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== OPKG for Synology DiskStations running Synology DSM ==
== IPKG for Synology DiskStations running Synology DSM ==
CAVEAT: In 2017 I started using opkg (Entware-NG) instead of ipkg (optware). This document may not be updated entirely to reflect the new circumstances.
 
=== the GNU packages that I need most seriously on my Synology NAS ===
=== the GNU packages that I need most seriously on my Synology NAS ===
* https://wp.jochen.hayek.name/blog-en/2014/05/27/the-gnu-packages-that-i-need-most-seriously-on-my-synology-nas/
* http://Jochen.Hayek.name/wp/blog-en/2014/05/27/the-gnu-packages-that-i-need-most-seriously-on-my-synology-nas/
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$ sudo opkg list_installed
root@DiskStation $ ipkg list_installed
bash - A bourne style shell.
bash - A bourne style shell
coreutils - Bunch of heavyweight *nix core utilities.
coreutils - Bunch of heavyweight *nix core utilities
diffutils - contains gnu diff, cmp, sdiff and diff3 to display differences between and among text files.
diffutils - contains gnu diff, cmp, sdiff and diff3 to display differences between and among text files
exif - A small command-line utility to show and change EXIF information in JPEG files. // CAVEAT: entware-ng does not have it
exif - A small command-line utility to show and change EXIF information in JPEG files.
file - Ubiquitous file identification utility.
file - Ubiquitous file identification utility.
findutils - File finding utilities.
findutils - File finding utilities
findutils-locate – This package contains the locate and related updatedb utility.
gcc - The GNU Compiler Collection.
gcc - The GNU Compiler Collection.
ghostscript - ... // includes ps2pdf
gkrellmd - Gkrellm is a utility to display system stats (cpu, processes, memory,..) in a nice little window. (Server component)
gkrellmd - Gkrellm is a utility to display system stats (cpu, processes, memory,..) in a nice little window. // server component // CAVEAT: entware-ng does not have it
glib - The GLib library of C routines.
glib - The GLib library of C routines. // CAVEAT: entware-ng does not have it
grep - Global regular expression parser
grep - Global regular expression parser.
gzip - GNU Zip data compression program // provides: zless, zgrep, …
gzip - GNU Zip data compression program. // provides: zless, zgrep, …
less - Less file browser
iconv - Character set conversion utility
make - examines files and runs commands necessary for compilation
less - Less file browser.
make - examines files and runs commands necessary for compilation.
nail - command-line email-client supporting POP3, IMAP, SMTP, ...
nail - command-line email-client supporting POP3, IMAP, SMTP, ...
perl-text-csv_xs - Text comma-separated values manipulation routines.
pkgconfig - Package configuration tool
perlbase-cpan - CPAN perl module. // will install lots of other useful CPAN modules
procps - PROCPS System Utilities
poppler-utils – … // includes pdftohtml; better than the xpdf package
procps - PROCPS System Utilities. // CAVEAT: entware-ng does not have it
psmisc - A set of some small useful utilities that use the proc filesystem.
psmisc - A set of some small useful utilities that use the proc filesystem.
rcs - The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files. // CAVEAT: entware-ng does not have it, optware-ng has it
rcs - The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files.
rsync - fast remote file copy program (like rcp).
rsync - fast remote file copy program (like rcp)
unzip – …
util-linux - A suite of essential utilities for any Linux system.
vim - Yet another version of the vi editor.
vim - Yet another version of the vi editor.
wget - A network utility to retrieve files from the Web.
wget - A network utility to retrieve files from the Web
# I assume these ones get installed indirectly:
xpdf - Various PDF tools (no support for X11 compiled in)
pkgconfig - Package configuration tool.
# a few ones get installed "indirectly"
util-linux - A suite of essential utilities for any Linux system.
# a few more get installed "indirectly" for sure…
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And BTW occasionally you want to do this:
And BTW occasionally you want to do this:
<pre># update list of available packages:
<pre># update list of available packages:
root@DiskStation $ opkg update
root@DiskStation $ ipkg update
# upgrade all installed packages to latest version:
# upgrade all installed packages to latest version:
root@DiskStation $ opkg upgrade</pre>
root@DiskStation $ ipkg upgrade</pre>
"Even" on your NAS you may want to keep source controlled text notes, that's why even good old RCS may make sense.
"Even" on your NAS you may want to keep source controlled text notes, that's why even good old RCS may make sense.


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optware-devel - This is a meta package that bundles all the packages required for optware native development. When fully functional, it should …
optware-devel - This is a meta package that bundles all the packages required for optware native development. When fully functional, it should …
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I would really like to get these:
* pdftohtml
* …


=== utilities to get started and stopped automatically ===
=== utilities to get started and stopped automatically ===
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