• lighttpd (LLMP) - lightweight web server.

The Optware package repositories can be found at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/

• You can update your ipkg database on your device with ipkg update.
• You can ensure you have the latest (and greatest?) versions with ipkg upgrade.
• To check out a list of available packages, use ipkg list.
• To see the packages you already have installed, use ipkg status.
• To install a new package, use ipkg install <package name>.
• To uninstall a package, use ipkg uninstall <package name>.

The oPTWARE package repositorIES can be found at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/

• You can contribute it yourself (to learn more, see AddAPackageToOptware).
• Or you can add it to the PackageWishList and hope that someone else provides it.

In general, packages are commonly-available software programs that we have simply ported to the Optware environment. The effort to do this work is provided by the volunteer Optware community.

If you have a question on how to use a particular package, please use Google or something to search for the general documentation about the package before asking questions that are not specific to the platform's port of the package. For example, Google "man tar" for information on how to use the "tar" application.

Optware Introduction

For a detailed description of Optware's history and current state, see the Optware Home Page.

For information on installing Optware on the NSLU2, see the Slug Install page.

Note about the OptWare documentation

Much of the documentation hasn't been updated to remove NSLU2 references, so you may still see references to Unslung and the NSLU2 when the information also applies to other platforms. Don't panic.

• ddclient - Ddclient dynamic ip updater.

• vsftpd - Fast and secure FTP server. (Supplemental page: vsftpd-FTP)

• SWAT - the Samba Web Administration Tool

• Hplip - A HP Printers and scanners set of drivers and tools

• HPLIP - A HP Printers and scanners set of drivers and tools

• TorrentFlux - a web-based torrent manager
• Transmission - Lightweight BitTorrent client and daemon with WWW interface

• Mailx - Mail client (formerly nail)

• clutch - Bittorrent GUI based on transmission, originally a Mac application.

• mimms - MMS:// stream ripper

• BarracudaDrive - Embedded Application Server

• - Embedded Application Server

• BarracudaDrive? - Embedded Application Server

Mirrors

nslu2-linux, US (main) OSUOSL, US

• dstat - dstat is a versatile replacement for vmstat, iostat, netstat, nfsstat, and ifstat

• dstat - dstat is a versatile replacement for vmstat, iostat, netstat,

nfsstat, and ifstat

• castget - a command-line podcast downloader

• catsget - a command-line podcast downloader

• wiki - mediawiki, dukuwiki, yawk, moinmoin, trac

• yawk - A wiki.cgi script written in gawk

• Haserl - a small program that uses shell or Lua script to create cgi web scripts.

• haserl - a small program that uses shell or Lua script to create cgi web scripts.

• Btpd - lightweight command line torrent daemon+client

• Btpd - lightweight command line client

• ipcalc, sipcalc - IP address and subnet calculation tool

• less - Less is more file pager, see also most

• BitTorrent - mainline python BT client packaged as py-bittorrent (launch by btdownloadcurses.py)
• btpd - lightweight command line client

• calculators - bc, calc, nickle

• nginx - small web server and reverse proxy

• Smalltalk - squeak, gnu-smalltalk, littlesmalltalk, or syx

• emacs22 - OS^h^hEditor, see also jed, joe, jove, mg, qemacs, uemacs, zile

• emacs22 - OS^h^hEditor, see also jed, joe, mg, qemacs, uemacs, zile

• git - distributed version control tool

• mercurial - packaged as py-mercurial, fast distributed version control tool.

• emacs22 - OS^h^hEditor, see also qemacs, jed, uemacs, em, mg
• erlang - concurrency oriented language and runtime

• phoneme advanced - java j2me CDC JVM from Sun

• cherokee - Flexible and Fast Web server.

• lighttpd - lightweight web server.

• nginx - small web server and reverse proxy, available on unslung

• - OS^h^hEditor, see also qemacs, jed, uemacs, em, mg
• extract-xiso - XBOX iso creation/extraction tool

• mldonkey - multi-network peer-to-peer, availabe on unslung

• rtorrent - bittorent client, runs well on Slugosbe, has some problem on unslung

• GNU screen - console screen manager
• ser - SIP Express Router

• slrn - console nntp news reader
• slsc - console spreadsheet

• tin - console news reader

• vim - Vi iMproved, see also nvi

• ccollect - pseudo) incremental (parallel) backup

If you're having problems at this stage connecting with ipkg, see this troubleshooting FAQ.

