diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index d65d73d59d..43dc61fb24 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -2075,24 +2075,6 @@ -
- Updating Existing Images - - - Often, rather than re-flashing a new image, you might wish to install updated - packages into an existing running system. - You can do this by first sharing the tmp/deploy/ipk/ directory - through a web server and then by changing /etc/opkg/base-feeds.conf - to point at the shared server. - Following is an example: - - $ src/gz all http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/all - $ src/gz armv7a http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/armv7a - $ src/gz beagleboard http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/beagleboard - - -
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Creating Your Own Distribution @@ -3213,6 +3195,21 @@ reboot the target device to take advantage of runtime package installations. + + + If your packages are IPK, you can install packages onto an + existing running system by first sharing the + tmp/deploy/ipk/ directory + through a web server and then by changing + /etc/opkg/base-feeds.conf + to point at the shared server. + Following is an example: + + $ src/gz all http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/all + $ src/gz armv7a http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/armv7a + $ src/gz beagleboard http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/beagleboard + +