In Debian system, edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add below line for specical platform.
BCM4780 (MIPSEL)
Rev: Debian 4.0 (ETCH)
deb http://debian-bcm47xx.googlecode.com files/
ARM (Not available)
Rev: Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
PowerPC (Not available)
Rev: Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
Then you will be able to update your packages.
apt-get update
apt-gest install [package-name]
Refer Links:
MIPSEL Packages: http://code.google.com/p/debian-bcm47xx/wiki/Debian_BCM47XX_APT_Service