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==Prey== | ==Prey== | ||
- | + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_%28software%29 | |
Prey is a free and open source laptop tracking software developed by Fork Ltd, that helps recover computers by tracing their location through the remote retrieval of information. The software is activated from the outside by using a URL as a checking method, and phones home by sending a detailed report either to a centralized control panel or directly to the computer owner's mailbox. | Prey is a free and open source laptop tracking software developed by Fork Ltd, that helps recover computers by tracing their location through the remote retrieval of information. The software is activated from the outside by using a URL as a checking method, and phones home by sending a detailed report either to a centralized control panel or directly to the computer owner's mailbox. | ||
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* Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u4ytvcid49f8cmi | * Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u4ytvcid49f8cmi | ||
* Make sure dependencies are installed | * Make sure dependencies are installed | ||
- | * Copy all of the contents within the prey folder (the folder with the core, modules etc. folders inside) to the folder | + | * Copy all of the contents within the prey folder (the folder with the core, modules etc. folders inside) to the folder /usr/share/prey |
- | * Add /usr/share/prey/prey.sh to fcron with this code: | + | * Add /usr/share/prey/prey.sh to fcron with this code: |
+ | ''(fcrontab -l | grep -v prey; echo "*/20 * * * * /usr/share/prey/prey.sh > /var/log/prey.log") | crontab -'' | ||
===Automatic=== | ===Automatic=== | ||
* Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u4ytvcid49f8cmi | * Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u4ytvcid49f8cmi | ||
- | * Run | + | * Run INSTALLER.sh as root |
- | + | INSTALLER.sh should install Prey on the N900 for you automaticly. If any problem occurs or you simply want to do it manually learn from the file instead of running it. | |
==Configuration== | ==Configuration== | ||
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===Prey=== | ===Prey=== | ||
- | Edit config at | + | Edit config at /usr/share/prey/config |
==FAQ== | ==FAQ== | ||
* Why fcron and not cron? | * Why fcron and not cron? | ||
** It seems that cron is not supported by Maemo 5. | ** It seems that cron is not supported by Maemo 5. | ||
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