Tools [BETA] opkg for Kindle - a package manager for Kindle devices

katadelos · Today, 07:08 AM

Finally able to release something that I've been using on my own devices for a while.

It's been known for a while that MRPI packages are not... the most scalable solution in the world. This was partially addressed by KMC's kpm package manager but their focus is more on homebrew projects rather than general tools and libraries.

To complement this, I ported opkg over to the Kindle kindle5, kindlepw2 and kindlehf platforms. Opkg also works on Kobo but needs some additional testing before being ready for release.

For this beta release, I've targeted roughly the same package set previously provided by NiLuJe's hacks. These include:

python3.14
imagemagick
tmux
coreutils
dropbear + openssh
htop
jq
rsync
sshfs
gdb
....and others

Upcoming releases will include more packages providing GUI frameworks and e-reader specific tools.

Install it using this command:

Code:

curl -fL https://katadelos.github.io/eink-opkg-beta/install.sh | sh

Today, 07:08 AM	#1
katadelos rm -rf / Posts: 225 Karma: 3555555 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: United Kingdom Device: K5, KT, KT2, KT3, KT4, KV, PW2, PW3, PW4, PW5	[BETA] opkg for Kindle - a package manager for Kindle devices Finally able to release something that I've been using on my own devices for a while. It's been known for a while that MRPI packages are not... the most scalable solution in the world. This was partially addressed by KMC's kpm package manager but their focus is more on homebrew projects rather than general tools and libraries. To complement this, I ported opkg over to the Kindle kindle5, kindlepw2 and kindlehf platforms. Opkg also works on Kobo but needs some additional testing before being ready for release. For this beta release, I've targeted roughly the same package set previously provided by NiLuJe's hacks. These include: python3.14 imagemagick tmux coreutils dropbear + openssh htop jq rsync sshfs gdb ....and others Upcoming releases will include more packages providing GUI frameworks and e-reader specific tools. Install it using this command: Code: curl -fL https://katadelos.github.io/eink-opkg-beta/install.sh \| sh

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