NI Linux Real-Time

Install from the opkg Feed

CIF packages for NI Linux Real-Time targets are published to the CIF Foundation beta feed. Add the feed once, then install packages with opkg.

Feed URL https://cif-foundation.com/feeds/nilrt/beta/

1. Register the feed

On the RT target, create /etc/opkg/cif-foundation.conf:

src/gz cif-foundation https://cif-foundation.com/feeds/nilrt/beta [trusted=yes]

[trusted=yes] is required on NI Linux RT — without it, opkg expects a GPG-signed feed and install will fail. In MAX: Remote Systems → [target] → Software → Advanced → Manage Feeds → Add, and enable Trusted.

2. Update and install

opkg update
opkg install cif-core

cif-core depends on the other beta packages — opkg will download and install them automatically.

Beta feed packages

cif-fixnigrpcpath — NI gRPC library path fix for CIF builds
cif-ni-cipc — NI CIPC communication libraries
cif-core — Provides the required libraries and services for CIF support

All packages target core2-64 NI Linux Real-Time systems.