To run Optware on Debian 5 armel, follow these instructions. It is useful when you want packages not natively in the Debian package repositories, or want a more up to date version.

• Download and install ipkg

# wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/cs08q1armel/cross/stable/ipkg-opt_0.99.163-10_arm.ipk
# tar -xOvzf ipkg-opt_*_arm.ipk ./data.tar.gz | tar -C / -xzvf -

• Edit /opt/etc/ipkg.conf to point to the feed location, you can use any editor you like, or use the sed script below

# sed -i -e '/^dest root/i src local http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/cs08q1armel/cross/stable/' /opt/etc/ipkg.conf

• Then execute

# /opt/bin/ipkg update

You can then use "/opt/bin/ipkg install target".

If you want to use just ipkg install, add /opt/bin to your PATH. You will probably find this useful, but beware of duplicate named programs!