Configure OPKG

(VOXL Only, Not VOXL 2 or RB5 Flight)

VOXL software is distributed as IPK packages managed by the OPKG package manager very similarly to .deb packages in Debian/Ubuntu.

VOXL 2 and RB5 Flight are managed using aptitude, more detailed instructions can be found TBD. VOXL 2 can be upgraded using apt update;apt upgrade

Available Repositories

All modalai package repositories are available at http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/ allowing opkg to install and update packages using an internet connection.

stable

This is the default-enabled repository and consists of the latest stable packages. This is what we recommend you use, no further configuration is necessary as VOXL comes with the stable repository enabled out of the box.

dev

This is the development repository containing untested experimental software that is automatically pushed via CI on every commit made by ModalAI’s software team. This repository mostly serves for ModalAI to use internally, but is also useful for customers who are testing new features before they are considered stable.

customer

This repository contains customer-specific packages that are not part of the standard voxl-suite. Packages here are not intended for general public use, but are still publically available with permission from the customer for ease of distribution.

Configuring

voxl-configure-opkg (recommended)

Run voxl-configure-opkg to bring up the wizard

yocto:/$ voxl-configure-opkg

Which repository do you want to use?
stable or development?

1) stable
2) dev
#? 1

Done configuring opkg
run opkg update to pull new repository manifest

Or provide “dev” or “stable” as arguments

yocto:/$ voxl-configure-opkg stable

Done configuring opkg
run opkg update to pull new repository manifest

Then tell OPKG to download the new package manifest, this is the equivalent of apt update in Debian/Ubuntu.

yocto:/$ opkg update
Downloading http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/stable/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'stable'.

Incompatible Architecture Error

If you move to dev and see a similar error: Not selecting voxl-portal 0.2.2 due to incompatible architecture.

Add “arch arm64 7” to /etc/opkg/arch.conf

modify opkg.conf manually

To enable/disable repositories on VOXL edit the end of the /etc/opkg/opkg.conf file.

yocto:/# vi /etc/opkg/opkg.conf

.
.
.
src/gz stable http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/stable
## uncomment line below to enable development repository
#src/gz dev http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/dev

Then tell OPKG to download the new package manifest, this is the equivalent of apt update in Debian/Ubuntu.

yocto:/# opkg update
Downloading http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/stable/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'stable'.
yocto:/#