View source code packages for TightGate-Pro

The following instructions describe how source code packages for TightGate-Pro can be downloaded and displayed.

This is how it works:

• Login to TightGate-Pro as administrator security and select the menu item Global softmode ON menu item.
• Login as administrator root and select the menu item Console menu item.
• Enter the following command in the console:

update-connect 

• You may now receive a fingerprint query: Are you sure you want to continue connecting
  This is marked with yes must be answered with yes. The following line is then displayed, followed by a blank line:
  Permanently added '[update.m-privacy.de]:443' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts
• The key combination CTRL + Z must be pressed and then press bg.
• Now open the file sources.list with an editor. To do this, call up the following command:

 nano /etc/apt/sources.list

• There are two lines in the file. These must be copied, pasted and customised. The word deb at the beginning of the line in deb-src at the beginning of the line. Press CTRL + o to save the changes and then CTRL + x to close the file.

The file should look like this.
Before:

 # Update via mprivacy-update.de
 deb [arch=i386] http:%%//%%localhost:8000/hotfixes/repo-i386 2.0 main contrib non-free
 deb [arch=amd64] http:%%//%%localhost:8000/hotfixes/repo-amd64 2.0 main contrib non-free

After

 # Update via mprivacy-update.de
 deb [arch=i386] http:%%//%%localhost:8000/hotfixes/repo-i386 2.0 main contrib non-free
 deb [arch=amd64] http:%%//%%localhost:8000/hotfixes/repo-amd64 2.0 main contrib 
 deb-src [arch=i386] http:%%//%%localhost:8000/hotfixes/repo-i386 2.0 main contrib non-free
 deb-src [arch=amd64] http:%%//%%localhost:8000/hotfixes/repo-amd64 2.0 main contrib non-free

• An auxiliary directory must now be created into which the source packages are loaded. It is recommended to create a directory tmp-src and change to this directory.
• Then run as root the following commands:

 apt update
 apt install dpkg-dev

• Answer the question Would you like to continue? [Y/n] with ENTER to confirm. The dpkg-dev package will now be installed.
• The system is now ready to download the sources for each package installed on TightGate-Pro.
  This is done with the command according to the scheme apt source package name
• If, for example, the sources for the Firefox used on TightGate-Pro should be downloaded, the command is:

 apt source firefox-esr

• The packages are now downloaded and unpacked. The unpacked sources can then be viewed.
• To remove the package sources again, the package dpkg-dev package must be uninstalled. This is done using the following commands:

 apt purge dpkg-dev
 apt --purge autoremove
 fg
 CTRL + c

• If the downloaded sources are no longer required, the directory into which the sources were loaded can be removed. In the example shown here, this is the directory tmp-src.
• Finally, the SOFTMODE must be deactivated. This is done as administrator security via the menu item Global softmode OFF.