Is there documentation regarding which of the Linux 'commands/apps' are available with the current OS. I started out looking for the man command and then several others I tried were not available. Is there a way to add the 'standard' commands to the current distro? Thanks for any help or pointers you can provide.

You can apt-get install most any "misssing" command. But you need to be very careful not to overright any existing files with updated ones either explicitl;y or as a part of updating dependancies. Most probably won't cause a problem, but the Netgear unique part of the NAS OS is compiled specifically for the versions installed, and changing them can create problems.

From SSH, enter rnutil --help. rnutil is a major piece of the ReadfyNAS puzzle. No guarantee anything stays the same, but it does allow you to do many thngs. By the way that's R N U T I L, the "rn" can look like an "m" in the post. If you poke around in /usr/bin, you can find some more stuff. I make no guarantees you won't sabotage the NAS using the command line tools.

Yes Sandshark - this is exactly the area I would not suggest to mess with. Side effects and issues are indeed predictable.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I am, by all standards a Linux novice, and my staff is equally unskilled in Lunix knowledge. We like to pride ourselves in helping make widgets and improving profitability. That is why we have Netgear merchandise. I did an apt-get install man/Received a 47 line output telling me stuff was happening and when it was done got a 'man 7 undocumented' error message. Same error message for a 'man ls' command. apt-get install Your advice to be very "careful not to overright any existing files with updated ones..." was interesting. For the novice recognizing what constitutes this condition is not possible. Again I ask the simple question "Is there documentation regarding which of the Linux 'commands/apps' are available with the current OS." Finally as a second question what commands will 'damage' the Netgear system if installed.

The NAS is not intended to be used as a generic Linux system. Netgear, in fact, warns that it may deny support if they determine that you've used SSH to change things you should not that have caused or contributed to the problem. So, of course, they're not going to assist you in doing that by documenting the available commands. Given you are a self-proclaimed Linux newbie, you really shouldn't be messing around "under the hood" unless you are following some pretty specific instructions or just using basic status type commands. if you want to become more proficient in Linux, a virtual machine is the recommended way to go. I personally prefer VirtualBox. If you make a VM snapshot before doing anything, you can always get back to where you started. As for man on the NAS, most of the man pages themselves are also not installed, so it'll be of marginal help even if you do get it working.

Netgear version of available Linux commands

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Sandshark
Sensei - Experienced User
Feb 19, 2020
You can apt-get install most any "misssing" command. But you need to be very careful not to overright any existing files with updated ones either explicitl;y or as a part of updating dependancies. Most probably won't cause a problem, but the Netgear unique part of the NAS OS is compiled specifically for the versions installed, and changing them can create problems.
- Digital999
  Luminary
  Feb 19, 2020
  
  Thank you for taking the time to reply.
  
  I am, by all standards a Linux novice, and my staff is equally unskilled in Lunix knowledge. We like to pride ourselves in helping make widgets and improving profitability. That is why we have Netgear merchandise.
  
  I did an apt-get install man/
  Received a 47 line output telling me stuff was happening and when it was done got a 'man 7 undocumented' error message. Same error message for a 'man ls' command. apt-get install
  
  Your advice to be very "careful not to overright any existing files with updated ones..." was interesting. For the novice recognizing what constitutes this condition is not possible.
  
  Again I ask the simple question "Is there documentation regarding which of the Linux 'commands/apps' are available with the current OS."
  
  Finally as a second question what commands will 'damage' the Netgear system if installed.
  - Sandshark
    Sensei - Experienced User
    Feb 19, 2020
    The NAS is not intended to be used as a generic Linux system. Netgear, in fact, warns that it may deny support if they determine that you've used SSH to change things you should not that have caused or contributed to the problem. So, of course, they're not going to assist you in doing that by documenting the available commands. Given you are a self-proclaimed Linux newbie, you really shouldn't be messing around "under the hood" unless you are following some pretty specific instructions or just using basic status type commands.
    
    if you want to become more proficient in Linux, a virtual machine is the recommended way to go. I personally prefer VirtualBox. If you make a VM snapshot before doing anything, you can always get back to where you started.
    
    As for man on the NAS, most of the man pages themselves are also not installed, so it'll be of marginal help even if you do get it working.

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