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Topic: How to install multiple packages at once from txt file

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Post #1
kidd
28 Jan 2011, 00:18

Hello,

i was wondering if it is possible to instaal multiple packages at once from a txt file i create ?

Someting like 

opkg install << mypackagelist.txt
Post #2
jow
28 Jan 2011, 00:36

What about this?

opkg install $(cat mypackagelist.txt)
Post #3
fyi
1 Feb 2011, 19:42 
root@OpenWrt:~# cat mypackagelist.txt
luci-app-firewall
nano
screen
mc
root@OpenWrt:~# for pkg in $(cat mypackagelist.txt); do opkg install $pkg; done
Post #4
mazilo
1 Feb 2011, 20:26

How about:

opkg install package_1.ipk package_2.ipk ... package_n.ipk
Post #5
written_direcon
1 Feb 2011, 20:30
mazilo wrote:

How about:

The question from the thread starter was: ...from a text file...

(Last edited by written_direcon on 1 Feb 2011, 20:39)

Post #6
Nilfred
1 Feb 2011, 23:29

cat mypackagelist.txt | xargs opkg install

There is no option -a in OpenWrt's xargs or it will be:

xargs -a mypackagelist.txt opkg install

Also see:

xargs --help

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