pertera I did see the post, so just to confirm you do nightly builds of Buster using the latest test build of Buster?
Yes.
Test builds are just that test builds they are not meant for production releases this is well documented in Debian test builds are meant for developers to report issues. For someone to create and maintain an image based on test builds would be irresponsible as these builds are not for the general public. These change nightly or at least weekly. The latest release may indeed have some issues with HG and if they are exposed dealt with. The PiX10Hub image doesn't use the Gdebi package manager HG installer but installs the dependencies manually. Since you seem to have Identified issues already you may wish to at least compare your finding with the current release build to see if they are indeed present in it. If so share with the rest of us so we know what to expect.
I've not experienced any issues with HG but that's not to say there aren't any. I'll also not waste my time looking for issues that may or may not be there and I may never experiance.
One other point you may wish to note. You do not provide any form of hash key security with your image download. You do know how easy it can be for someone to manipulate your image and include malware or a rogue script. I’m not sure of the volume of downloads of your image but I do suggest you look into including an MD5 or SHA256 hash algorithm into your image for security purposes. Better to be safe than sorry.
That is a good point and I may do that for the next build, However I doubt that would stop someone who truly wished to hack the image.
I said I was picking up dependencies issues through nightly builds and adjusting my install accordingly. Personally it's of no consequence to me what you are putting on that image as I wouldn't download any image for production use without some form of checksum security built in. It's just asking for trouble and as this forum is down so much without explanation I have to assume the worst.
I'm really impressed how you have become such an authority on all things Linux in such a short space of time. I suppose all of the assistance I provided to you in the early stages seems to have paid off. One word of warning though. As you pass through the life cycle of any particular distribution, running a dist-upgrade will eventually break your install. Remember the author of HG, Gene is not currently active and I managed to work out the dependency issues that allowed you and others to successfully install HG on Raspbian Buster in the first place and allowed you to create your now legendary image.
I'm now assuming you have acquired the skills to parse the Gdebi package installer yourself to resolve any issues that may arise.
What does surprise me is, for someone using computers for so long how you have never stumbled upon Linux in all those years. Now that does intrigue me. No doubt you will have a credible explanation. The PiX10 hub, as in X10 part is now well under way so I doubt there's any further need for any more takes on the installer. I was thinking at one stage we might be somehow treated to a Commodore64 version of your installer.m
Good luck with your future endeavours HG wise
