Community Software Installer

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Name:	Community Software Installer
Type:	Software Managment
Current Version:	2.1.5
Website:	nmtinstaller.com
Screenshot:	GUI Version 2.1.5

Community Software Installer is an easy-to-use software installation program, which runs on any platform with Microsoft .NET-Framwork (2.0 or higher) or Mono (Linux). It is developed by Ger Teunis as published in the NMT forum. It works partially on Mac OSX, but future version should correct this.

The CSI contains many user generated applications, skins and Custom Menus. Since version 1.6 you can install and change Buffering Images. The installer downloads the needed files from a central repository hosted by Ger Teunis.

At version 2.1.5, the CSI contained 53 apps, 34 themes, 13 custom menus, 18 wait image sets and 29 webservices (Far less than that on C200/A200). More packages are added continuously. Please look at the NMTinstaller.com site for the latest updates!

Additional features

Community Software Installer added more features which make controlling NMT more pleasant. Some of those features are:

Clean - Cleanup the NMT's drive
Deep Clean - Will cleanup more
Restart - Will restart the nmt
Shutdown - Will shutdown the NMT
Install firmware - Allows you to install firmware using a zip file
Add webservices - For easy adding webservices to your NMT

Packages & AppInit

Since version 2.0.0 Community Software Installer got the ability to install,uninstall,stop,start,restart and configure auto-start on applications. Also since this version creating packages has made a lot more easy and standard for developers. The new package standard (called AppInit) will take care of integrating application a lot more easy without the need for developers to reinvent the wheel over and over. Applications are now installed in a separate location, which will not intervene with the NMT's firmware; for better stability. The installer opened up a lot for developers. Developers are able to maintain their own repository (list of applications) now without the need to contact the author of the installer. More information is available [here]

Installation & Setup

Installation is simple. Download the installation file from the download page. Install the application and set up the FTP server information. For server, simply type the IP address of your NMT. Also make sure the FTP Server is running under NMT Applications.

Below is a list of content which was available in version 1.6.0, this list may changed on a daily basis. Because of the regular changes the below list is not complete and will not get updated that often. For regular updates launch CSI and inspect the "New" or "Updated" tab.

Applications

As of version 1.6.0, these applications are available for install with CSI

aMule 2.1.3

Installs an eDonkey (eMule) client onto the NMT. More information on the aMule 2.1.3 thread.

cTorrent

Installs a alternative torrent client. It is a very lightweight and fast torrent client with a web interface. More information can be found on the cTorrent thread.

Download Manager

Installs Download Manager onto the NMT for sites like Rapidshare.com and Upload.to. There are 2 versions available for install, Download Manager 1.18 and Download Manager 2.01.

ExtendedGaya

Installs ExtendedGaya on the NMT to allow for a more customizable browsing experience. More information on the Gaya Extended thread.

ExtendedGaya Extended

Installs ExtendedGayaExtended on the NMT to allow for a more customizable browsing experience. More information on the ExtendedGaya Extended thread.

Llink 2.2.0

Installs Llink, a media http streamer. More information on Lundman's Llink Wiki

Mediatomb 0.11.0

Installs the MediaTomb UPnP server onto the NMT. The NMT has a native UPnP server under NMT Applications, but Mediatomb can be used if the end user prefers to do so.

NZBget 0.6.0-test2

Installs the most recent version of NZBget onto the NMT. Depending on the firmware used, the NMT will have a stable version of NZBget for Usenet downloading, but it's not the most recent, and therefore will not have any of the newer features. For more information, visit the HOW-TO: Install the latest version of NZBget thread

SkinManager

Installs a skin manager on the NMT. This will allow you to select a desired skin in the configuration menu. The CSI is not able to upload skins directly into skin manager yet. More information available in the Skin manager thread

StopActiveHDDStandby 1.00

Installs StopActiveHDDStandby onto the NMT to prevent the device from forcing the internal disk to spin down, as is the case when the screensaver pops up. More information can be found in the Community Software Installer thread

Subversion

Installs Subversion on the NMT. Subversion is an open source version control system.

More information about package and installation process

Teenb or VeraMono subtitle font

Changes the default subtitles to be a higher resolution font, choosing between Teenb and VeraMono. The desired font is selected by installing the appropriate variant. More information can be found on the Higher Resolution Subtitles thread

CAUTION - fonts in both packages nave no cyrilic letters inside. In order to overcome this problem you have to replace TTF file inside package with one you want

Telnet, Busybox and Midnight Commander

Enables Telnet access on the NMT by installing telnetd. Telnet gives the user more control over the NMT, allowing changes to system settings not accessible by default. Therefore, it is possible to break the NMT's system while using Telnet, use with caution.

TorrentWatcher 0.7.10

Enables automatic downloading of torrents using RSS/Atom feeds or folder watching. More information can be found on the Torrent RSS downloader thread.

Transmission

Installs desired version of Transmission. The NMT's native Transmission client is version 1.22. This alternative allows you to install more recent versions of Transmission not included in the firmware. As of CSI v1.5.2, it is possible to install Transmission 1.40, 1.42 and 1.50.

Tune HDD

Installs the Automatic Acoustic Management Settings Changer utility that allows to set the internal disk to run either faster or quieter. By default, the disks are set to run fast and by consequence, noisy. There are two options for install; silence or speed. Automatic Acoustic Management is supported by most drive manufacturers, but is known not to work with recent Seagate drives. More information can be found on the Automatic Acoustic Management setting changer thread

Webserver 1.0.0

Installs an HTTP/PHP5 webserver on port 8080 of the NMT. Once installed, files should be stored in .www/localhost More information can be found in the Community Software Installer thread

Themes

The following themes are available in HD only unless designated with a * which means they are available in HD & SD.

Custom menus

Customized index sets that change the default layout of the user interface.

Buffering Images (Wait Image sets)

Customized Buffering/Wait Image sets that change the image displayed when the NMT is loading or buffering.