• memtester - A runtime memtest utility

You can update your ipkg database on the slug with ipkg update and ensure you have the latest (and greatest?) versions with ipkg upgrade. (Use this from the telnet console. With openssh your upgrade process gets terminated when openssh is upgraded.)

• NanoBlogger - a small weblog engine written in Bash for the command line

• samba2 - Samba 2.2.12

• Syslog-ng - replacement for the standard syslog utility with remote logging capability

• logrotate - Used to compress and rotate log messages

The complete package list is also browsable here.

• gnokii - a multisystem tool suite and modem driver for the mobile phones (including smsd)

• amule - eMule-like client for the eD2k and Kademlia networks

• Transmission - Lightweight BitTorrent client and daemon with WWW interface

• kissdx - a versatile PC-Link clone for KiSS media players

• kissdx - a versatile PC-Link clone for KiSS? media players

• atop - is an interactive monitor for Linux-systems to view the load on system-level and process-level.

• postgresql - A highly-scalable, SQL compliant, open source object-relational database management system

• python - An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

• zip - a compression and file packaging utility

You can contribute it yourself (to learn more, see AddAPackageToOptware). Or you can add it to the PackageWishList and hope that someone else provides it.

If you're having problems at this stage connecting with ipkg, see this troubshooting FAQ.

You can contribute it yourself (to learn more, see AddAPackageToUnslung). Or you can add it to the PackageWishList and hope that someone else provides it.

The OptWare package system was originally created to accompany the Unslung firmware for the NSLU2 (originally the packages were also called Unslung packages). It has since been expanded to cover a variety of other platforms, however much of the documentation hasn't been updated so you may still see references to Unslung and the NSLU2 when the information also applies to other platforms.

• upslug2 - The upslug2 package to update a other slug.

Please search the wiki to see if your problem is a known problem with a workaround.

• upslug2 - The upslug2 package to update a other slug.

The complete package list is also available here.

• ushare - Free open source uPnP media server.

If you find any problems with the packages, please report them to the nslu2-linux mailinglist.

• gphoto2 - Command line digital camera software applications

• gphoto2 - Command line digital camera software applications

• zip - a compression and file packaging utility

• irssi - console IRC client

• extract-xiso - XBOX iso creation/extraction tool

• torrent - Torrent processing scripts for libbt

• Enhanced CTorrent - command line client for BitTorrent

1. Make sure you have setup a gateway and a DNS server for the NSLU2 under Administration/LAN/.

1. Make sure you have setup a DNS server for NSLU2 under Administration/LAN/.

• zip - a compression and file packaging utility

• nbench-byte - BYTE's Native Mode Benchmarks

• wizd - Server software for a few different hardware media players. (current wizd package is old - read how to compile the latest version until ipkg is updated)

NOTE: The complete package list is available at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/nslu2/.

• wizd - Server software for a few different hardware media players. (Compiling late versions of Wizd for the slug)

• ntfsprogs - NTFS filesystem libraries and utilities

• ushare? - Free open source uPnP media server.

• ushare? - Free open source uPnP media server.

The complete package list is also available here. (THIS LINK IS BROKEN)

Preamble for OptWare

The OptWare package system was originally created to accompany the Unslung firmware for the NSLU2 (originally the packages were also called Unslung packages). It has since been expanded to cover a variety of other platforms as listed at http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/OptwarePlatforms however much of the documentation hasn't been updated so you may still see references to Unslung and the NSLU2 when the information also applies to other platforms.

Preamble for OptWare?

The OptWare? package system was originally created to accompany the Unslung firmware for the NSLU2 (originally the packages were also called Unslung packages). It has since been expanded to cover a variety of other platforms as listed at http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/OptwarePlatforms however much of the documentation hasn't been updated so you may still see references to Unslung and the NSLU2 when the information also applies to other platforms.

• ipkg-web - A web frontend for ipkg

• Mt-daapd - iTunes Server

• Mt-daapd - iTunes Server WARNING! Does not work with the latest iTunes v6.0.4! MT-DAAPD needs to be updated to v.0.2.4.

