Is it possible to install on pb632 nodejs?

adva · 10-21-2023, 09:27 PM

Hi, all!
I'm not English native, excuse me, but I'm not using google-translate. I also beginner (newcomer?) in Linux.

I want to install on Touch HD3 Joplin https://joplinapp.org/terminal/
It's requirement: nodejs https://nodejs.org/en

I install on Touch HD3 (632) pbterm.

I try to run command:

Code:

sudo apt install nodejs

but error

Code:

sudo: apt: command not found

It's possible or I waste my time?

rkomar · 10-22-2023, 01:37 AM

There is no package system on the PocketBook devices (no apt/dpkg, rpm,...). And sudo won't work either. That said, you can install software into the internal drive and run it, but you will have to do it by hand. I have installed some libraries and executables from debian armel distributions by copying the files by hand to /mnt/ext1/system/bin and /mnt/ext1/system/lib. If there are library dependencies, you will have to install those by hand, as well. You can add shell scripts to run the programs to the /mnt/ext1/applications/ directory and they will show up in your Applications tab if you use the ".app" suffix for the files.

adva · 10-22-2023, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkomar

There is no package system on the PocketBook devices (no apt/dpkg, rpm,...). And sudo won't work either. That said, you can install software into the internal drive and run it, but you will have to do it by hand. I have installed some libraries and executables from debian armel distributions by copying the files by hand to /mnt/ext1/system/bin and /mnt/ext1/system/lib. If there are library dependencies, you will have to install those by hand, as well. You can add shell scripts to run the programs to the /mnt/ext1/applications/ directory and they will show up in your Applications tab if you use the ".app" suffix for the files.

Thank you! Can I install package manager from debian armel by hand?

rkomar · 10-22-2023, 09:32 AM

Probably not, unless you can make it work entirely within the /mnt/ext1/system directory. The main system files are in a read-only partition of limited size. You would need to jail-break the device to get permissions to write to that partition, and even then, you couldn't write very much and that would get wiped out the next time the firmware is updated.

adva · 10-23-2023, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkomar

Probably not, unless you can make it work entirely within the /mnt/ext1/system directory.

Thanks. Then I'll search another way to my goal, i.e.
https://github.com/joplin-vieweb/joplin-vieweb

10-21-2023, 09:27 PM	#1
adva Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 12402 Join Date: Oct 2023 Device: PB632	Is it possible to install on pb632 nodejs? Hi, all! I'm not English native, excuse me, but I'm not using google-translate. I also beginner (newcomer?) in Linux. I want to install on Touch HD3 Joplin https://joplinapp.org/terminal/ It's requirement: nodejs https://nodejs.org/en I install on Touch HD3 (632) pbterm. I try to run command: Code: sudo apt install nodejs but error Code: sudo: apt: command not found It's possible or I waste my time?

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10-22-2023, 01:37 AM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	There is no package system on the PocketBook devices (no apt/dpkg, rpm,...). And sudo won't work either. That said, you can install software into the internal drive and run it, but you will have to do it by hand. I have installed some libraries and executables from debian armel distributions by copying the files by hand to /mnt/ext1/system/bin and /mnt/ext1/system/lib. If there are library dependencies, you will have to install those by hand, as well. You can add shell scripts to run the programs to the /mnt/ext1/applications/ directory and they will show up in your Applications tab if you use the ".app" suffix for the files.

10-22-2023, 09:32 AM	#4
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Probably not, unless you can make it work entirely within the /mnt/ext1/system directory. The main system files are in a read-only partition of limited size. You would need to jail-break the device to get permissions to write to that partition, and even then, you couldn't write very much and that would get wiped out the next time the firmware is updated.

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