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Opkg is a lightweight package Management System based upon ipkg. It is written in C and resembles APT/dpkg in operation. It is intended for use on embedded Linux devices and is used in this capacity in the OpenEmbedded and OpenWrt projects.

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ELF file exists in /usr/bin but turns out "-ash: file: not found"

i'm trying to install some new software package under openwrt using opkg,and the installation has been successful,and we can see the binary file really exists in the /usr/bin,and i have trird the lld check but turns out the same . as…
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Installing "opkg"?

I'm trying to install a package to my OpenWrt SDK. To do that you have to use OPKG package manager by typing: opkg update opkg install However, in my case, OPKG is not installed and as a result I can't proceed. Could anybody tell me how…
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Securing an OPKG repository

I'm working on setting up an OPKG repository to be used by embedded linux devices. We'd like to secure the server so that only our devices have access to the packages. I couldn't find any information on how to do this other than some references to…
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Missing new line character at end of file

I'm trying to install opencv on Intel Edison's linux os. I followed http://makezine.com/projects/make-43/photographic-memory/ in order to install it via opkg. However I get the following error, when run opkg update: Collected errors: *…
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OpenWRT + https + git

I've got a TP-Link MR3020 router flashed with OpenWRT 12.09, r36088 installed on it. I am trying to clone a git repository via HTTPS but get the following error: fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'https' Here is a similar problem but it was…
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Executing opkg post install script after image installation

We are creating a filesystem image in BitBake and one of the packages requires that its post install script be executed on the device, after the image itself has been installed on the device, and not while the rootfs image is being generated by the…
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After running "opkg install tcpdump" on tp-link router flashed OpenWrt successfully, the tcpdump command doesn't work

I am doing a wireless experiment which used a tp-link router WR1043ND flashed OpenWrt system. Because I need to catch packages through the router, I need to install the tcpdump software. I just used the command "opkg install tcpdump" to install it,…
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opkg.conf file: src vs src/gz

I am looking at different opkg.conf examples on the web and would like a better understanding of the tool and configuration file format. What is the difference between src and src/gz in the following examples? src/gz snapshots…
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Is there any method to do package signature for openwrt ipk

OpenWRT uses opkg to manage packages. By default, it will download file Packages and Packages.sig when run opkg update, then it will verify the signature file Packages.sig against the file Packages. It seems this a signature mechanism for whole…
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Not Receiving Verbose Output From opkg

When I run opkg update or opkg upgrade, it will pause for a few seconds, and then return to a new line. root@device:~$opkg update root@device:~$ I've tried running the command with the --verbosity=# command with the same results as above. Are there…
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Package gpg signature Failed

I am building a docker image and i am trying to sign the packages that are generated during the build using gpg signature. here is my env variables: yocto@edef5a9c44a0:~/build$ gpg…
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How to get Openembedded to compile tar.gz files instead of tar.xz

I am trying to use openembedded and bitbake to compile programs for a processing unit. Once moved onto the processor, I will use opkg installed on the processor to install the programs. However, openembedded is compiling the program using tar.xz…
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opkg create repository with multiple package version

What is the method used for distributing the same package but different versions through opkg. From what I understand opkg read an index file which it then uses to list and install the required package. So far I have a repository that has multiple…
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Trying to install Ruby gems on Synology DiskStation DS216j, cannot find Ruby header files

I am trying to run some Ruby scripts on my Synology DiskStation DS216j. I successfully managed to install Ruby 2.3.1 via OPKG/Entware-ng but when I try to install gems with native extensions, I get an error: $ sudo gem install io-console Building…
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ipkg/opkg how to install certain package by specified version?

When I was going to install some package on my NAS via ipkg I found there are more than one versions such as: root@Nas:/opt/etc/init.d# ipkg list | grep openssl openssl - 0.9.8v-2 - Openssl provides the ssl implementation in libraries libcrypto and…
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