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Jan 28, 2024

ReadyNAS OS 6.10.10 released

Link to download: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/readynas_os_6#download Release Note: https://kb.netgear.com/000065999/ReadyNAS-OS-6-Software-Version-6-10-10 Cleaned up a b...

lobbie1978

Tutor

Apr 02, 2024

I installed 6.10.10 and obviously, I looked at the release notes AFTER installing, only to learn that they removed the possibilty to install apps via FrontView... What???

I logged in and noticed indeed that this option is removed, but also that 2 of my apps were gone; SABnzbd and CouchPotato (which I occasionally use).

I decided to dive into the box via SSH to see if I could repair this.

I noticed the firmware update removed Python 2.7, which was the reason both of the apps were gone.

So I spend some time with Google and SSH and I managed to install both of the apps again. Since I did various things, I don't remember the exact stept, but basically this is what I did:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade (It said the repository links were dead)
Changed the repositories to https://archive.debian.net
echo "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian stretch main" > /etc/apt/sources.list
Install Python2.7 How to install python 2.7 on debian · GitHub
Installed Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys [KEY]
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Installed SABnzbd
dpkg -i /data/Downloads/sabnzbd_2.3.9-rnx1_all.deb

I hope this is helpful.

Cheers,

Rob

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Apr 02, 2024

Totally agree with Sandshark that you shouldn't include Stretch in the apt list. Incompatible libraries from Stretch could potentially brick your NAS.

A better path is to first downgrade your firmware back to 6.10.9, and then make the changes described in here:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS-in-Business/How-I-got-apt-update-and-install-to-work-with-Debian-Jessie/m-p/2309160

You can also make your own mirror of the Netgear repo using apt-mirror (as outlined in the link above). If you intend to use these apps for the indefinite future, I strongly recommend creating the mirror, as it wouldn't surprise me if Netgear simply took down their repo with no notice. The Netgear repo includes all the apps in the Netgear store.

lobbie1978 wrote:

I logged in and noticed indeed that this option is removed, but also that 2 of my apps were gone; SABnzbd and CouchPotato (which I occasionally use).

If you don't want to create a mirror, then you can alternatively get the deb files from