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--- entware_installation_usage [2020/06/09 07:52] – rs232
+++ entware_installation_usage [2023/06/27 23:44] (current) – -update broken USB Support link hogwild
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-====== Entware ======
+====== Entware Installation and Usage ======
-entware allows you to install applications/software that can't be included inot tomato itself mainly due to the limited flash size availability. For the sake of this example we'll use a USB pen drive mounted under /mnt/sda1:
+\\ [[https://entware.net/about.html|Entware]] is a software repository for network attached storage, routers and other embedded devices. [[http://bin.entware.net/armv7sf-k3.2/Packages.html|2500+ packages]] are available for different platforms. Entware packages are full versions of programs/commands found in common Linux distributions. You can expand upon the BusyBox versions of commands included with FreshTomato and install packages not already installed. This allows you to "//push the limits//" of your router.
-first of all create the opt folder and mount it:
+For more details on how to use Entware, see: [[https://github.com/Entware/Entware/wiki#using-repo|The Entware Wiki]]
-<code>
+There you can also find current, in-depth instructions for installing Entware in FreshTomato: [[https://github.com/Entware/Entware/wiki/Install-on-TomatoUSB-and-FreshTomato#entware-on-freshtomato-and-other-tomatousb-forks|Entware on FreshTomato (and other TomatoUSB forks)]]
-mkdir /mnt/sda1/opt
-mount -o bind /mnt/sda1/opt /opt
-</code>
+ \\ This example assumes you have a USB flash drive mounted at: /mnt/sda1. If you need more details about configuring USB storage, please see the [[nas-usb|USB Support]] menu.
-To make the mount permanent
+ \\
-<code>
+First, create the opt folder and mount it:
-ARM:
-wget -O - http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/armv7/installer/entware_install.sh | sh
-MIPS:
+ \\
-wget -O - http://pkg.entware.net/binaries/mipsel/installer/installer.sh | sh
+<code ->
+mkdir /mnt/sda1/opt
+mount -o bind /mnt/sda1/opt /opt
 </code>
-At this point you can inatll packages e.g.
+ \\   \\  Then, you can run the installation command:  \\  \\
-<code>
-opkg install htop
+<code ->
+/usr/sbin/entware-install.sh
+</code>
+ \\   \\ Finally, you can install the packages you want, for example:  \\  \\
+<code ->
+opkg update
+opkg upgrade
+opkg install htop
 </code>
+ \\
+ \\

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