midge - adm5120 linux mini distribution: packages

- ipkg
  - some screen shots
- tpkg
  - examples

ipkg

Midge uses ipkg as package manager. ipkg is debian apt-get like package manager written on shell, and uses tar or ar. Packages for midge you can find at http://midge.vlad.org.ua/ipkg/

Also you can use packages from OpenWRT project, for more information see Links/ipkg

some screen shots

update

midge# ipkg update
Downloading http://midge.vlad.org.ua/ipkg/Packages ...
Connecting to midge.vlad.org.ua[212.1.120.85]:80
Packages             100% |*****************************|  6880       00:00 ETA
Done.
Updated list of available packages in /usr/lib/ipkg/lists/midge

install package

midge# ipkg install strace
Downloading http://midge.vlad.org.ua/ipkg/./strace_0_mipsel.ipk ...
Connecting to midge.vlad.org.ua[212.1.120.85]:80
strace_0_mipsel.ipk  100% |*****************************| 77666       00:00 ETA
Done.
Unpacking strace...Done.
Configuring strace...Done.

midge# which strace
/ram/usr/bin/strace

See /etc/ipkg.conf to enable another package sources

By default packages installed to the RAM, if you want install to the root filesystem use -d root switch

And see /etc/ipkg.conf

tpkg

Midge also uses tpkg (tiny package) as package manager. tpkg is my own research for a simple and very light-weight debian apt-get like package manager, its written on shell, and uses tar.gz. Packages for midge you can find at http://midge.vlad.org.ua/packages/

examples

show package

midge2# tpkg show vtun
Name: vtun
Filename: vtun.tar.gz
Size package/installed: 41005/105234
Description: TUN/TAP virual tunnel http://vtun.sf.net "Easiest way to create Virtual Tunnels over TCP/IP networks"

install package

midge2# tpkg install tcpdump
Connecting to midge.vlad.org.ua[212.1.120.85]:80
tcpdump.control      100% |*****************************|   162       00:00 ETA
Package tcpdump installed
midge2# which tcpdump
/ram/sbin/tcpdump
midge2#