Opkg missing from Snapshot - R28515

[fergalom]

OpenWrt SNAPSHOT r28515-70610a5240 / LuCI Master 25.005.74981~65c86ed

Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800

Updated a snapshot using Attended Sysupgrade and it seem that opkg is missing from the build. (tried via luci and terminal)

root@R7800:~# opkg update
-ash: opkg: not found

Just want to know what my best options are here, do I wait for a new snapshot or try to roll back? Everything else in the build seems to be working so far.

Can opkg be added via the cli?

[dannil]

The future is now: opkg vs apk

apk has replaced opkg in main branch SNAPSHOT builds The apk switchover is an ongoing process, and still has several issues to resolve. If you do not wish to deal with the issues inherent in bleeding edge snapshots, then it is strongly suggested that you move to 24.10-SNAPHOT (https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10-SNAPSHOT/targets/). @ynezz has graciously copied out the contents of the cheatsheet and put it in the wiki for all to edit. It is ready for you (yes, you) to work on fixi…

apk has replaced opkg in SNAPSHOT

[ncompact]

installing snapshot you have apk

if you want to keep opkg you will have to:
https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=24.10.0-rc5&target=ipq806x%2Fgeneric&id=netgear_r7800

Major Change Notice: New Package Manager

As of November 2024 for snapshots from the main development branch and future stable release builds (possibly also including the upcoming 24.10 series), the package manager in OpenWrt has changed from opkg to apk. This new package manager offers a number of advantages over the older opkg system and is a significant milestone in the development of the OpenWrt platform. The older opkg package manager has been deprecated and is no longer part of OpenWrt. As this represents a fundamental shift in …

[fergalom]

Thanks!

Seems like apk is also n ot on this snapshot so I assume next step is to move to 24.10 rc5?

root@R7800:~# apk
-ash: apk: not found

[ncompact]

if you want to have apk

verify that this package is present in the required build:

apk-mbedtls

starting from here you should have the package already installed...

https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=SNAPSHOT&target=ipq806x%2Fgeneric&id=netgear_r7800

[dannil]

I haven't tested myself, but most likely Attended Sysupgrade (I guess you used the LuCI app?) didn't understand that the opkg package should be replaced by apk, resulting in an image which has neither apk or opkg.

If you don't have apk installed, I guess the simplest way would be to install the sysupgrade again, either SNAPSHOT (then you get apk) or a 24.10 release candidate (then you get opkg). I've been running 24.10.0-rc2 for a few weeks on my own R7800 without any issues.

You could also try to use the LuCI app and manually change the package list in the UI to include apk, that should solve not having a package manager as well.

[fergalom]

@ncompact

apk-mbedtls

Thanks for this and the different options.
Solved by adding apk-mbedtls to the packages list in Attended Sysupgrade and packages updates works again.

[efahl]

@dannil

I haven't tested myself, but most likely Attended Sysupgrade (I guess you used the LuCI app?) didn't understand that the opkg package should be replaced by apk, resulting in an image which has neither apk or opkg.

Hmm, seems like it should be picked up by all the ASU clients: https://github.com/openwrt/asu/blob/main/asu/config.py#L31