If the package exists for the architecture, yes, it's the same. The architecture is armhf for the beaglebones. Also this is true for *any* software package or otherwise. The majority of software just needs to be compiled from source on an armhf system in order to work on that hardwre platform.
*$ sudo apt-cache search nginx* /* will tell all*/ On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:55 PM, <guy.dil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Just a simple question on desktop/server Debian installing nginx is just > as simple as sudo apt-get install nginx. > Is this the same for installing on BeagleBone Black (=the package > available in the Debian distro for BBB)? > > Thanks. > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/b9c30124-8302-452e-a14b-d8779c986d4e%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/b9c30124-8302-452e-a14b-d8779c986d4e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORrbODXm8toGUjXwMGAqroxcRgoaV1YKrqp%3DhpXDs1H_JA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.