[SOLVED] Owut doesn't work

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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I am on 25.12.2

Trying to check updates with owut and getting this message, what does this mean?

I just did an upgrade for owut itself, no change

root@Diele:~# owut check
Reference error: left-hand side expression is null
In collect_build_info(), file /usr/bin/owut, line 1371, byte 32:
  called from function collect_overview (/usr/bin/owut:1487:21)
  called from function collect_all (/usr/bin/owut:1561:19)
  called from anonymous function (/usr/bin/owut:2340:15)

 `        ver_to = release.branches[b].latest;`
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Ping @efahl.

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Sorry what do you mean with that command?

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Summoning the author.

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OpenWrt 25.12.3 is currently being built so that may be causing issues with owut? Some targets are complete but others are still going.

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Yup, that's it: Owut: OpenWrt Upgrade Tool - #1295 by efahl

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Hi, I am getting the following error, when I try to upgrade my router

root@OpenWrtRouter:~# owut check --verbose
owut - OpenWrt Upgrade Tool 2026.04.09~5d6760b5-r1 (/usr/bin/owut)
Reference error: left-hand side expression is null
In collect_build_info(), file /usr/bin/owut, line 1371, byte 32:
  called from function collect_overview (/usr/bin/owut:1487:21)
  called from function collect_all (/usr/bin/owut:1561:19)
  called from anonymous function (/usr/bin/owut:2340:15)

 `        ver_to = release.branches[b].latest;`
  Near here ---------------------------^


root@OpenWrtRouter:~#
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Nothing to do but wait until 25.12.3 is announced

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OK Thanks and I wait :slight_smile:

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But then how would i update the packages in openwrt? I wasn't planing on doing a release update. I just wanted to update all packages to the latest version.

I had recently a question about that Upgrade all packages

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You should never update packages, problem solved.

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Ok, Do I understand that right no security updates on a device which is may directly connected to the internet?

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For major security problems a point release will be made available so if you use owut you should be good.
If you want a more bleeding edge experience use 25.12 snapshot, still a stable build but with all the backported fixes which will eventually land in a point release.

For absolute bleeding edge use Master snapshot builds

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what egc said.
do you really think the same version of everything is used every time there's a new release, only the version # get bumped ?

for instance Cve-2026-31431 was posted/discovered roughly a week ago, the fix is in the upcoming .3 release.