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Managing packages

Managing packages

This article relies on the following:

Accessing web interface / command-line interface
Managing configs / packages / services / logs

Introduction

There are many packages available in the repository to add more functionality to OpenWrt.
Below describes managing packages with both the LuCI webUI and command-line.
This is used to search, install, and remove packages.

Web interface

Manage packages using the LuCI web interface:

Navigate to System → Software.
Click Update lists button to fetch a list of available packages.
In the Filter field type to search for a specific package.
In the Available packages tab click install on the package you want.
Switch to Installed packages tab to show or remove installed packages.

Install packages that begin with luci-app-* if you want to have LuCI support.

Command-line

Manage packages from the command-line (typically via SSH):

OpenWrt 25.12 and newer uses apk. For example to install a package: apk -U add packagename

OpenWrt 24.10 and older uses opkg. For example to install a package: opkg update && opkg install packagename