I just updated my TP-Link Archer C7 v2 router to 24.10.0, and I get a 'not found' message when I try to run apk. This is the release version, not one of the release candidates. Where do I find apk? If I login via the web page, luci shows opkg update when updating the files.
The status overview shows version:
OpenWrt 24.10.0 r28427-6df0e3d02a
* OpenWrt 24.10 uses OPKG only, APK packages are not supported. Only main branch was changed to APK.
I'm not sure what you mean by the "main branch." 24.10.0 is the latest stable release, and the version that I installed is from that release, not one of the previous release candidates.
I mean nothing:
I provided hyperlinked release notes.
If you're a bit confused by the idea of the main branch vs 24.10, there is a great little graphic at the bottom of this page which should help clarify:
I am still curious as the the meaning of "main branch." I have to admit that I hadn't read the release notes for the final version, just those of some of the release candidates that had stated that opkg was being deprecated. I only knew of release builds and development builds, and had assumed that a release build was the main branch.
Does not change the meaning, substitute "main branch" with "combine harvester", still no apk in release 24.10.x
Main is, as its name implies, the main development branch of OpenWrt... new features and technologies get added here. Eventually, a release series gets forked off of that... typically features/technology is frozen (with a few exceptions here and there), and the development on a release series focuses on bug and security fixes (these are also often rolled into the main branch).
This was part of the early planning by the devs, but there was a decision to wait to deprecate opkg until after 24.10 (presumably to make sure it is fully baked; people running main/snapshots are typically willing to deal with some rough edges, but the stable release series should be as reliable as possible).
Hopefully that graphic tells the story.