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Installing ipkg and Python on ASUS RT-N56U Router (Busybox)

Categories: Linux; Tagged with: BusyBox • ipkg • padavan-rt-n56u • Python • RT-N56U • RT-N56U Firmware; @ May 15th, 2016 15:59

enable ssh
mount your usb drive – make sure it’s not vfat, you may need to format your disk:
```
# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
```

update ipkg.sh:

# mkdir -p /media/AiDisk_a1/opt
# mount -o bind /media/AiDisk_a1/opt/ /opt/
# mkdir -p /opt/tmp/ipkg
# ipkg.sh update

install ipkg:
```
# ipkg.sh install ipkg-opt
```
install python:
```
ipkg install python27
```

Useful links:

ASUS RT-N56U or hardware NAT acceleration

Error Message:

Unpacking ipkg-opt...tar: can't create symlink from ./opt/bin/ipkg-opt to ipkg: Operation not permitted
tar: can't create symlink from ./opt/lib/libipkg.so to libipkg.so.0.0.0: Operation not permitted
tar: can't create symlink from ./opt/lib/libipkg.so.0 to libipkg.so.0.0.0: Operation not permitted
Done.
Configuring ipkg-opt...Done.

Make sure that your usb drive is not ‘vfat’