Ipkg
Encyclopedia
ipkg, or the Itsy Package Management System, is a lightweight package management system
designed for embedded devices that resembled Debian
's dpkg
. It was used in the Unslung
operating system for the Linksys NSLU2
(Optware
), in OpenWrt
, Openmoko
, webOS, Gumstix
, the iPAQ
, QNAP NAS
es, Synology
NAS
es and elsewhere.
The development for this project has discontinued. Many projects which formerly used ipkg have adopted the ipkg fork opkg
for a replacement.
Package management system
In software, a package management system, also called package manager, is a collection of software tools to automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software packages for a computer's operating system in a consistent manner...
designed for embedded devices that resembled Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
's dpkg
Dpkg
dpkg is the software at the base of the Debian package management system. dpkg is used to install, remove, and provide information about .deb packages....
. It was used in the Unslung
Unslung
Unslung is an open source firmware for the Linksys NSLU2. It is based on the stock Linksys firmware. Due to the device running Linux, and therefore licensed under, and subject to the terms of the GNU General Public License, Linksys released the source code....
operating system for the Linksys NSLU2
NSLU2
The NSLU2 is a Network-attached storage device made by Linksys introduced in 2004 and discontinued in 2008. It makes USB Flash memory and hard disks accessible over a network using the SMB protocol...
(Optware
Optware
Originally created for the Linksys NSLU2 Unslung firmware, Optware is an advanced package manager used for distribution of additional software packages on various operating systems.-What is Optware?:...
), in OpenWrt
OpenWrt
OpenWrt is a Linux distribution primarily targeted at routing on embedded devices. It comprises a set of about 2000 software packages, installed and uninstalled via the opkg package management system. OpenWrt can be configured using the command-line interface of BusyBox ash, or the web interface...
, Openmoko
Openmoko
Openmoko is a project to create a family of open source mobile phones, including the hardware specification and the operating system. The project was sponsored by Openmoko Inc....
, webOS, Gumstix
Gumstix
Gumstix is a company founded in 2003 by Gordon Kruberg that produces small single-board computers. The name Gumstix refers to the size of the first such computer being the approximate size of a stick of gum....
, the iPAQ
IPAQ
iPAQ presently refers to a Pocket PC and personal digital assistant first unveiled by Compaq in April 2000; the name was borrowed from Compaq's earlier iPAQ Desktop Personal Computers. Since Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq, the product has been marketed by HP. The devices use a Windows...
, QNAP NAS
Network-attached storage
Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements...
es, Synology
Synology
For information of Sinology, Chinese Studies, see here.Synology Inc , founded in April 2000, is a Taiwanese company that produces network attached storage appliances for the SOHO and SMB/SME...
NAS
Network-attached storage
Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements...
es and elsewhere.
The development for this project has discontinued. Many projects which formerly used ipkg have adopted the ipkg fork opkg
Opkg
Opkg is a lightweight package management system based upon the now defunct ipkg. It is written in C and resembles APT/dpkg in operation. It is intended for use on embedded Linux devices and is used in this capacity in the OpenEmbedded and OpenWrt projects....
for a replacement.