Shell script to update all opkg upgradable packages.

opkg_upgrade_all.MD

Upgrade all opkg packages for your OpenWRT Router

How to install:

Add the script to the /usr/bin folder

As root, run:

wget -O /usr/bin/upgrade-all https://gist.githubusercontent.com/arturmartins/62653143b9a384e63e79bb81d8fe9386/raw/upgrade-all.sh
chmod +x /usr/bin/upgrade-all

Run the script as root:

upgrade-all

Ouput:

[upgrade-all] Skipping update: Last update was less than 1 hour ago.
[upgrade-all] Checking for upgradable packages...
[upgrade-all] All packages are up to date.

upgrade-all.sh

#!/bin/sh
#
# Updates all upgradable opkg packages.
#
# Author: Artur Martins <[email protected]>
# Version: 1.1
# Date: 2025-Jun-28
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# Changelog:
#    1.1 - Added verbosity
#    1.0 - First edition
##################################################################

log() {
    echo "[$(basename "$0")] $1"
}

STAMP_FILE="/tmp/opkg_update_timestamp"
MAX_AGE=3600  # in seconds

should_update() {
    if [ ! -f "$STAMP_FILE" ]; then
        return 0  # No stamp file, update needed
    fi

    LAST_UPDATE=$(cat "$STAMP_FILE")
    NOW=$(date +%s)
    AGE=$((NOW - LAST_UPDATE))

    [ "$AGE" -ge "$MAX_AGE" ]
}

if should_update; then
    log "Updating package lists..."
    opkg update
    date +%s > "$STAMP_FILE"
else
    log "Skipping update: Last update was less than 1 hour ago."
fi

log "Checking for upgradable packages..."
UPGRADABLE=$(opkg list-upgradable | cut -f 1 -d ' ')

if [ -n "$UPGRADABLE" ]; then
    log "Packages to upgrade:"
    echo "$UPGRADABLE"
    log "Starting upgrade process..."
    echo "$UPGRADABLE" | xargs opkg upgrade --verbosity=2
    log "Upgrade complete."
else
    log "All packages are up to date."
fi