installa nginx on BBB - Debian

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guy.d...@gmail.com

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Jun 17, 2016, 7:06:30 PM6/17/16
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Hi,

Just a simple question on desktop/server Debian installing nginx is just as simple as sudo apt-get install nginx.
Is this the same for installing on BeagleBone Black (=the package available in the Debian distro for BBB)?

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William Hermans

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Jun 17, 2016, 8:12:52 PM6/17/16
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If the package exists for the architecture, yes, it's the same. The architecture is armhf for the beaglebones. Also this is true for *any* software package or otherwise. The majority of software just needs to be compiled from source on an armhf system in order to work on that hardwre platform.

$ sudo apt-cache search nginx /* will tell all*/

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guy.d...@gmail.com

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Jun 18, 2016, 3:19:45 PM6/18/16
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William Hermans

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Jun 18, 2016, 3:31:43 PM6/18/16
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For future reference. I'd say that 95%-99% of the packages that exist for x86 / x86-64, also exist for the armhf ABI. But when in doubt, you can use apt-cache search, and if perchance that does not work. Searching the web for "Debian Jessie( or Wheezy ) package <package-name>" will turn up results. From there you can get a correct package name, or just keep searching the debian package lists to see if there is an armhf ABI compatible binary / package.

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