User:Marcus/Prey
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The application was originally released for Linux and Mac OS X on March 24, 2009, and on April 19, 2009 the Windows port was released as well. The current stable release is 0.5.3. | The application was originally released for Linux and Mac OS X on March 24, 2009, and on April 19, 2009 the Windows port was released as well. The current stable release is 0.5.3. | ||
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| + | ==General== | ||
| + | Basically I've modified the source of Prey to make most of its features work for the N900. | ||
| + | Since it's been a little trial-and-error procedure, I might have forgot some dependencies. But you will figure out when you run into errors! | ||
==What's working== | ==What's working== | ||
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==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
| + | MUST BE DONE AS ROOT! | ||
| + | ===Automatic=== | ||
* Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?4al6622836729tl | * Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?4al6622836729tl | ||
* Run INSTALLER.sh as root | * 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. | 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. | ||
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| + | ===Manual=== | ||
| + | * Copy all of the contents within maemoprey (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: | ||
| + | ''(fcrontab -l | grep -v prey; echo "*/20 * * * * /usr/share/prey/prey.sh > /var/log/prey.log") | crontab -'' | ||
==Configuration== | ==Configuration== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 3 June 2011
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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 almost purely written in Bash, and runs on various versions of GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Its source code is hosted on GitHub and is free software, released under the GNU GPLv3.
Latest Prey features include Wi-Fi autoconnect, an alarm system, remote messaging, screenshot grabbing, screen locking, data securing, hardware scanning and webcam capturing, if the computer includes one. All of these functions are managed as modules, which can be activated on demand by the user, and new functions can be added by adding new modules.
The application was originally released for Linux and Mac OS X on March 24, 2009, and on April 19, 2009 the Windows port was released as well. The current stable release is 0.5.3.
General
Basically I've modified the source of Prey to make most of its features work for the N900. Since it's been a little trial-and-error procedure, I might have forgot some dependencies. But you will figure out when you run into errors!
What's working
- Geolocation info
- Network info
- Take screenshot
- List of running programs
- Take picture with front camera
What's not working at the moment
- Alarm feature
- Alert feature
- Lock feature
- Secure feature
Installation
MUST BE DONE AS ROOT!
Automatic
- Download the MAEMOPREY folder here: http://www.mediafire.com/?4al6622836729tl
- 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.
Manual
- Copy all of the contents within maemoprey (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:
(fcrontab -l | grep -v prey; echo "*/20 * * * * /usr/share/prey/prey.sh > /var/log/prey.log") | crontab -
Configuration
Control Panel
I do not know if this is too important, but this is what I did. Add a new device and use these settings:
- Device type: Laptop
- Operating System: Debian
- OS Version: Squeeze (6.0)
Prey
Edit config at /usr/share/prey/config
FAQ
- Why fcron and not cron?
- It seems that cron is not supported by Maemo 5.