On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Stephane Charette < [email protected]> wrote:
> By default when I install a BB with one of the usual RCN builds, the repos > as defined in /etc/apt/sources.list are set to the following: > > deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free > deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib > non-free > deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free > deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_0.12 jessie main > deb [arch=armhf] http://repos.rcn-ee.com/debian/ jessie main > > Are there other well-known ARMHF repos that I can add if the package I'm > looking for isn't there? > Well this is a problem. "well known" does not necessarily imply "secure". All those listed above except for the nodesource, and RCN repo's are official. Personally, I would not add the nodesource repo, but have no qualms with Roberts repo. > > For example, I like to use "fish" as my shell. When I try to install it, > I get this: > > $ *sudo apt-get install fish* > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Package fish is not available, but is referred to by another package. > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > is only available from another source > E: Package 'fish' has no installation candidate > > Yes, I could build it myself, but that defeats the entire purpose of > having package management, automatic updates when security fixes are > available, etc. > So build the package once, and use it multiple times. This is one reason why I would not use the nodesource repo. I build my own Nodejs, from source tarballs my self. Currently I have a Nodejs 4.6.2 *deb, that I install on any system that needs it. Just a simple file transfer, and sudo dpkg -i <package name> away. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORrcAQ_tiMpWjq5Fcv-AM-69a6iQsXwayDOqL8t3%2B-ExjA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