• Mt-daapd - iTunes Server WARNING! Does not work with the latest iTunes v6.0.4! MT-DAAPD needs to be updated to v.0.2.4.

• CTorrent - BitTorrent client written in the C programming language.

If you're having problems at this stage connecting with ipkg, see this troubshooting FAQ.

• digitemp - temperatur logger software

• nagios-plugins - Plugins for the nagios network monitor program

• nrpe - Nagios remote program execute daemon

Link Broken --> NOTE: The complete package list is available here.

• - The upslug2 package to update a other slug.

• - The upslug2 package to update a other slug.

• tftp-hpa - A simple tftp package

• net-snmp - The opensource implementation of snmp
• Nethack - Greatest RPG of all time
• netio - A cross platform network benchmark tool for tcp and udp.

• dovecot - Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems

• dovecot? - Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems

• vblade - A program that makes a seekable file available over AoE.

• vblade - A program that makes a seekable file available over AoE?.

• net-snmp - The opensource implementation of snmp

The Unslung package repository can be found at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung

Cross-complied package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/cross/Packages Natively compiled package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/native/Packages

These packages require you to be running the Unslung firmware.

• ncFTP - A user friendly FTP client with background spooling.

• qemu - An processor emulator - allows running i386 binaries on the slug

If you are using Unslung, before attempting to run ipkg, install or use a package, or update the list of packages, make sure that you have installed a hard drive or memory stick and "unslung" to it. Failure to do so may fill your NSLU2's internal Flash RAM with too much data and not allow it to reboot. To recover, follow the Recover From A Bad Flash process.

Please search the wiki? to see if your problem is a known problem with a workaround.

In the chance that the problem might be fixed with the help of the package maintainer, come to the IRC channel and politely ask for help. You can also Browse the IRC Logs.

• wizd - Server software for a few different hardware media players.

NOTE: The complete package list is available here.

To install a new package, use ipkg install <package name>.

• Asterisk - Open Source VoIP PBX System

The package format is compatible between the all versions of the Unslung firmware. Some packages have also been ported to the Asus WL-series of wireless routers.

• Nfs-utils - The recommended NFS server

• unfs3 - User-space NFS V3 server (not recommended - use nfs-utils instead)

First Steps

1. Make sure you've unslung to an external hard drive or USB memory stick.
2. ipkg update
3. ipkg install unslung-feeds
4. ipkg update

Package Sources and Locations

The Unslung package repository can be found at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg

To find ipkgs that have already been made : http://ipkgfind.nslu2-linux.org

Package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg/Packages Natively compiled (unslung-feeds) package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/native/Packages

These packages require you to be running the Unslung firmware (which is currently in beta testing, and can be built from source, or downloaded from the NSLU2 SourceForge project area if you want to help with the beta testing).

• samba - Samba 3.0.14a-4 on Unslung 4.2x beta

• wizd - Server software for a few different hardware media players.

• MySQL - The most popular Open Source SQL Database

• wizd - Server software for a few different hardware media players.

Preamble for Unslung

Preable for Unslung

If you are using Unslung, before attempting to run ipkg, install or use a package, or update the list of packages, make sure that you have installed a hard drive or memory stick and "unslung" to it. Failure to do so may fill your NSLU2's internal Flash RAM with too much data and not allow it to reboot. To recover, follow the Recover From A Bad Flash process.

What are Packages?

In general, packages are commonly-available software programs that we have simply ported to the NSLU2. The effort to do this work is provided by the volunteer NSLU2 Linux community.

If you have a question on how to use a particular package, please use Google or something to search for the general documentation about the package before asking questions that are not specific to the NSLU2 port of the package. For example, Google "man tar" for information on how to use the "tar" application.

When using Unslung, look under /opt for the corresponding files for a particular package.

Package Sources and Locations

These packages require you to be running the Unslung firmware (which is currently in beta testing, and can be built from source, or downloaded from the NSLU2 SourceForge project area if you want to help with the beta testing).

How To Use ipkg

You can update your ipkg database on the slug with ipkg update and ensure you have the latest (and greatest?) versions with ipkg upgrade.

