezone<sup>1</sup>. Identify the timezone with ‘''% lc /adm/timezone''’. Assuming that the CET time zone is appropriate, login as the user <del>'adm'</del><sup>2</sup> 'glenda' and 'cp /adm/timezone/CET /adm/timezone/local'. Last, while user "glenda" edit the "TIMESYNCARGS" line in the "/rc/bin/termrc" <del>(or "/rc/bin/cpurc")</del>, using an NTP service. Set it to  "TIMESYNCARGS=(-n pool.ntp.org)" and [[#shutdown_and_restart|reboot]]<sup>3</sup>. 
  
 ''user[glenda]:'' ''user[glenda]:''
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-<sup>1</sup> [[https://9p.io/wiki/plan9/Installation_instructions/index.html|Plan 9 Wiki Installation Instructions]], //SETTING UP CORRECT TIMEZONE// section. <sup>2</sup> '''% cat /adm/users | grep adm''' <sup>3</sup> '''% fshalt''' from an rc prompt (%), then at the "VPS Maintenance Shell" enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start.+<sup>1</sup> [[https://9p.io/wiki/plan9/Installation_instructions/index.html|Plan 9 Wiki Installation Instructions]], //SETTING UP CORRECT TIMEZONE// section. <sup>2</sup> ‘''% cat /adm/users | grep adm''’ <sup>3</sup> ‘''% fshalt''’ from an rc prompt (%), then at the "VPS Maintenance Shell" enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start.
  
 ====== Plan 9 Boot Camp ====== ====== Plan 9 Boot Camp ======
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 |Plan 9 Lecture Series: Introduction|https://youtu.be/1s4Jhuoq67I| |Plan 9 Lecture Series: Introduction|https://youtu.be/1s4Jhuoq67I|
 |Plan 9 Lecture Series: File Abstractions|https://youtu.be/r8X5i6BFZiY| |Plan 9 Lecture Series: File Abstractions|https://youtu.be/r8X5i6BFZiY|
-|Russ Cox's A Tour Of The Acme Editor|https://archive.org/details/atouroftheacmeeditor|+|Russ Cox’s A Tour Of The Acme Editor|https://archive.org/details/atouroftheacmeeditor|
 |Plan 9 demo, narrated by John Floren (full)|https://youtu.be/obKnSDbaBlw| |Plan 9 demo, narrated by John Floren (full)|https://youtu.be/obKnSDbaBlw|
 |Acme Editor, **Acme Mail**, Plan 9 demo (short)|https://www.youtube.com/user/slawmasta| |Acme Editor, **Acme Mail**, Plan 9 demo (short)|https://www.youtube.com/user/slawmasta|
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 |https://youtu.be/6m3GuoaxRNM|| |https://youtu.be/6m3GuoaxRNM||
 |20:00 - //9front plumber rules//; ''% cat /sys/lib/plumb/basic''|| |20:00 - //9front plumber rules//; ''% cat /sys/lib/plumb/basic''||
-|29:15 - //Ori's git9//||+|29:15 - //Ori’s git9//||
 |31:09 - //The essence of Plan 9 is 9p and name spaces//.|| |31:09 - //The essence of Plan 9 is 9p and name spaces//.||
 |53:32 - ''/sys/ports/dev-lang''|| |53:32 - ''/sys/ports/dev-lang''||
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 ^ Some hints about Plan 9 ^ ^ Some hints about Plan 9 ^
-|Plan 9's system console is a TTY, not a VT|+|Plan 9’s system console is a TTY, not a VT|
 |In UNIX almost everything is a file, in Plan 9 everything is a file| |In UNIX almost everything is a file, in Plan 9 everything is a file|
 |Plan 9 is more like UNIX than Linux is like UNIX| |Plan 9 is more like UNIX than Linux is like UNIX|
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 |x|A Drawterm [[vps_-_9front#drawterm_and_file_transfer|file transfer]] hint:|''% lc /mnt/term''| |x|A Drawterm [[vps_-_9front#drawterm_and_file_transfer|file transfer]] hint:|''% lc /mnt/term''|
  
-<sup>1</sup> plan9front running natively on hardware. <sup>2</sup> NetBSD Xen [] running Plan 9 Boot Camp participants' VMs, during the announced Plan 9 Boot Camp occurrences.+<sup>1</sup> plan9front running natively on hardware. <sup>2</sup> NetBSD Xen [] running Plan 9 Boot Camp participants’ VMs, during the announced Plan 9 Boot Camp occurrences.
  
 ==== Tutorials ==== ==== Tutorials ====
vps_-_9front.txt · Last modified: 2025/07/14 23:47 by hc9