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packages:start [2018/06/22 21:28] – added a howto, to show new-bees a more clear direction, how to actually install packages alxpackages:start [2023/02/14 13:29] – [Third party packages] improves readability joshenders
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 ====== Packages ====== ====== Packages ======
-The OpenWrt/LEDE distributions provide several thousand packages to extend the functionality of your device.\\+The OpenWrt distributions provide several thousand packages to extend the functionality of your device.\\ 
 +The browseable package lists in this wiki will always show packages available in the latest update of the stable release.
  
-The browseable package lists in this wiki will always show packages available in the current latest LEDE 17.01 update.+===== Package database of 21.02 ===== 
 +Overview of all available packages grouped by type: [[packages:index:start|Package Index]]
  
-===== Quick Guide for Package Installation =====+Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table:start|Package Table]] 
  
-After you have flashed the OpenWrt/LEDE firmware to your device, you can install additional software packages with the 'opkg' package managerusing either SSH or LuCi:+==== Package database of 21.02 as CSV dump ==== 
 +CSV dump of the package databaseupdated daily: {{:packages_dump_tab_separated.zip|Package DB CSV}}
  
-SSH: +You can import it in LibreOffice CalcMS Excel or other programs to visualize the data.
-  * Logon using SSH +
-  * Run **opkg update** once on the command line. This pulls a fresh list of available packages from the OpenWrt online software repositories. +
-  * Run **opkg list** to display a list of available packages (The list also has a very short comment on each package). +
-  * Run **opkg list | grep 'searchterm'** to filter the listonly showing packages that contain the word 'searchterm' in either the package name or comment. +
-  * Run **opkg install packagename** to install any package from that list. +
-  * Run **opkg rmeove packagename** to uninstall an installed package.+
  
-LuCi Web GUI: +===== Package management cheatsheet ===== 
-  * LuCi (http://your_device_ip) also provides a graphical GUI for installing additional software packages  +After you have flashed the OpenWrt firmware to your device, you can install additional software packages via [[docs:guide-quick-start:walkthrough_login|WebUI]] or [[docs:guide-quick-start:sshadministration|CLI]].
-  * Note that many packages come with optional LuCi GUIs, but you usually need to install a second packageif you want the additional graphical GUI+
  
-===== Package Index ===== +If you are unsure how to access or configure your router within your environment see: [[:docs:guide-quick-start:start]]
-A quick overview to all available packages, sorted by type, can be seen in the **[[packages:index:start|Package Index]]**.+
  
-===== Package Table ===== +{{section>docs:guide-user:additional-software:managing_packages#web_interface_instructions&nofooter&noeditbutton}} 
-A more comprehensive verbose package table can be found at **[[packages:table:start|Package Table]]**.+{{section>docs:guide-user:additional-software:managing_packages#command-line_instructions&nofooter&noeditbutton}}
  
-===== Packages sorted by processor type=====+===== Legacy packages =====
 +Information that is no longer relevant to the current stable or snapshot version of OpenWrt.\\ 
 +Package indexes and tables in this section are not updated anymore as the packages in legacy releases won't change.
  
-Packages sorted by instructionset are also [[https://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/|available]], plus a link table showing +===== Package database of 19.07 ===== 
-[[toh:views:toh_packagedownload|which instructionset your device has]]. Pay attention to the "Package download" columnwhich is clickable, for more details of a certain processor family.+Overview of all available packages grouped by type: [[packages:index_owrt19_7:start|Package Index]] 
 + 
 +Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table_owrt19_7:start|Package Table]]  
 + 
 +==== Package database of 19.07 as CSV dump ==== 
 +CSV dump of the package database: {{ :packages:packages_dump_tab_separated_19.07.zip |Package DB CSV}} 
 + 
 +You can import it in LibreOffice Calc, MS Excel or other programs to visualize the data. 
 + 
 +===== Package database of 18.06 ===== 
 +Overview of all available packages grouped by type: [[packages:index_owrt18_6:start|Package Index]] 
 + 
 +Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table_owrt18_6:start|Package Table]]  
 + 
 +==== Package database of 18.06 as CSV dump ==== 
 +CSV dump of the package database {{ :packages:packages_dump_tab_separated_csv.18.06.zip |Package DB CSV}} 
 + 
 +You can import it in LibreOffice CalcMS Excel or other programs to visualize the data. 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Package lists for legacy releases ==== 
 +No formal index or table is availablesee the Release Archive in the [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/|Package Repository]] download server page. 
 + 
 +===== Third-party packages ===== 
 +Third-party packages are untested and unsupported by OpenWrt developers. No guarantees or warranties are made about their safety or usefulness. 
 + 
 +Only install packages from sources you trust and please get support for third-party packages from the maintainers of those packages---not the developers of OpenWrt.  
 + 
 +Common sources for such packages include: [[http://www.ipkg.be/|ipkg.be]] and [[http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable|NSLU2 optware]].
  
-===== Legacy Package links ===== 
-Information that is no longer relevant to the current stable or snapshot version of OpenWrt can be found at [[packages:old|Packages Information Archive]] 
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