usage: opkg [options...] sub-command [arguments...] where sub-command is one of: Package Manipulation: update Update list of available packages upgrade Upgrade installed packages install Install package(s) configure Configure unpacked package(s) remove Remove package(s) flag Flag package(s) =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 files List files belonging to search List package providing info [pkg|regexp] Display all info for status [pkg|regexp] Display all status for download Download to current directory compare-versions compare versions using <= < > >= = << >> print-architecture List installable package architectures depends [-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatdepends [-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatdependsrec [-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatrecommends[-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatsuggests[-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatprovides [-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatconflicts [-A] [pkgname|pat]+ whatreplaces [-A] [pkgname|pat]+ Options: -A Query all packages not just those installed -V[] Set verbosity level to . --verbosity[=] Verbosity levels: 0 errors only 1 normal messages (default) 2 informative messages 3 debug 4 debug level 2 -f Use as the opkg configuration file --conf --cache Use a package cache -d Use as the the root directory for --dest package installation, removal, upgrading. should be a defined dest name from the configuration file, (but can also be a directory name in a pinch). -o Use as the root directory for --offline-root offline installation of packages. --add-arch : Register architecture with given priority --add-dest : Register destination with given path Force Options: --force-depends Install/remove despite failed dependencies --force-maintainer Overwrite preexisting config files --force-reinstall Reinstall package(s) --force-overwrite Overwrite files from other package(s) --force-downgrade Allow opkg to downgrade packages --force-space Disable free space checks --force-postinstall Run postinstall scripts even in offline mode --force-remove Remove package even if prerm script fails --noaction No action -- test only --download-only No action -- download only --nodeps Do not follow dependencies --force-removal-of-dependent-packages Remove package and all dependencies --autoremove Remove packages that were installed automatically to satisfy dependencies -t Specify tmp-dir. --tmp-dir Specify tmp-dir. regexp could be something like 'pkgname*' '*file*' or similar e.g. opkg info 'libstd*' or opkg search '*libop*' or opkg remove 'libncur*'