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how_to_install_phpsysinfo_on_vortexbox_2.3 [2016/02/13 01:10]
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-=====How to install the System Information page on VortexBox 2.3=====+=====How to install the System Information page on VortexBox 2.3 or 2.4===== 
 The System Information page provides useful information about the VortexBox system configuration and status. The System Information page provides useful information about the VortexBox system configuration and status.
 It has been a useful feature in past releases of VortexBox. It has been a useful feature in past releases of VortexBox.
-However, it is not available in the official VortexBox 2.3 release.+However, it is not available in the official VortexBox 2.3 or 2.4 releases.
  
-Here's how to install the system infomation page (phpsysinfo) on VB 2.3. These notes show how to install the package.+Here's how to install the system infomation page (phpsysinfo) on VB 2.3 or VB 2.4. These notes show how to install the package.
 You can also add an icon for phpsysinfo to the VB GUI home page; see the last section for details. You can also add an icon for phpsysinfo to the VB GUI home page; see the last section for details.
  
-**Note: these instructions should also work on VortexBox 2.4 if you substitute "​dnf"​ for "​yum"​ to install packages.** +Note: if you have a VB 2.3 VortexBox Appliance that uses the OEM repository instead of the Fedora repositories,​ these instructions won't work.
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-Note: if you have a VortexBox Appliance that uses the OEM repository instead of the Fedora repositories,​ these instructions won't work.+
 You will have to switch from using the OEM repo to the Fedora repos. You will have to switch from using the OEM repo to the Fedora repos.
 See http://​vortexbox.org/​forum/​vortexbox/​help/​59630-hddtemp-in-sysinfo-not-quite-working?​p=59642#​post59642 for more info. See http://​vortexbox.org/​forum/​vortexbox/​help/​59630-hddtemp-in-sysinfo-not-quite-working?​p=59642#​post59642 for more info.
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 1. Login to your VortexBox; see [[VortexBox Command Line]]. 1. Login to your VortexBox; see [[VortexBox Command Line]].
  
-If this is the first time you are installing the System Information page on VB 2.3, continue with step 2.+If this is the first time you are installing the System Information page, continue with step 2.
 If you are upgrading to a newer version from a previous install, skip to step 5. If you are upgrading to a newer version from a previous install, skip to step 5.
  
 2. Install the hddtemp and lm_sensors packages: 2. Install the hddtemp and lm_sensors packages:
 +===VortexBox 2.3===
 <​code>​yum install hddtemp lm_sensors</​code>​ <​code>​yum install hddtemp lm_sensors</​code>​
 +===VortexBox 2.4===
 +<​code>​dnf install hddtemp lm_sensors</​code>​
  
 3. Enable and start the hddtemp daemon, which monitors hard drive temperatures:​ 3. Enable and start the hddtemp daemon, which monitors hard drive temperatures:​
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 If there are other changes to iconlist.php,​ you'll have to redo step 2 on the new version of iconlist.php. If there are other changes to iconlist.php,​ you'll have to redo step 2 on the new version of iconlist.php.
  
-5. In a browser, go to the VB GUI web page http://​vortexbox-ip.+5. In a browser, go to the VB GUI web page http://​vortexbox or http://​vortexbox-ip.
 You should see the phpsysinfo icon with the label "​System Information"​. You should see the phpsysinfo icon with the label "​System Information"​.
 Click the icon. A new tab should open with the phpsysinfo page. Click the icon. A new tab should open with the phpsysinfo page.
how_to_install_phpsysinfo_on_vortexbox_2.3.txt · Last modified: 2016/02/13 01:31 by ron