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Can't install Utorrent on ReadyNAS 6.10.9
I had Utorrent installed on my ReadyNAS 626X but for some reason the folder settings all became read only. So I tried to uninstall the app (it failed) so I followed some SSH instructions to remove t...
r32nj wrote:
I started with ReadyNAS as I liked the apps availability and didn't have to learn Linux to maintain the box.
Post 4 here might be helpful to you
It gives instructions on how to install the two patches without needing knowledge of the linux command line.
Though learning some linux basics can be helpful. Most NAS (all vendors) are linux servers, and often app installation needs some tweaks that have to be made manually.
I'm confused on how to follow the post #37 instructions. I'm a total Linux newbie really - I never really do anything outside the ReadyNAS GUI.
r32nj wrote:
I'm confused on how to follow the post #37 instructions. I'm a total Linux newbie really - I never really do anything outside the ReadyNAS GUI.
Unfortunately, you will either need to sort out how to do it, or you will need to run apps somewhere else.
You could use these steps:
- Download the two files in the post to your PC.
- install WinSCP on the PC, and make an SFTP connection to the NAS. Use root as the username and the NAS admin password. This will let you see the folder in the OS partition where the two changes need to be made.
- Upload the two files using the WinSCP GUI.
- Reboot the NAS.
Save the two files, as if you ever need to do a factory reset or an OS reinstall, then you likely will need to apply the changes again.
What are the two files actually fixing? I'm trying to understand why the ReadyNAS will not allow the Utorrent app to be installed now.
r32nj wrote:
What are the two files actually fixing?
App packages usually aren't completely self-contained - they depend on other linux libraries, which are automatically installed on your system if they aren't there already - or updated if they are there, but not the right verson. These other libraries are stored in repositories on the internet.
As the link I posted above says, OS-6 ReadyNAS systems are built on Debian 8 ("Jessie") linux. That's an old version now, and Debian folks have stopped supporting it. They moved the Debian 8 libraries into an archive, and also aren't keeping up the digital signatures on those libraries. So to get the installs to work, you need to tell the apt software in the ReadyNAS where to look for the relocated libraries, and also tell it to install them without doing the normal signature check.
This is something that Netgear really should take care of themselves, either with a hotfix or a small firmware update. No idea if that will ever happen, and in the meantime it's something you need to do yourself. Note that if you ever do a factory reset you'd need to apply the change again. That might also be needed if you do an OS reinstall or update firmware.
One thing to be aware of - as time goes on, apps are updated, and many will start to depend on library versions that are newer than what is in Debian 8. As that happens, more and more apps will fail to install. So while the patches will work for now, they might not work for future versions of utorrent (or other apps you might have installed). If that happens for the apps you use, then you will need to start running those apps on other machines.
Thanks for the detailed reply. It is appreciated.
Since I don't believe the Utorrent app has been updated, why would it have broken when it had been working on my 626X for a couple of years now?
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