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 ====== Packages ====== ====== Packages ======
 The OpenWrt 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.\\
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 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 latest update of the stable release.
  
-===== Quick Guide for Package Installation ===== +===== Package database of 21.02 ===== 
-After you have flashed the OpenWrt firmware to your device, you can install additional software packages via WebUI or CLI.+Overview of all available packages grouped by type: [[packages:index:start|Package Index]]
  
-==== WebUI ==== +Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table:start|Package Table]] 
-Logon using [[docs:guide-user:luci:luci.essentials|LuCI]] and manage packages via WebUI.+
  
-<WRAP box> +==== Package database of 21.02 as CSV dump ==== 
-//[[http://openwrt.lan/|LuCI]] > System > Software// +CSV dump of the package database, updated daily{{:packages_dump_tab_separated.zip|Package DB CSV}}
-</WRAP>+
  
-Search and install ''luci-app-*'' packages if you want to configure services via LuCI.+You can import it in LibreOffice Calc, MS Excel or other programs to visualize the data.
  
-==== CLI ==== +===== Package management cheatsheet ===== 
-Logon using [[docs:guide-quick-start:sshadministration|SSH]] and manage packages with [[docs:guide-user:additional-software:opkg|Opkg]] package manager.+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]].
  
-^ Command ^ Description ^ +If you are unsure how to access or configure your router within your environment see: [[:docs:guide-quick-start:start]]
-| ''opkg update'' | Pull a fresh list of available packages from the OpenWrt online software repositories | +
-| ''opkg list'' | Display a list of available packages and their descriptions | +
-| ''opkg list | grep searchterm'' | Filter the list by a search term in the package name or its description | +
-| ''opkg install packagename'' | Install a package | +
-| ''opkg remove packagename'' | Uninstall an installed package |+
  
-===== Package Index OpenWrt 18.06 ===== +{{section>docs:guide-user:additional-software:managing_packages#web_interface_instructions&nofooter&noeditbutton}} 
-A quick overview to all available packages, sorted by type, can be seen in the **[[packages:index:start|Package Index]]**.+{{section>docs:guide-user:additional-software:managing_packages#command-line_instructions&nofooter&noeditbutton}}
  
-===== Package Table OpenWrt 18.06 ===== +===== Legacy packages ====== 
-A more comprehensive verbose package table can be found at **[[packages:table:start|Package Table]]**.+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.
  
-===== Package Table CSV dump ===== +===== Package database of 19.07 ===== 
-You can import this file in MS Excel or Libreoffice Calc other programs to visualize the same data accessible through the tables above.\\ +Overview of all available packages grouped by type[[packages:index_owrt19_7:start|Package Index]]
-It is updated daily.\\ +
-{{ :packages_dump_tab_separated_csv.zip |}}+
  
-===== Packages sorted by processor type=====+Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table_owrt19_7:start|Package Table]] 
  
-Packages sorted by instructionset are also [[https://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/|available]], plus a link table showing +==== Package database of 19.07 as CSV dump ==== 
-[[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.+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.
  
-===== 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). 
  
-  * LEDE 17.01 package table **[[packages:table_lede17_1:start|Package Table]]** +==== Package lists for legacy releases ==== 
-  * LEDE 17.01 package index **[[packages:index_lede17_1:start|Package Index]]**+No formal index or table is available, see the Release Archive in the [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/|Package Repository]] download server page.
  
-  * Attitude Adjustment releases and ar71xx platforms are here: [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_adjustment/12.09/ar71xx/generic/packages/]] +===== Third-party packages ===== 
-  * Legacy OpenWrt 10.03.1 'Backfire' and brcm47xx platforms are available here:  [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm47xx/packages/]] +Third-party packages are untested and unsupported by OpenWrt developersNo guarantees or warranties are made about their safety or usefulness.
-  * Legacy OpenWrt 8.09.2 'Kamikaze' stable and ar7 platforms are here:    [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/8.09.2/ar7/packages/]] +
-  * Legacy 'White Russian' packages are still available: [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/packages/]] and the [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/backports/0.9|Backport repository]].\\+
  
-===== Third party packages ===== +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
-Third party packages are untested and unsupported by OpenWrt, and no warranties are made about their safety or usefulness. They could very well contain backdoors and such. So install only packages from sourcesyou trust! Please get support for third-party packages from the maintainers of those packagesnot the OpenWrt developers.+
  
-Common sources for such packages include: +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]].
-   [[http://www.ipkg.be/|ipkg.be package tracker]] +
-   [[http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable|NSLU2 "optware"]] - package feed targeted at devices with external storage+
  
-===== Install packages offline ===== 
-There is an OpenWRT LuCI Essentials wiki article section "Minimalistic offline installation"... 
-[[https://oldwiki.archive.openwrt.org/doc/howto/luci.essentials#minimalistic.offline.installation|Minimalistic offline installation]] 
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