Synology linux package manager install#

Now we execute the script to install ipkg. Download the script with wget following this table LetвЂ™s go ahead and download a bootstrap that is known to work with this CPU. My Synology DS211j has a Marvell Kirkwood mv6281 1.2Ghz ARM Processor. The programs are compiled to a specific CPU and wonвЂ™t work if you donвЂ™t get the right script. A bootstrap is a script that installs ipkg.Д¬heck what kind of CPU your NAS has. To install the compiled programs, IвЂ™ll use a package manager called ipkg. You type the command and it will execute after you press Enter Login as: password: type your admin password here and press EnterД«usyBox v1.16.1 ( 02:15:54 CST) built-in shell (ash)Д®nter вЂhelpвЂ™ for a list of built-in commands. Login to your NAS as root and using your admin password to be presented to the command line. To enable it, follow the instructions below: Go to Control Panel Select Terminal Check the box Enable SSH service and click on the OK buttonДЄfter enabling the SSH service, youвЂ™ll need a terminal emulator. Read SynologyвЂ™s disclaimer before proceedingДЇirst you need to enable the terminal on your NAS. Since it runs Linux, you can install programs for Linux compiled for the ARM architecture. I bought a Synology DiskStation DS211j and like many NAS on the market, it is a small computer powered by an ARM processor and runs the Linux operating system. Their main competitors in the NAS market are: QNAP, Buffalo, Netgear, Drobo, ZyXel, Thecus, LaCie, Seagate and Western Digital. Synology is a hardware manufacturer of Network-attached storage (NAS) to SMB (Small to Medium Businesses) and SOHO (Small Office & Home Office) market.

Synology linux package manager