Opkg Packager Manager - MEDIATEK LinkIt Smart 7688 Developer's Manual

Package
UVC USB camera
support
Python
pySerial
Node.js
node-serialport
Bridge library
libmraa
UPM
OpenSSL
AVAHI
AVRDUDE
Table 11 Packaged included in the LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform
There are others OpenWrt packages available and you may want to upgrade or install more to
expand your tool set. The software can be upgraded and managed using the opkg utility. For more
information on opkg, please see section 4.4, "OPKG Packager Manager" or the
4.4.

OPKG Packager Manager

OPKG Package Manager is a tool used to install OpenWrt packages from local package
repositories or download and install packaged from the Internet. You can use this tool to install
and update packages on LinkIt Smart 7688.
The main opkg arguments used in the command line are as follows:
•
List
Shows a list of packages currently installed on LinkIt Smart 7688. Example:
$ opkg list-installed
•
Update
Updates list of available packages. Before installing a new package please ensure to
update the list of available package first. Example:
$ opkg update
•
Install
Installs package(s). The install argument must be followed by the name or fully qualify
domain name of the package.
$ opkg install <pkgs| FQDN>
For example to install a text editor called nano, you can either use its package name or its
FQDN.
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MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Developer's Guide
Description
Kernel drivers for USB camera support
Python language support
Library for providing serial port access function in
Python
JavaScript language support
Library for providing serial port access function in
JavaScript
Arduino Yun's Bridge library
C/C++ library with bindings to JavaScript & Python
for I/O interface in Linux
A set of sensor drivers written in libmraa
Toolkits for TLS / SSL protocols and cryptography
library
Facilitates service discovery on a local network via
the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite
Command line tool for flashing codes to MCU on
Linux
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