To check out a list of available packages, use ipkg list.

To see the packages you already have installed, use ipkg status.

The complete package list is also available here.

Can't Find A Package You Want?

Found A Bug?

If you find any problems with the packages, please report them to NSLU2-Linux SlugBug.

Please search the wiki? to see if your problem is a known problem with a workaround.

In the chance that the problem might be fixed with the help of the package maintainer, come to the IRC channel and politely ask for help. You can also Browse the IRC Logs.

The easiest way to find a maintainer is to look at the cvs log - "cvs log make/foo.mk" - for package foo. This will tell you who originally checked in the package and who has modified it since. The usernames in the cvs log are @users.sourceforge.net addresses.

Specific Package Details

More details are available for the following packages:

To find ipkgs that have already been made : http://ipkgfind.nslu2-linux.org

• webalizer - server stats program.

• mc - Midnight Commander File manager
• MediaWiki - The Wiki software used to run Wikipedia

• mutt - text mode mail client

• BitTorrent - packaged as py-bittorrent, btdownloadcurses.py works.

• mutt - text mode mail client.

• mc - Midnight Commander File manager ... see HowtoSetupMidnightCommander?

These packages require you to be running the Unslung firmware (which is currently in beta testing, and can be built from source, or downloaded from the NSLU2 SourceForge project area if you want to help with the beta testing). You can update your ipkg database on the slug with ipkg update and ensure you have the latest (and greatest?) versions with ipkg upgrade. To check out a list of available packages, use ipkg list. To see the packages you already have installed, use ipkg status.

• Apache - Popular heavyweight web server

• Bash - Bourne Again SHell

• cpio - CoPy In/Out file archiver
• crosstool-native - Bootstrap toolchain including GCC 3.3.5, Glibc 2.2.5, Binutils 2.15.94.0.2, and Linux 2.4.22 headers.
• ctorrent - C++ BitTorrent client.

• diffutils - GNU Diffutils
• distcc - Distributed C/C++ compiler
• DnsMasq - DNS and DHCP server
• findutils - File find utility
• FreeRadius - An opensource Radius server

• libbt C BitTorrent library with sample downloader.
• m4 - GNU macro preprocessor
• make - GNU make tool

• Nail - Mail client

• ncftp - A user friendly FTP client with background spooling.

• Ntpclient - Network Time Protocol client

• patch - GNU patch
• phpMyAdmin - Web-based administration for MySQL
• postgresql - A highly-scalable, SQL compliant, open source object-relational database management system
• proftpd - Highly configurable and feature packed FTP server
• python - An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

• scponly - Allows users to access the slug with SCP, but not with SSH
• sudo - Run commands as root

• tar - Heavyweight version of the tape archiver
• unfs3 - User-space NFS V3 server (note that Unslung 3.x has support for a kernel-based NFS V3 server - how is this enabled though?)
• vsftpd - Fast and secure FTP server
• X11 - X Windows for your slug. No display hardware in the NSLU2 so it's remote access only.
• xinetd - Highly configurable and secure inetd replacement
• xmail - An easy(ish) to use mail server

If you find any problems with the packages, please report them to NSLU2-Linux SlugBug. Please search the wiki? to see if your problem is a known problem with a workaround. In the chance that the problem might be fixed with the help of the package maintainer, come to the IRC channel and politely ask for help. The easiest way to find a maintainer is to look at the cvs log - "cvs log make/foo.mk" - for package foo. This will tell you who originally checked in the package and who has modified it since. The usernames in the cvs log are @users.sourceforge.net addresses.

• phpMyAdmin - web-based administration for mysql

• MediaWiki - The Wiki software used to run Wikipedia.

Package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg/Packages

• {{xmail}} - an easy(ish) to use mail server

• {{ser}} - SIP Express Router

• {{postgresql}} - a highly-scalable, SQL compliant, open source object-relational database management system

• {{python}} - an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

If there is a package you would like that is not part of unslung already, you have two options: You can contribute it yourself (to learn more, see AddAPackageToUnslung?). Or you can add it to the PackageWishList and hope that someone else provides it.

• {{Apache}} - popular heavyweight web server

• ctorrent - C++ Bittorrent client.

