opkg
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The facts
Each one read from opkg's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Command line
- On OpenWrt 24.10 and older, packages can be managed from the command line with opkg.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- It can recursively follow dependencies and download the packages needed to install a selected package.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Development status
- OpenWrt documentation says opkg ended development and was replaced by apk in OpenWrt 25.12 and newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended environment
- OpenWrt is optimized for systems with limited resources, and its package manager does not provide built-in ABI compatibility and kernel version dependency verification.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline installation
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- OpenWrt access
- OpenWrt package management is available through LuCI's web interface or the command line, typically over SSH.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package architecture
- The listing includes architectures such as aarch64, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, and x86_64.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- The package page says opkg can install both .ipk and .deb packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package license
- The package listing identifies opkg's license as GPL-2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package operations
- Its commands include updating package lists, installing packages, configuring unpacked packages, and removing packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package scope
- It manages packages for the root filesystem, including kernel modules and drivers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package size
- The listing for OpenWrt 22.03.0 reports an installed size of 71 kB and a file size of 72 kB.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package sources
- Packages can be installed from configured repositories, a URL, or a local package file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- opkg is a lightweight package management system for installing and removing packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported releases
- OpenWrt 25.12 and newer uses apk instead of opkg.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Upgrade caution
- OpenWrt documentation warns that bulk package upgrades can cause compatibility problems and recommends avoiding them in almost all circumstances.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Upgrade limitation
- Development snapshots may have package and kernel version mismatches that prevent package installation or upgrades.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Version support
- OpenWrt 24.10 and older uses opkg; OpenWrt 25.12 and newer uses apk.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web interface
- OpenWrt packages can also be searched, installed, and removed through the LuCI web interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- OpenWrt embedded Linux; OpenWrt 24.10 and olderchecked 21 Sep 2026
