What is testserver package? Can it be deleted? Why it is shipped?
What is package testserver?
I can read its description here: http://maemo.org/packages/view/testserver/ But I do not understand who is testing and what. PhoNet: https://lwn.net/Articles/303274/ It is installed as default on my phone and it is non-free. Can it be removed? |
Re: What is testserver package? Can it be deleted? Why it is shipped?
Removing the package is harmful to the system. It will remove the mp-fremantle-generic-pr package, the system version, which, in any case, should NEVER be removed if you want your device to function optimally.
Let it be. And I don't understand your logic, do you want to remove the package all because it's closed source..? If you don't want closed source, why do you even have a N900? It's filled with closed source components, and they make the device work as it should. It would've been rubbish without it. As many people say: If it works well, leave it as it is. |
Re: What is testserver package? Can it be deleted? Why it is shipped?
Yes, I want it out because it is closed source. There are movement freeing the phone, ant there are only about 300 packages to kick out (or rewrite): http://wiki.maemo.org/Fremantle_closed_packages and this is one of those (maybe easy one).
I think package mp-fremantle-generic-pr is not important, it is removed if CSSU is in use, or working version of SDL-mixer, http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...5+0m5+ogg+mp3/ (which will clash when it goes to the extras) I can form question little bit different: Is there in debian, gentoo, mer, meego, fedora (and so) anything equivalent for this testserver and are they missing some functionality or stability? ----- I have spare N900 for experimental development and I have removed testserver (it is also in RD-mode) and I haven't yet figured out it affects anything. |
Re: What is testserver package? Can it be deleted? Why it is shipped?
@AapoRantalainen,
I'm now also embarking on a plan to remove unnecessary packages (whether open or closed is not relevant for me at the moment). Have you figured out anything about the testserver package? I see it has lots of shared libraries under /usr/lib/testserver/modules and is loaded from /etc/event.replace.d According to /etc/event.replace.d/testserver: start on TEST start on LOCAL stop on starting shutdown and does mount -t debugfs /sys/kernel/debug and exec /etc/init.d/testserver start when started, it rmmod's g_file_storage and loads g_nokia and runs /usr/bin/testserver Given that the program appears to test lots of things and is not started automatically, I guess the idea is that you log in per SSH and start the server and then fetch the results /var/log/testserver. Most likely safe to uninstall.. but would like some input from you (i.e. after 2 weeks of having removed it :) |
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Re: What is testserver package? Can it be deleted? Why it is shipped?
@Hurrian,
Aye aye, Sir! # apt-get purge testserver Worked fine. Some day I will reboot and hopefully will be able to report the list of packages removed so far.. |
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