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TonyKL
Aug 16, 2010Guide
Just got an Ultra - can I install IMAP?
Hey, excuse my ignorance this is my first post (and I did search first). I have just bought an Ultra and wanted to run IMAP from it, is this just as easy as using $apt to install the server or are ...
dbott67
Nov 11, 2011Guide
peman wrote: What about apt? doesnt work on ultra 4?
apt works fine. Installing various packages is generally okay (assuming you know what you're doing), however, apt-get upgrade can brick your NAS. The ReadyNAS uses a customized version of Debian and many of the key packages are pinned, but doing an upgrade via apt is likely going to cause issues.
It's best just to update the firmware whenever the developers update it.
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