opkg

lightweight package manager used primarily on OpenWrt and other embedded Linux

TLDR

Refresh the package lists

$ opkg update

Install a package from the configured feeds

$ opkg install [package]

Install a local .ipk file

$ opkg install [path/to/package.ipk]

Install onto another destination, such as attached storage

$ opkg install --dest [usb] [package]

Upgrade named packages

$ opkg upgrade [package1] [package2]

Show which installed packages have updates waiting

$ opkg list-upgradable

List everything installed

$ opkg list-installed

Search the catalogue by name pattern

$ opkg find [pattern]

Find which package provides a file

$ opkg search [/usr/bin/wget]

List the files a package installed

$ opkg files [package]

Show what a package depends on

$ opkg depends [package]

Show what depends on a package

$ opkg whatdepends [package]

Uninstall a package

$ opkg remove [package]

Remove a package and everything that needs it

$ opkg remove --force-removal-of-dependent-packages [package]

List configuration files changed since install

$ opkg list-changed-conffiles

SYNOPSIS

opkg command [options] [packages]

opkg is a lightweight package manager used primarily on OpenWrt and other embedded Linux systems. It provides functionality similar to apt or yum but with minimal resource requirements suitable for routers and IoT devices.The package manager handles dependencies, downloads packages from configured repositories, and manages the installation database. Configuration is stored in /etc/opkg.conf and repository lists in **/etc/opkg/*.conf**.Space is often limited on embedded devices, so opkg supports installing packages to external storage and manages package state efficiently.

PARAMETERS

install

Install packages

remove

Remove packages

update

Update package lists from repositories

upgrade

Upgrade installed packages

info

Display package information

list

List available packages

list-installed

List installed packages

search

Find which package owns a file

files

List files installed by a package

--force-depends

Ignore dependency errors

--force-overwrite

Overwrite files from other packages

INSTALL

nix profile install nixpkgs#opkg

CAVEATS

Package lists must be updated (opkg update) before installing new packages. Storage space on embedded devices is limited; check available space before installing. Some packages require rebooting the device to take effect. Dependencies may require manual resolution on resource-constrained systems.