Using ipkg to install OpenWRT packages

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Getting started

you need jffs or samba fs to install your packages into

telnet/ssh in and type

pkg update

Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/packages/Packages ... Connecting to downloads.openwrt.org[195.56.146.238]:80 Packages 100% |*****************************************************************************| 94867 00:00 ETA Done. Updated list of available packages in //jffs/usr/lib/ipkg/lists/whiterussian Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/packages/non-free/Packages ... Connecting to downloads.openwrt.org[195.56.146.238]:80 Packages 100% |*****************************************************************************| 568 00:00 ETA Done. Updated list of available packages in //jffs/usr/lib/ipkg/lists/non-free

to see whats available to install type

/tmp # ipkg list | more aiccu - SixXS Automatic IPv6 Connectivity Client Utility arptables - ARP firewalling software arpwatch - Ethernet monitor program for keeping track of ethernet/ip address pairings asterisk-chan-mgcp - a Media Gateway Control Protocol implementation for Asterisk asterisk-chan-skinny - a Skinny Client Control Protocol implementation for Asterisk --- etc

to install type install <pkgname>

for more info just type ipkg from the command prompt.