How to update OpenWrt?

[sgtjamez]

I have two instances of the ttneck script OpenWrt VM running.
The older one is version:
OpenWrt 23.05.3 r23809-234f1a2efa / LuCI openwrt-23.05 branch git-24.346.66847-1bb28ba

The newest one is:
OpenWrt 23.05.5 r24106-10cc5fcd00 / LuCI openwrt-23.05 branch git-24.346.66847-1bb28ba

Can someone tell me how to update OpenWrt? I don't think it's done using the Software portion of the interface, and typing 'update' from the VM console doesn't work. As new builds of the system come out, how am I able to upgrade?

Please and thank you.

[MickLesk]

Try this:

1. Update Package Information
Update the package list to ensure the latest available updates:

opkg update

2. Upgrade Installed Packages
Upgrade all installed packages to the latest versions:

opkg upgrade

3. System Upgrade (Optional)
For a complete OpenWRT system upgrade, follow these steps:

a. Create a Backup
Backup your current system configuration:

sysupgrade -b /tmp/openwrt-backup.tar.gz

b. Download the New OpenWRT Image
Download the appropriate OpenWRT image from the OpenWRT Downloads page.

c. Upload the Image to the VM
Upload the new image to the VM:

scp openwrt-<version>-<target>.bin root@<VM_IP>:/tmp/

d. Perform the Upgrade
Start the upgrade with:

sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-<version>-<target>.bin

The VM will automatically reboot after the upgrade.

4. Verify and Restore (If Necessary)
After upgrading, check the system. If issues arise, restore the backup:

sysupgrade -r /tmp/openwrt-backup.tar.gz

[sgtjamez]

Ok great. This is what I was looking into but needed a bit of a primer. For point 3.b., by ‘download’ does that mean wget? For the scp, I’m a little confused about where the source and destination are. But I think this is enough to get me going. I’m going to try it later today and I’ll come back with a post mortem. Thank you!Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 19, 2024, at 7:55 AM, CanbiZ ***@***.***> wrote: Try this: 1. Update Package Information Update the package list to ensure the latest available updates: opkg update 2. Upgrade Installed Packages Upgrade all installed packages to the latest versions: opkg upgrade 3. System Upgrade (Optional) For a complete OpenWRT system upgrade, follow these steps: a. Create a Backup Backup your current system configuration: sysupgrade -b /tmp/openwrt-backup.tar.gz b. Download the New OpenWRT Image Download the appropriate OpenWRT image from the OpenWRT Downloads page. c. Upload the Image to the VM Upload the new image to the VM: scp openwrt-<version>-<target>.bin root@<VM_IP>:/tmp/ d. Perform the Upgrade Start the upgrade with: sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-<version>-<target>.bin The VM will automatically reboot after the upgrade. 4. Verify and Restore (If Necessary) After upgrading, check the system. If issues arise, restore the backup: sysupgrade -r /tmp/openwrt-backup.tar.gz —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[MickLesk]

C. Just Download the latest File and execute. This is howto is just for an ssh Client.