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Design Documentation about Redistribution of Kicksecure ™
Introduction[edit]
Developers only!
These are notes for producing official downloadable binary Kicksecure ™ images.
Pre Building[edit]
Only required if you want to redistribute (official) Kicksecure ™ builds.
- check if https://github.com/Kicksecure/kicksecure-base-files/blob/master/etc/kicksecure_version
needs update - package
timesanitycheck:./usr/share/timesanitycheck/date-minimum-file-create - Dev/Maintenance
Clean source code
- [1]
- [2]
- You can get a list of unwanted files with
git clean -dfxnand remove them withgit clean -dfx.
- Update Kicksecure ™ debian package repository.
- add your own
default-keyto your own/home/user/.gnupg/gpg.conf.
- Check that all packages point to a signed git commit and signed git tag.
~/derivative-maker/packages/kicksecure/developer-meta-files/debug-steps/packaging-helper-script pkg_verify_signed_commit_and_tag
- push the source code to github
git push origin master
- Check, that the current git commit is a signed. [3]
git log --show-signature HEAD^..HEAD
Or use the generic makefile as a shortcut.
make git-commit-verify
- Create an OpenPGP signed git tag. This will also be used as Kicksecure ™ version number.
git tag -s version
- Make sure the current git head is a signed git commit and signed git tag.
To simplify this, you could use the generic makefile.
make git-verify
- Push the OpenPGP signed git tag to github.
git push origin version
- Enable Kicksecure ™ stable repository by default.
export DERIVATIVE_APT_REPOSITORY_OPTS='--enable --repository stable'
- And use
sudo -Eso above environment is kept.
Building[edit]
Build[edit]
Build Kicksecure ™. For example Kicksecure ™ with XFCE for VirtualBox.
sudo -E ./derivative-maker --build --repo true --target virtualbox --flavor whonix-gateway-xfce
Build Kicksecure ™. For example Kicksecure ™ with XFCE for VirtualBox.
sudo -E ./derivative-maker --build --repo true --target virtualbox --flavor whonix-workstation-xfce
For other options and platforms also see build documentation.
Post Building[edit]
Only required if you want to redistribute (official) Kicksecure ™ builds.
Image Signing
- A) own custom builds: Optionally sign the images.
- B) official Kicksecure ™ builds: Mandatory sign the images.
- OpenPGP sign the images.
~/derivative-maker/packages/kicksecure/developer-meta-files/release/prepare_release --flavor whonix-workstation --target virtualbox --build
Only required if you want to redistribute (official) Kicksecure ™ builds.
- Upload the images.
~/derivative-maker/packages/kicksecure/developer-meta-files/release/upload_images
Testing[edit]
- /usr/share/whonix-ws-firewall/unit_tests/stream_isolation_test
- At least a few testers should test final releases before posting a news. Testers may be found by posting a news.
- LeakTests!
- Test the images before final release! (Testers-only releases can be uploaded straight away.)
Update Permanent Links[edit]
Git Tag[edit]
Create -testers-only or -stable git tag.
Announcement Text Creation[edit]
Create Changelog and Announcement.
./debug-steps/packaging-helper-script pkg_git_packages_git_log_writer
Wiki Page Updates[edit]
Only required if you want to redistribute (official) Kicksecure ™ builds.
- Check, if Tor Browser/Manual Download is still up to date.
- Update Download Table.
- See if the download table works in Tor Browser using New Identity.
- Update Known Issues.
- See if Documentation still makes sense.
- Search the wiki for Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Stable and Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Testing and act accordingly.
- Update links on the Dev/Build Documentation page.
- Update Features.
- Update Template:VersionNew.
- Update Template:VersionShort.
- Incorporate new documentation which has been prepared on the page: Next.
- Template:Stable_project_version_based_on_Debian_codename
- Template:Stable_project_version_based_on_Debian_version_short
- Template:Debian_Codename_Testing
- Copy/move contents from Testers Release to Release Notes.
- Instructions containing backports.
Misc[edit]
Only required if you want to redistribute (official) Kicksecure ™ builds.
- See https://github.com/Kicksecure?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=deprecated&type=&language= for deprecated repositories to be deleted.
- https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-releases/#templates
- ask for an announcement on https://www.qubes-os.org/news/
Announcement[edit]
Only required if you want to redistribute (official) Kicksecure ™ builds.
Contents
- introduction (what is Kicksecure ™) (The release announcement may be the first thing that new people who learn about Kicksecure ™ see.)
- similar to https://forums.whonix.org/t/whonix-14-has-been-released
- deprecation notice of old Kicksecure ™ version with date of deprecation
Where
- Finally announce: Post a news. (Not nagging external lists. Common sense. Mostly only final releases.)
- In Kicksecure ™ Important and Feature Blog.
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-derivatives/
- debian-derivatives@lists.debian.org
- https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/
- tor-talk@lists.torproject.org
- https://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure
- fulldisclosure@seclists.org
- Also this will do the job as well:
Cleanup[edit]
- any deprecated repositories (none at time of writing)
Related[edit]
- To quality of redistributable builds: Distro Morphing vs Builds
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑
get rid of .directory files inside the source code:
thunar→preferences→general→behavior→use common view properties for all folders - ↑
Get rid of
~backupfiles. In other words, get rid of files starting with~. find ./ -name '*~' | xargs trash-put - ↑
You might wish using a
gitorbashalias to safe typing.
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