⚠️ Note for rooted webOS 22 users¶
Use Homebrew Channel Updater app when updating from Homebrew Channel version older than v0.6.3! Due to a bug in older versions, updating here may cause loss of root access/permissions.
Features¶
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Independent webOS package repository
- Homebrew discovery, installation & updates
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(root) Root execution service that can be easily used by webOS homebrew developers without a need of separate privilege escalation handling (
luna://org.webosbrew.hbchannel.service/exec) - (root) Disable some telemetry
- (root) Startup user hooks (executable scripts present in
/var/lib/webosbrew/init.dare run on bootup) - (root) Remote access
- SSH - public key authenticated (with default
alpinepassword until authorized keys are provisioned) - Telnet - unauthenticated, use sparingly
- SSH - public key authenticated (with default
- (root) Failsafe mode
- In case a device crashes on boot only an emergency shell will be exposed
via telnet. In order to disable it fix the original crash cause and remove
/var/luna/preferences/webosbrew_failsafeflag file.
- In case a device crashes on boot only an emergency shell will be exposed
via telnet. In order to disable it fix the original crash cause and remove