No wget-nossl and wget-ssl

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 4:16pm

Hello,

hope you dont ask why, but I uninstalled both packages.
so, now I am unable to install it again or do anything with the software section.
If I to for example "Update list"

Executing package manager

opkg update

Errors

/usr/libexec/package-manager-call: line 91: opkg: not found
The opkg update command failed with code 127.

{
"kernel": "6.12.87",
"hostname": "apmdcs001.mdcsystems.internal",
"system": "MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3",
"model": "Netgear WAC104",
"board_name": "netgear,wac104",
"rootfs_type": "squashfs",
"release": {
"distribution": "OpenWrt",
"version": "25.12.4",
"firmware_url": "https://downloads.openwrt.org/",
"revision": "r32933-4ccb782af7",
"target": "ramips/mt7621",
"description": "OpenWrt 25.12.4 r32933-4ccb782af7",
"builddate": "1778712129"
}
}

bluewavenet · May 23, 2026, 4:21pm

The world has moved on while you were hiding under your rock!

Try
apk update

slh · May 23, 2026, 4:59pm

opkg/ apk use the /usr/bin/wget binary underneath, but this is merely a symlink provided by the actual provider of this functionality (uclient-fetch by default). If you install the (one of) real wget (variants), this symlink is overwritten and may not be restored after removing those alternativesm you may have to fix the symlink yourself to continue.

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 5:10pm

If you need a hint:

ln -s /bin/uclient-fetch /usr/bin/wget

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:12pm

ok, nothing changed after changeing the symlink.

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:17pm

really new: apk update gives me "-ash: apk: not found".
I found it there: /rom/usr/bin/apk
What is going on ?

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 5:20pm

Sounds like apk also got deleted.
Check:

ll /usr/bin/apk
ll /overlay/upper/usr/bin/apk

You might be able to “restore” it with:

rm /overlay/upper/usr/bin/apk

But post the first outputs before doing it.

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:26pm

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 201975 May 14 00:42 /usr/bin/apk*

ls: /overlay/upper/usr/bin/apk: No such file or directory

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 5:29pm

If you run:

/usr/bin/apk update

?

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 5:32pm

I think some important directory got deleted when removing wget packages, so I would recommend to backup your config, reset to factory default, and restore your config.

Or check if the /usr/libexec directory is still present.

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:45pm

as i wrote: I found it only there: /rom/usr/bin/apk

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 5:46pm

But you show it here. I think a reset is needed.

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:46pm

and apk update works and apk add wget-ssl works too, but luci do not work

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:48pm

you are right. I do a find / -name apk before and /usr/bin/apk was not listed.

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:50pm

the directory /usr/libexec exists

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 5:55pm

Maybe we can see if anything important was deleted.

cd /overlay/upper
find . -type c -exec ls -ld {} +

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 5:57pm

c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root c--------- 24 root root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/50-migrate-rpcd-ubus-sock.sh
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/14_network-generate-duid
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/50-dnsmasq-migrate-ipset.sh
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/12_network-generate-ula
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/30_uboot-envtools
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/10_migrate-shadow
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/05_fix-compat-version
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/00_uhttpd_ubus
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/51-attendedsysupgrade-owut
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/14_migrate-dhcp-release
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/04_led_migration
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/50-attendedsysupgrade
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/95-luci-app-attendedsysupgrade-housekeeping
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/30_luci-theme-bootstrap
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/15_migrate-time-zonename
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/50-dnsmasq-migrate-resolv-conf-auto.sh
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/15_odhcpd
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/50_luci-mod-admin-full
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/50-root-passwd
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/11_network-migrate-bridges
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/uci-defaults/ubihealthd
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/rc.d/K85odhcpd
root 0, 0 Jan 1 1970 ./etc/rc.d/S35odhcpd

dave14305 · May 23, 2026, 6:00pm

Ok, that looks mostly normal. You probably disabled the odhcpd service to explain the last 2 entries.

I’m out of ideas except to reboot and factory reset. Someone else might have better suggestions.

deutschem · May 23, 2026, 6:03pm

Its configured as an access point (and this is the only simple configuration with no additional packages) So I am surprised that the remove of wget* gets worst in this way.

slh · May 23, 2026, 6:06pm

I don't think it looks normal at all, because there are no config files, no apk management files, not luci certs - much less than what should be there. I do recommend the reset approach (and there doesn't appear to be anything to back up either).