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troypiggo1
Jun 08, 2011Tutor
scared - adding entries to /etc/apt/source.list
Been doing some reading and notice it strongly recommended not to ever run "apt-get upgrade" on my Ultra 4. Understood. Thinking about running some services that don't have addons, so was going to...
mdgm-ntgr
Jun 08, 2011NETGEAR Employee Retired
1. Upgrade to the latest firmware
2. Do an "apt-get update && apt-get install build-essential" (this will get APT to use the current source list and then install tools on the NAS important for building stuff. apt-get upgrade upgrades packages already on the NAS (generally these shouldn't be upgraded as they are kept on old versions for a reason). That's why you shouldn't do an apt-get upgrade.
3. You can install e.g. VirtualBox to run your VM. There's a long thread on how to do that: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26468
2. Do an "apt-get update && apt-get install build-essential" (this will get APT to use the current source list and then install tools on the NAS important for building stuff. apt-get upgrade upgrades packages already on the NAS (generally these shouldn't be upgraded as they are kept on old versions for a reason). That's why you shouldn't do an apt-get upgrade.
3. You can install e.g. VirtualBox to run your VM. There's a long thread on how to do that: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26468
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