Download and install package - can't use HTTPS URLs

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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In System -> Software if I paste an HTTPS link in field Package name or url I get a window with the following text

Collected errors: 
* wfopen: https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock/releases/download/v1.0.0-rc6/luci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk: No such file or directory. 
* pkg_init_from_file: Failed to extract control file from https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock/releases/download/v1.0.0-rc6/luci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk.

The *opkg install* command failed with code `255`.

HTTP links are downloaded normally.

Asus RT-AC51U
OpenWrt 23.05.5 r24106-10cc5fcd00 / LuCI openwrt-23.05 branch git-24.264.56413-c7a3562

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That is not part of the official project repo, so we can’t tell you what is wrong.

You’ll need to reach out to the maintainer of that package for help.

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Which package? The .ipk I'm downloading as an example? It happens with any .ipk. The problem is [probably] with opkg and SSL cerificates. Isn't my OpenWRT and all it's parts official?

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If you replace https with http in any link to .ipk it gets installed.

5

Check your system time. If it is wrong, https will fail.

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if time isn't the issue, post the cli output of

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock/releases/download/v1.0.0-rc6/luci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk
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How to check it?
In http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/admin/status/overview
it's
Local Time 2025-02-17 15:00:18
My time zone is UTC+7 which seems to be correct.

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root@ASUS:/tmp# wget https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock/releases/download
/v1.0.0-rc6/luci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk
Downloading 'https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock/releases/download/v1.0.0-                                          rc6/luci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk'
Connecting to 140.82.121.4:443
Redirected to /github-production-release-asset-2e65be/831758478/bfa65f1b-5c66-45                                          ea-b252-55ca6d1606f3?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseas                                          setproduction%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T080                                          151Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=f959638af7809a8605c2da636b437ad5ebfcb6cd5                                          3d77c8696a615e41491d92b&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=at                                          tachment%3B%20filename%3Dluci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk&response-co                                          ntent-type=application%2Foctet-stream on objects.githubusercontent.com
Writing to 'bfa65f1b-5c66-45ea-b252-55ca6d1606f3?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA25                                          6'
bfa65f1b-5c66-45ea-b 100% |*******************************|  7542   0:00:00 ETA
Download completed (7542 bytes)
root@ASUS:/tmp#
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ok, so it works ...

now you could try opkg install /tmp/luci-app-youtubeUnblock-1.0.0-6-a03d05c.ipk

if it fails, you'd have to go back to the maintainer, as pointed out by @psherman.

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There's no such file. WGET downloads with wrong name bfa65f1b-5c66-45ea-b252-55ca6d1606f3?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
It may be the key to the solution ...

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yes, I was going to update my post, you need to rename it afterwards.

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It works even in web UI if I download file and install it. I want to fix installing packages by links.

I tested wget with HTTP, it also uses wrong name, so the problem seems to be in something else.

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if you install wget-ssl, it'll save the file using the correct name.

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Yes, but it doesn't solve initial problem. The behaviour is the same.

I also upgraded luci-app-opkg and luci. No visible changes.

15

works just fine in 24.10.

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https://openwrt.org/meta/infobox/upgrade_packages_warning

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Thanks for your warning. I generally follow the rule " If it’s not broken, don’t fix it". I wanted to test if solves the problem. Is restoring from the backup ok to revert it?

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Oh, I didn't know verstion 24 is released for my hardware. When I installed it was 23 was the latest.

Where can I download 23.05.5 in case something goes wrong?

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restoring what from, backup ?

https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/

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/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/flash
upload archive

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no, that archive only contains the config, not the packages.

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