NOTE: The complete package list is available http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg/Packages here.

If you find any problems with the packages, please report them to http://slugbug.nslu2-linux.org NSLU2-Linux SlugBug. Please http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Main/SearchWiki search the wiki to see if your problem is a known problem with a workaround. In the chance that the problem might be fixed with the help of the package maintainer, come to the IRC channel and politely ask for help. The easiest way to find a maintainer is to look at the cvs log - "cvs log make/foo.mk" - for package foo. This will tell you who originally checked in the package and who has modified it since. The usernames in the cvs log are @users.sourceforge.net addresses.

• UseOpenSSHForRemoteAccess OpenSSH? - the recommended SSH server

• {{X11}} - graphical user interface for your slug

for details on how to add a new package to the repository, and see the PackagingBestPractices for our packaging policies. If you are unable to provide a new package you might want to add it to the PackageWishList and hope that someone else provides it.

• ncftp - A user friendly ftp client with background spooling.

• HowTo.AddPrinter CUPS? - CUPS printer system.

• {{xinetd}} - Highly configurable and secure Inetd replacement

• {{proftpd}} - Highly configurable and feature packed ftp server

• {{svn}} - Subversion version control system

Package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg/Packages\\

Natively compiled (unslung-feeds) package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/native/Packages

• {{sudo}} - Run commands as sudo root

• {{crosstool-native}} - Bootstrap toolchain including GCC 3.3.5, GLIBC 2.2.5, BINUTILS 2.15.94.0.2, and LINUX 2.4.22 headers.

The Unslung package repository can be found at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg

Package descriptions are at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg/Packages

These packages require you to be running the Unslung firmware (which is currently in beta testing, and can be built from source, or downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116564 if you want to help with the beta testing). You can update your ipkg database on the slug with ipkg update and ensure you have the latest (and greatest?) versions with ipkg upgrade. To check out a list of available packages, use ipkg list. To see the packages you already have installed, use ipkg status.

In general, these are commonly-available software packages that we have simply ported to the NSLU2, and installed under /opt. So you should look on the internet for the general documentation about the package before asking questions that are not specific to the NSLU2 port of the package. Look under /opt for the corresponding files in an Unslung installation.

The package format is compatible between the Unslung firmware and the OpenSlug firmware (when it is ready).

The source for packages is added to the Unslung CVS repository, and built and uploaded from there.

All packages must be able to be rebuilt from source from the CVS repository. We do not accept binary-only packages in the official Unslung package repository (however, we are happy to point to other third-party repositories). See AddAPackageToUnslung? for details on how to add a new package to the repository. If you are unable to provide a new package you might want to add it to the PackageWishList and hope that someone else provides it.

Here is a list of RequiredSoftware? for building Unslung Packages

More details are here for:

• {{appWeb}} - Embedded Web Server
• {{Bash}} - Bourne Again SHell?
• {{BusyBox}}
• {{ccxstream}} - Media streaming server for Xbox Media Center
• cpio - CoPy? In/Out file archiver
• {{diffutils}} - gnu's diffutils
• {{distcc}} - distributed compiler
• {{DnsMasq}} - DNS and DHCP Server
• findutils - Find files utility
• {{FreeRadius}} - an opensource radius server
• less - Less is more file pager
• {{libbt}} C BitTorrent library with sample downloader.
• {{m4}} - gnu macro preprocessor
• {{make}} - the gnu make tool
• mc - Midnight Commander File manager
• {{Mt-daapd}} - iTunes Server
• {{Nail}} - mail client
• {{Nano}} - Pico like Editor
• {{Nfs-utils}}
• {{Ntpclient}}
• {{Nethack}} - Greatest RPG of all time
• {{patch}} - gnu patch
• {{scponly}} - Allows users to access the slug with scp, but not with ssh.
• {{tar}} - heavyweight version of the tape archiver
• {{unfs3}} - user-space NFS V3 server (note that Unslung 3.x has support for a kernel-based NFS V3 server - how is this enabled though?)
• {{vsftpd}} - fast and secure ftp server

Todo: please add details of other packages

NOTE: The complete package list is available http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/ipkg/Packages here

If you find any problems with the packages, please report them to http://slugbug.nslu2-linux.org