Installing FFmpeg on a ReadyNAS Duo

[DavidHB]

(04-09-2014 16:46)simoncn Wrote:  I haven't found a solution for this. The Debian version of ffmpeg (available via apt-get) won't install because some of its dependent libraries have been replaced by "hacked" NETGEAR versions instead of the standard Debian versions.

Thank you, Simon. I rather feared that this might be the case, given NETGEAR's less than stellar record in providing for the installation of external apps on its NAS devices. It is interesting that, in the recent comparative test of NASs published in Computer Shopper, the current NETGEAR offering fared rather poorly, with the reviewer commenting adversely on the poor provision of and for third partly apps.

From my own perspective, I could not now recommend even a compatible NETGEAR device (say a second hand Duo or NV+ v2) to a prospective MinimServer user, despite the fact that my own device has functioned well for two years and continues to give good service. The NETGEAR models are well made and mechanically and electronically reliable, but the firmware and software lets them down badly.

David