How I got apt update and install ... Instruction

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Paniim wrote:

Thanks for the answer. I have looked at this solution. I would like to apply it to me. But I have never used SSH.I don't know commands.  

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Start by enabling ssh in system->settings->services.  Check the box next to password authentication.

 

Then when you access the NAS with ssh, use root as the account name.  The password is the same as the NAS admin password.

 

Since you don't know the commands, I suggest you install winscp on a Windows PC instead.  This is free.

• https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

 

When you launch it, you'll see a "login" screen. Click on new site, and then create a login using the SFTP protocol.

 

Click on save, and then use this login with winscp.

 

You can then navigate to the apt folder by selecting <root>, then etc, and then apt in the right pane of winscp.

 

Drag the two files Sandshark posted into that folder (apt.conf and the modified sources.list).

 

I generally rename files I modify to .orig, and also put a second copy of the modified file with a .mod extension.  Then if Netgear updates the files later on in a firmware update, I can see what they've changed, and re-apply my mod.

 

Firmware updates and OS reinstalls can over-write these files (and of course a factory default will too), so you should keep copies on another device.

 

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Paniim wrote:

Because I can't install uTorrent and some other apps.

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Current versions of some apps won't install no matter you do, because they are not compatible with the old Debian 8 Linux that the NAS uses.  I don't know if that will prevent installation or updates of the packages currently on apps.readynas.com ("available apps" in the web ui) or not, as I don't use them.

 

FWIW, I decided some years ago that it would be better to run the apps I wanted on an always-on Windows PC that mapped the NAS data volume to a PC drive letter.  For example, Plex is running that way on my setup.  In the case of Plex you get better performance on a PC, since even a modest 2-Liter PC has a more powerful CPU and more memory than any stock ReadyNAS platform.

 

Though it does cost more to set up if you don't have a PC already on hand, it makes it much simpler to get current apps and keep them up to date. Most of the apps on apps.readynas.com are not maintained, and some are not up to date.  In your case, managing apps on a Windows PC would be easier for you, since you don't have Linux skills.

 

Apps can also destabilize the NAS, and keeping the storage server (NAS) separate from the application server prevents that from happening. 

 

In any event, if you do install apps on the NAS, you should make sure to download and save the .deb files.  Now that ReadyNAS are all end-of-life, it is possible (IMO likely) that Netgear will take down the apps.readynas.com server at some point.  You can browse to https://apps.readynas.com/pages/?page_id=9 and manually download the deb files you want from there.