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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.\\
 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.
-Check "Package download" column in the [[toh:views:toh_packagedownload|hardware database]] to find out your device instruction set. 
  
-===== Legacy Packages ====== +===== Package database of 21.02 ===== 
-Information that is no longer relevant to the current stable or snapshot version of OpenWrt.+Overview of all available packages grouped by type: [[packages:index:start|Package Index]] 
 + 
 +Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table:start|Package Table]]  
 + 
 +==== Package database of 21.02 as CSV dump ==== 
 +CSV dump of the package database, updated daily: {{:packages_dump_tab_separated.zip|Package DB CSV}} 
 + 
 +You can import it in LibreOffice Calc, MS Excel or other programs to visualize the data. 
 + 
 +===== Package management cheatsheet ===== 
 +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]]. 
 + 
 +If you are unsure how to access or configure your router within your environment see: [[:docs:guide-quick-start:start]] 
 + 
 +{{section>docs:guide-user:additional-software:managing_packages#web_interface_instructions&nofooter&noeditbutton}} 
 +{{section>docs:guide-user:additional-software:managing_packages#command-line_instructions&nofooter&noeditbutton}} 
 + 
 +===== 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. Package indexes and tables in this section are not updated anymore as the packages in legacy releases won't change.
  
-===== Third Party Packages ===== +===== Package database of 19.07 ===== 
-Third party packages are untested and unsupported by OpenWrt, and no warranties are made about their safety or usefulness. +Overview of all available packages grouped by type: [[packages:index_owrt19_7:start|Package Index]]
-They could very well contain backdoors and such. +
-So install only packages from sources you trust! +
-Please get support for third-party packages from the maintainers of those packages, not the OpenWrt developers. +
-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]] for devices with external storage.+
  
-===== Package Database ===== +Comprehensive and searchable package table: [[packages:table_owrt19_7:start|Package Table]]  
-^ Description ^ Stable ^ Old stable ^ Legacy ^ + 
-| OpenWrt release version | OpenWrt 18.06 | LEDE 17.01 | Legacy Releases | +==== Package database of 19.07 as CSV dump ==== 
-| Overview to all available packages | [[packages:index:start|Package Index]] | [[packages:index_lede17_1:start|Package Index]] | --- | +CSV dump of the package database: {{ :packages:packages_dump_tab_separated_19.07.zip |Package DB CSV}}
-Comprehensive package table | [[packages:table:start|Package Table]] | [[packages:table_lede17_1:start|Package Table]] | --- | +
-| Packages by instruction set | [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/|Package Repository]] ||| +
-Package database CSV dump {{:packages_dump_tab_separated_csv.zip|Package DB CSV}} || --- |+
  
-CSV dump is updated daily. 
 You can import it in LibreOffice Calc, MS Excel or other programs to visualize the data. You can import it in LibreOffice Calc, MS Excel or other programs to visualize the data.
  
-===== Quick Guide for Package Management ===== +===== Package database of 18.06 ===== 
-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_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 Calc, MS Excel or other programs to visualize the data.
  
-==== WebUI ==== 
-Logon using [[docs:guide-user:luci:luci.essentials|LuCI]] and manage packages via WebUI. 
  
-<WRAP box> +==== Package lists for legacy releases ==== 
-//[[http://openwrt.lan/|LuCI]] > System > Software// +No formal index or table is available, see the Release Archive in the [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/|Package Repository]] download server page.
-</WRAP>+
  
-Search and install ''luci-app-*'' packages if you want to configure services via LuCI.+===== Third-party packages ===== 
 +Third-party packages are untested and unsupported by OpenWrt developers. No guarantees or warranties are made about their safety or usefulness.
  
-==== CLI ==== +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
-Logon using [[docs:guide-quick-start:sshadministration|SSH]] and manage packages with [[docs:guide-user:additional-software:opkg|Opkg]] package manager.+
  
-^ Command ^ Description ^ +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]].
-| ''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 |+
  
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