IPKG OPKG Open Package Manager

Optware-ng uses OPKG Open Package Manager's command line utility to install, upgrade and uninstall opkg software packages. Optware aliases opkg-cl to ipkg for backwards compatibility.

Commands

• update Update list of available packages
• upgrade Upgrade installed packages
• install <package(s)> Install package(s)
• configure <package(s)> Configure unpacked package(s)
• remove <packages|glob> Remove package(s). glob works like a shell globbing pattern and could be something like ’pkgname*’, ’*file*’, or similar
• flag <flag> <packages> Flag package(s). Available flags (one per invocation):
  • hold
  • noprune
  • user
  • ok
  • installed
  • unpacked
• list List available packages
• list‐installed List installed packages
• list‐upgradable List installed and upgradable packages
• list‐changed‐conffiles List package configuration files which have been modified after installation
• files <package> List files belonging to package
• search <file|glob> List package providing file
• info [package|glob] Display all info for selected packages
• status [package|glob] Display all statuses for selected packages
• download <package> Download package to current directory
• compare‐version <version1> <operator> <version2> compare versions using following operators:
  • << less than
  • < less than or equal to
  • <= less than or equal to
  • = equal to
  • >= greater than or equal to
  • > greater than or equal to
  • >> greater than
• print‐architecture List installable package architectures
• whatdepends [−A] <package(s)|glob>
• whatdependsrec [−A] <package(s)|glob>
• whatprovides [−A] <package(s)|glob>
• whatconflicts [−A] <package(s)|glob>
• whatreplaces [−A] <package(s)|glob>

Options

• −A Query all packages not just those installed
• −v <level>, ‐‐verbosity <level> Set verbosity level to level. Verbosity levels:
  • 0 errors only
  • 1 normal messages (default)
  • 2 informative messages
  • 3 debug
  • 4 debug level 2
• −f <conf_file>, −‐conf <conf_file> Use conf_file as the opkg configuration file
• −‐cache <directory> Use a package cache
• −d <dest_name>, −‐dest <dest_name> Use dest_name as the the root directory for package installation, removal, upgrading. dest_name should be a defined dest name from the configuration file, (but can also be a directory name in a pinch).
• −o <directory>, −‐offline‐root <directory> Use directory as the root directory for offline installation of packages.
• −‐add‐dest <name>:<path> Register path as installation target name for use in conjunction with −‐dest
• −‐add‐arch <arch>:<prio> Register the package architecture arch with the numeric priority prio. Lower priorities take precedence.
• −‐force‐depends Install/remove despite failed dependencies
• −‐force‐maintainer Overwrite preexisting config files
• −‐force‐reinstall Reinstall package(s)
• −‐force‐overwrite Overwrite files from other package(s)
• −‐force‐downgrade Allow ipkg to downgrade packages
• −‐force‐space Disable free space checks
• −‐force‐postinstall Execute package postinstall scripts in offline installation mode
• −‐noaction No action − test only
• −‐download‐only No action − download only
• −‐nodeps Do not follow dependencies
• −‐force‐removal‐of‐dependent‐packages Remove package and all dependencies
• −‐autoremove Remove packages that were installed automatically to satisfy dependencies
• −t <directory>, −‐tmp‐dir <directory> Specify directory as temporary directory

Copyright © Opkg development team.

References:

• https://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/opkg/about/