[yocto] apt-get

[Ran Shalit]

If I can please ask one last on this issue:

We decided to try "smart", but it seems that its mirrors list are all
empty.
Can you please point me as to how to fill the mirror list (I tried to
search on this, but haven't found information) ?

Thank you very much,
Ran



On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Ran Shalit <ranshalit at gmail.com> wrote:

> I now see that I have smart:
> root at lec-imx6:~# smart
> Usage: smart command [options] [arguments]
>
> I was not familiar with "smart" command before, so that is good enough.
>
> The image is based on fsl-image-qt5 image  (lec-imx6 from adlink)
>
> Thanks,
> Ran
>
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Burton, Ross <ross.burton at intel.com>
> wrote:
> > What release?  Until recently we used smart not yum.
> >
> > Ross
> >
> > On 9 November 2017 at 14:56, Ran Shalit <ranshalit at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I've added in local.conf both:
> >> PACKAGE_CLASSES = "package_rpm"
> >> IMAGE_FEATURES += "package-management"
> >>
> >> Yet, I don't have yum command, only rpm command.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Ran
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Burton, Ross <ross.burton at intel.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > (adding yocto@ back to CC)
> >> >
> >> > I don't know where you saw that but that is very wrong.
> >> >
> >> > Set PACKAGE_CLASSES to the package manager that you want to use.  If
> you
> >> > want to use opkg, then PACKAGE_CLASSES should be package_ipk
> (historical
> >> > naming).  If you want opkg to be present in the images ensure
> >> > IMAGE_FEATURES
> >> > contains package-management.
> >> >
> >> > PACKAGE_CLASSES controls what package formats are generated, and
> >> > multiple
> >> > are supported for flexibility and testing purposes.  For real world
> use
> >> > there's no need to have more than one.  The first entry is the package
> >> > type
> >> > that is actually used in the rootfs generation.
> >> >
> >> > package-management needs to be in IMAGE_FEATURES to both get the tools
> >> > installed (opkg in your case, apt-get for dpkg, yum for rpm) and to
> keep
> >> > the
> >> > package management database on the disk.  By removing
> package-management
> >> > from IMAGE_FEATURES all traces of the package manager will be removed
> >> > from
> >> > the rootfs, which is useful if you don't want to support on-target use
> >> > of
> >> > the package manager.
> >> >
> >> > Ross
> >> >
> >> > On 9 November 2017 at 06:45, Ran Shalit <ranshalit at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> We also consider using opkg.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now, I have some confusion as to how to install opkg.
> >> >> I see in some documentation that it should be installed as following:
> >> >>
> >> >> PACKAGE_CLASSES ?= "package_rpm package_ipk"
> >> >> IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " opkg "
> >> >>
> >> >> Does it mean there are 2 package managers active ?
> >> >> How can we know which of them is active ?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> If "?=" means that it shall be defined only if not defined
> previously,
> >> >> so if it is already defined as  package_rpm , it might not install
> >> >> package_ipk?
> >> >> Doesn't it mean that "opkg" might be installed without the required
> >> >> package_ipk ?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> Ran
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Burton, Ross <ross.burton at intel.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Set PACKAGE_CLASSES to package_deb, and then ensure IMAGE_FEATURES
> >> >> > includes
> >> >> > package-management.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Ross
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 8 November 2017 at 19:16, Ran Shalit <ranshalit at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hello,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Is there a way to add "apt-get" command (and package manager) in
> >> >> >> yocto
> >> >> >> ?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> >> Ran
> >> >> >> --
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
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