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OpenWRT: opkg to apk

Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 
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 OpenWrt 25.12.2, r32802-f505120278 Dave's Guitar
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 OpenWrt recently switched to the "apk" package manager!

 OPKG Command           APK Equivalent      Description
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 opkg install <pkg>     apk add <pkg>       Install a package
 opkg remove <pkg>      apk del <pkg>       Remove a package
 opkg upgrade           apk upgrade         Upgrade all packages
 opkg files <pkg>       apk info -L <pkg>   List package contents
 opkg list-installed    apk info            List installed packages
 opkg update            apk update          Update package lists
 opkg search <pkg>      apk search <pkg>    Search for packages
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For more information visit:
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/opkg-to-apk-cheatsheet

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OpenWRT: upgrade all packages

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

Mass upgrade of all packages is strongly discouraged and there is no any opkg command for upgrading all installed packages. But if you need it, run:

opkg list-upgradable | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | xargs -r opkg upgrade

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