Openvpn-openssl package missing for architecture "ARMv8 Processor rev 4"

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi everyone,
I am new to Openwrt and I've installed it on a Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) after some testing on a virtual machine (x86/64)
It works very well but now I face the following Problem. I'm trying to set the openvpn client.
On the virtual machine it was quite easy:

  • install the package openvpn-openssl and the package luci-app-openvpn
  • import the openvpn cert
  • start the client

Unfortunately on the Flint 2 I can't find the package "openvpn-openssl".
Without that package I get (naturally) the error that /etc/init.d/openvpn is missing.

Here some data:

Architecture	ARMv8 Processor rev 4
Target Platform	mediatek/filogic
Firmware Version	OpenWrt 23.05.4 r24012-d8dd03c46f / LuCI openwrt-23.05 branch git-24.212.79335-cdbe903
Kernel Version	5.15.162

Is it possible to build the package or to download it somewhere?
Do you have any suggestions to solve this problem?

Thank you in advance,
vbx89ps

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It works now, I looked the content of /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf:

src/gz openwrt_core https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/targets/mediatek/filogic/packages
src/gz openwrt_base https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/base
src/gz openwrt_luci https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/luci
src/gz openwrt_packages https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages
src/gz openwrt_routing https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/routing
src/gz openwrt_telephony https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/telephony

As I understand those pages are where openwrt looks for packages.
I checked those urls on the browser and I've found the package "openvpn-openssl" on the page "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages".

The url "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages" was already present in the file /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf

I manually uploaded the package on openwrt and the openvpn connection works.

How come the package "openvpn-openssl" was not in the list of available packages?
And, more important, is it ok to do, what I did? :slight_smile:

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Did you update feeds like opkg update?

4

Hi @brada4, yes I clicked "Update Lists" on Luci that executes "opkg update" but the package was not present till I manually uploaded it.

5

Run

zcat /tmp/opkg-lists/openwrt_packages | grep openvpn

It should be there by all means....

6

Yes, it's there but probably wasn't there before I uploaded the package manually.
I think everything is ok. Thank you @brada4

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You have to ckeck, 0.01% chance online repo index misses it due to some build error?

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I'm not sure I understand what you mean. The Url in the distfeeds.conf was:

https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages

I used the same Url in the browser and I've found the package to download, that was not present in the list on Luci.

How can I check what you suggest?

9

Unzip downloaded package index and grep for openvpn packages in the list.

10

the package is in the list.

11

Rather strange it did not list. Lets write it off as a short-lived buildbot glitch?

12

Maybe It could be of help to know that when I've uploaded the package, other packages with the keyword "openvpn" appeared. At least "openvpn-easy-rsa" and "openvpn-wolfssl".

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If the package is in the index file it is always properly visualised in "available" packages.
I suspect you did nothing wrong, just something in OpenWRT glitched behind the scenes, time washed it away.

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I know it's not related but I just flashed another device (not Flint 2) and all the openvpn packages are visible.