# Entware/Entware

Ultimate repo for embedded devices

Repository: https://github.com/Entware/Entware
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/entware
Homepage: https://entware.net
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: entware, buildroot
Last push: 2026-08-13T18:30:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3103, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2772, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:19.086614+00:00)

## What it is
Entware is a software repository and package build system providing ~3000 precompiled packages (via opkg) for embedded devices such as routers, NAS units, and other ARM/MIPS/x86 gadgets. It is the merged successor of Entware-ng and Entware-ng-3x, built on a Buildroot-based toolchain.

## Use cases
- install linux packages on a router
- add software to my nas
- run opkg packages on embedded device
- install python or git on a router firmware
- extend asuswrt or openwrt device with extra tools
- package repository for arm mips embedded linux

## When to choose
- you want to install common CLI tools, servers, or languages on a router, NAS, or other embedded Linux device
- your device firmware lacks a package manager or has a very limited package set
- you need prebuilt binaries for ARM/MIPS embedded platforms without cross-compiling yourself

## When to avoid
- you are on a standard desktop Linux distribution with apt/dnf/pacman
- you need packages for very old kernel 2.6/3.2 feeds, which are end-of-service
- you want a fully reproducible firmware build rather than runtime package installation

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, cli
- domain: embedded-systems, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, cli, self-hosted
- tags: opkg, buildroot, routers, nas, software-repository, firmware, arm, mips, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- Entware/Entware (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.086614+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:36.826952+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Entware/Entware (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.086614+00:00, sha 47a82904b19c)
  - homepage: https://entware.net (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.402409+00:00, sha d6adec597941)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.412098+00:00, sha 269ec4f734eb)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/2026/04/02/Changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.414060+00:00, sha 29cc0bdbce70)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/2025/06/02/Changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.416199+00:00, sha 72940a3913ff)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/2025/01/15/Changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.417937+00:00, sha 4c1d3ae4f34a)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/2024/08/08/Changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.419709+00:00, sha f8cdb9196079)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/2024/02/23/Changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.421372+00:00, sha 0ee639727918)
  - site_page: https://entware.net/2023/09/01/Changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:01.423023+00:00, sha 441d695f62b8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.