Hello,
I wish to know if it is possible to update my packages installed without having to check them one by one.
Here is some time already that I seek this solution on the forum.
Thank you in advance.
Topic: Update of the packages
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From console command line use 'opkg update', 'opkg list-upgradable' and 'opkg upgrade <pkg>'
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/techref/opkg
root@OpenWrt:~# opkg update
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/snapshots.
root@OpenWrt:~# opkg list-upgradable
Multiple packages (kernel and kernel) providing same name marked HOLD or PREFER. Using latest.
base-files - 103-r29865 - 103-r29936
ddns-scripts - 1.0.0-17 - 1.0.0-18
hostapd-utils - 20111103-2 - 20111103-3
rrdtool1 - 1.0.50-1 - 1.0.50-2
wpad - 20111103-2 - 20111103-3
root@OpenWrt:~# opkg
opkg must have one sub-command argument
usage: opkg [options...] sub-command [arguments...]
where sub-command is one of:
Package Manipulation:
update Update list of available packages
upgrade <pkgs> Upgrade packages
install <pkgs> Install package(s)
configure <pkgs> Configure unpacked package(s)
remove <pkgs|regexp> Remove package(s)
flag <flag> <pkgs> Flag package(s)
<flag>=hold|noprune|user|ok|installed|unpacked (one per invocation)
Informational Commands:
list List available packages
list-installed List installed packages
list-upgradable List installed and upgradable packages
list-changed-conffiles List user modified configuration files
...(Last edited by hnyman on 29 Jan 2012, 13:35)
Brilliant, it is exactly what I wish. Thank you.
The first two orders seem functional. But it blocks for the last.
root@WNDR3700 /root# opkg upgrade <pkg>
-ash: syntax error: unexpected newlineManani wrote:
Brilliant, it is exactly what I wish. Thank you.
The first two orders seem functional. But it blocks for the last.root@WNDR3700 /root# opkg upgrade <pkg> -ash: syntax error: unexpected newline
What did you use as <pkg> ?
(I guess it should be either empty or the name of the specific package to be upgraded)
root@WNDR3700 /root# opkg update
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/snapshots.
Downloading http://enduser.subsignal.org/~trondah/packages/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://enduser.subsignal.org/~trondah/packages/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/arokh.The second order indicates that there are packages which are not up to date.
...
OLD or PREFER. Using latest.
kmod-usb-ohci - 3.1.7-1 - 3.2.2-1
luci-sgi-cgi - trunk+svn8187-1 - trunk+svn8193-1
hostapd-utils - 20111103-2 - 20111103-3
minidlna-cvs - 20120122-1 - 20120129-1
luci-app-qos - trunk+svn8187-1 - trunk+svn8193-1
luci-app-ddns - trunk+svn8187-1 - trunk+svn8193-1
Multiple packages (kmod-usb2 and kmod-usb2) providing same name marked HOLD or PREFER. Using latest.
Multiple packages (kmod-usb2 and kmod-usb2) providing same name marked HOLD or PREFER. Using latest.
kmod-usb2 - 3.1.7-1 - 3.2.2-1
...It seems that I missed something.
Thus which are the options for the third order?
@+
Now I have exactly what I wanted.
opkg update
opkg list-upgradable
opkg upgrade $(opkg list-upgradable)The discussion might have continued from here.
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