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Linux/BEAGLEBN: Apt-get installation

Nick King
Expert 1280 points

Part Number: BEAGLEBN

Tool/software: Linux

hi 

i have the latest ti sdk software on my beaglebone black

but this does not have apt-get package is there a way where i can get this package or wget link-to-apt-get so that i can install

Regards

  • 0
    TI__Guru 55345 points

    Hello Nick,

    The question you ask is very fundamental and reveals  that  you are very new in this field. I understand that.
    The most of the embedded devices uses opkg (lightweight package manager) which comes with TI SDK, instead of apt (advanced package tool) which additionally depends on dpkg (debian package manager) and it heavier compared to opkg.

    You can install apt on your board. But installing an apt on your BBB, doesn't mean that you will be able to apt-get packages and install them directly, hence you need to provide that tool a link with remote repository package feeds where there are already precompiled packages for your board. But TI doesn't provide package feeds. You need to compile the package you need in OE build system then transfer and install them to your board. Please, see this thread for more information.

    Best regards,
    Kemal

  • 0 in reply to Kemal R. Shakir
    Expert 1280 points
    thanks kemal i am happy to use opkg but opkg is not working with latest TI SDK
    please here
    ------------------
    root@ada:/# opkg install parted
    Collected errors:
    * opkg_prepare_url_for_install: Couldn't find anything to satisfy 'parted'.
    root@ada:/#
    root@ada:/# opkg install updates
    Collected errors:
    * opkg_prepare_url_for_install: Couldn't find anything to satisfy 'updates'.
    root@ada:/# opkg install update
    Collected errors:
    * opkg_prepare_url_for_install: Couldn't find anything to satisfy 'update'.
    -------------------
  • 0 in reply to Nick King
    TI__Guru 55345 points

    There are no package feeds for opkg neither for apt nor for pacman, yum, portage or slapt-get. In summary, there are no package feeds for any package manager. The only available method to install a package is to compile it in the OE build system transfer it to your board and install it by opkg as explained in this thread.

    Note:  You can cross-compile the package you need on your host machine or native compile it on your target board, but we do not support the cases where the package gets build out of the OE build tree.