Re: [poky] Installing a third-party package

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On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 2:17=E2=80=AFPM Rusty Howell via lists.yoctoproject=
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<[email protected]> wrote:

> I could use some help with the scenario I have.   We have a 3rd-party
> vendor that has provided us with a debian package for us to include in ou=
r
> OS image.  The vendor maintains the package feed and provides updates
> periodically.  I need to find a way to get the their package installed in=
to
> our OS image.  Not just extracted into, but installed with dpkg metadata
> and everything.   Using bin_package works... kinda. It leaves out some
> things like postinst and the versioning can change. Is there another way =
to
> incorporate a third-party package that would be closer to installing the
> package on first boot?
>

bin_package is best effort, since packages from binary distros have
dependencies and configuration metadata that might not match OE
provided dependencies. In short, there is no magic switch to ingest a deb
or rpm and magically get the deps fixes and spit our YP compliant package.


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 22,=
 2026 at 2:17=E2=80=AFPM Rusty Howell via <a href=3D"http://lists.yoctoproj=
ect.org">lists.yoctoproject.org</a> &lt;rustyhowell=3D<a href=3D"mailto:gma=
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te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>I could=
 use some help with the scenario I have.=C2=A0 =C2=A0We have a 3rd-party ve=
ndor that has provided us with a debian package for us to include in our OS=
 image.=C2=A0 The vendor maintains the package feed and provides updates pe=
riodically.=C2=A0 I need to find a way to get the their package installed i=
nto our OS image.=C2=A0 Not just extracted into, but installed with dpkg me=
tadata and everything.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Using bin_package works... kinda. It lea=
ves out some things like postinst and the versioning can change. Is there a=
nother way to incorporate a third-party package that would be closer to ins=
talling the package on first boot?=C2=A0 </div></blockquote><div><br></div>=
<div>bin_package is best effort, since packages from binary distros have de=
pendencies and configuration metadata that might not match OE</div><div>pro=
vided dependencies. In short, there is no magic switch to ingest a deb or r=
pm and magically get the deps fixes and spit our=C2=A0YP compliant package.=
</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv>Thanks in advance.</div>
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