Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of OpenWrt/Packages

Timestamp:

04/10/2018 10:49:21 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Cale Collins

Comment:

added second example, emphasized /ect/opkg.conf is the only config file.

OpenWrt/Packages

@@ -5 +5 @@
 
 = OpenWrt Package feeds =
-The opkg application has a configuration file on the target at /etc/opkg.conf which is used to point to and describe various package feeds.  Often it is useful to add a package feed that points to your development host's OpenWrt bin directory with an HTTP server behind it.
+The opkg application has a configuration file on the target at /etc/opkg.conf (this is the only configuration file) which is used to point to and describe various package feeds.  Often it is useful to add a package feed that points to your development host's OpenWrt bin directory with an HTTP server behind it.
 
 For example, if your OpenWrt development host is at 192.168.1.10 and on the same IP network as your target board you can install something like the 'lightthpd' HTTP server with the following at the end of its config file in /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf:
@@ -18 +18 @@
 {{{
 src/gz local http://192.168.1.10/openwrt/cns3xxx/packages
+dest root /
+dest ram /tmp
+lists_dir ext /var/opkg-lists
+option overlay_root /overlay
+}}}
+
+Another example:
+
+{{{#!bash
+
+
+src/gz snapshots http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages
 dest root /
 dest ram /tmp