Hello,
I got a message from Michael who told me:
> there is a programm called "ether-wake" it does the same. Because> Alpine linux is using busybox for the most it has some miner> differences sometimes.
But apk can't find that package:
root@alpine:~# apk add ether-wake
fetch http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.22/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
ERROR: unable to select packages:
ether-wake (no such package):
required by: world[ether-wake]
root@alpine:~# apk add etherwake
ERROR: unable to select packages:
etherwake (no such package):
required by: world[etherwake]
Where can I find that package?
Greetings,
Wolfgang
On Sun, 2025-08-31 at 07:56 +0200, Wolfgang Klein wrote:
> I got a message from Michael who told me:> > > there is a programm called "ether-wake" it does the same. Because> > Alpine linux is using busybox for the most it has some miner> > differences sometimes.> > > But apk can't find that package:> > > root@alpine:~# apk add ether-wake
"ether-wake
ether-wake [-b] [-i iface] [-p aa:bb:cc:dd[:ee:ff]] MAC
Send a magic packet to wake up sleeping machines. MAC must be a station address (00:11:22:33:44:55) or a hostname with a known 'ethers' entry.
Options:
-b Send wake-up packet to the broadcast address
-i iface Interface to use (default eth0)
-p pass Append four or six byte password PW to the packet" - https://busybox.net/BusyBox.html
On Sun, 2025-08-31 at 10:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> [...] - https://busybox.net/BusyBox.html
PS:
A twice underlined hint from the same link.
"NAME
BusyBox - The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux"
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Using a distribution like Alpine, which is based on BusyBox for embedded
Linux systems, for a non-embedded everyday Linux is about as cool as
eating soup with chopsticks instead of a spoon while wearing sunglasses
at a candlelit dinner.
Ralf: I think there's some misunderstanding happening here.
In my first message, I pointed that Alpine's included command
"ether-wake" does not wake up a certain remote NAS, while similar
commands on other Linux machines do wake the machine up very much so.
When Michael named a program called "ether-wake", I assumed that he
meant there is another package besides the busybox variant. But looking
at your answer, I guess that is not the case.
I can still use the quick&dirty solution, but that needs to be changed
as soon as possible. I need another solution for waking up a NAS, that
reacts to "wakeonlan" (or "wol") on Ubuntu, but does not react to
"ether-wake" on Alpine.
Cheers,
Wolfgang
Well, that may be the case, but as much as I accept that an "embedded"
Linux lacks some options and features, I also think that it should be
possible to replace the included busybox version of basic commands with
the full grown variant if needed.
Beside of this minor problem, Alpine is doing a hell of a job on the
server! I really, really like it! And I also like it on my Tablet, where
it replaced Chrome and where it offers me a complete KDE desktop!
As a response to the cited hint you gave, one could also say: if the
chopsticks are thick enough and the candle is bright enough, you will be
able to finish your dish before it is cold without spilling any drop of
soup! ;)
Am 31.08.25 um 11:06 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> On Sun, 2025-08-31 at 10:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:> > [...] - https://busybox.net/BusyBox.html>> PS:>> A twice underlined hint from the same link.>> "NAME>> BusyBox - The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux"> ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>> Using a distribution like Alpine, which is based on BusyBox for embedded> Linux systems, for a non-embedded everyday Linux is about as cool as> eating soup with chopsticks instead of a spoon while wearing sunglasses> at a candlelit dinner.
In that case use
https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/package/edge/testing/x86_64/wakeonlan - if
that is the same as the Ubuntu package and it works.
- Paul
Am 31.08.25 um 11:27 schrieb Wolfgang Klein:
>> Well, that may be the case, but as much as I accept that an "embedded" > Linux lacks some options and features, I also think that it should be > possible to replace the included busybox version of basic commands > with the full grown variant if needed.>> Beside of this minor problem, Alpine is doing a hell of a job on the > server! I really, really like it! And I also like it on my Tablet, > where it replaced Chrome and where it offers me a complete KDE desktop!>>> As a response to the cited hint you gave, one could also say: if the > chopsticks are thick enough and the candle is bright enough, you will > be able to finish your dish before it is cold without spilling any > drop of soup! ;)>>>> Am 31.08.25 um 11:06 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:>> On Sun, 2025-08-31 at 10:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:>> > [...] - https://busybox.net/BusyBox.html>>>> PS:>>>> A twice underlined hint from the same link.>>>> "NAME>>>> BusyBox - The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux">> ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>> ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>>>> Using a distribution like Alpine, which is based on BusyBox for embedded>> Linux systems, for a non-embedded everyday Linux is about as cool as>> eating soup with chopsticks instead of a spoon while wearing sunglasses>> at a candlelit dinner.>