El gestor de paquetes en esta distribucion se llama "opkg", es una herramienta muy similar a nuestro querido "apt-get". Este se puede administrar por linea de comandos o interface web.
opkg update
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.
Inflating http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/Packages.gz.
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/packages.
System
Software
Update package list
vi /etc/opkg.conf
src/gz packages http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages
dest root /
dest ram /tmp
lists_dir ext /var/opkg-lists
option overlay_root /overlay
Edit package lists and installation targets
Se invoca el comando "opkg" pasandole como primer argumento el subcomando "list" y como segundo argumento una expresion regular a buscar. En este caso los "*" funcionan como comodines, pidiendole que busque "ath9" en los nombres de paquete.
opkg list *ath9*
kmod-ath9k - 2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5 - This module adds support for wireless adapters based on Atheros IEEE 802.11n AR5008 and AR9001 family of chipsets.
Filter (completar con texto a buscar)
Find package
opkg install kmod-ath9k
Installing kmod-ath9k (2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-ath9k_2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing kmod-ath (2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-ath_2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing kmod-mac80211 (2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-mac80211_2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing kmod-crypto-core (2.6.32.10-1) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-crypto-core_2.6.32.10-1_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing kmod-crypto-arc4 (2.6.32.10-1) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-crypto-arc4_2.6.32.10-1_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing kmod-crypto-aes (2.6.32.10-1) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-crypto-aes_2.6.32.10-1_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing kmod-cfg80211 (2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/kmod-cfg80211_2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing wireless-tools (29-4) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/wireless-tools_29-4_ar71xx.ipk.
Installing iw (0.9.19-1) to root...
Downloading http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03/ar71xx/packages/iw_0.9.19-1_ar71xx.ipk.
Configuring iw.
Configuring kmod-crypto-core.
Configuring kmod-crypto-arc4.
Configuring kmod-crypto-aes.
Configuring wireless-tools.
Configuring kmod-cfg80211.
Configuring kmod-mac80211.
Configuring kmod-ath.
Configuring kmod-ath9k.
Available packages
install
opkg files kmod-ath9k
Package kmod-ath9k (2.6.32.10+2010-03-24-5) is installed on root and has the following files:
/lib/modules/2.6.32.10/ath9k.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32.10/ath9k_hw.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.32.10/ath9k_common.ko
/etc/modules.d/27-ath9k
Sin dependencias
opkg remove kmod-ath9k
Removing package kmod-ath9k from root...
Con dependencias
opkg --autoremove remove kmod-ath9k
Removing package kmod-ath9k from root...
kmod-ath was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package kmod-ath from root...
kmod-mac80211 was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package kmod-mac80211 from root...
kmod-crypto-arc4 was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package kmod-crypto-arc4 from root...
kmod-crypto-aes was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package kmod-crypto-aes from root...
kmod-crypto-core was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package kmod-crypto-core from root...
kmod-cfg80211 was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package kmod-cfg80211 from root...
wireless-tools was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package wireless-tools from root...
iw was autoinstalled and is now orphaned, removing.
Removing package iw from root...
Con dependencias
Installed packages
Delete