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Other packages are optional and not required for a home router. Install them only if you are sure of their purpose.
System packages
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| routeros-arm (arm) | system package for arm devices |
| routeros-arm (arm64) | system package for arm64 devices |
| routeros-mipsbe (mipsbe) | system package for mipsbe devices |
| routeros-mmips (mmips) | system package for mmips devices |
| routeros-smips (smips) | system package for smips devices |
| routeros-tile (tile) | system package for tile devices |
| routeros-ppc (ppc) | system package for ppc devices |
| routeros (x86, CHR) | system package for x86 installations and CHR environment |
Extra packages
To install extra packages, download the necessary package from the MikroTik download page, selecting the RouterOS v6 section based on your device's architecture found in the System/Resources menu. Extract the archive and upload the required package to your router using any convenient method, and proceed to reboot the router.
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| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| calea (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | Data gathering tool for specific use due to "Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act" in the USA |
| container (arm, arm64, x86, CHR) | Container implementation of Linux containers, allows users to run containerized environments within RouterOS |
| dude (arm, arm64, mmips, tile, x86, CHR) | Dude tool that allows monitoring of network environment |
| gps (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | Global Positioning System devices support |
| iot (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | Enables: |
| lora (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | Dummy package for Lora support. LoRa package is not obligatory anymore and is left only for compatibility reasons. LoRa functionality is moved into iot package. |
| lte (mipsbe) | Required package only for SXT LTE (RBSXTLTE3-7), which contains drivers for the built-in LTE interface. |
| rose-storage (arm, arm64, tile, x86, CHR) | Additional enterprise data center functionality in RouterOS, support disk monitoring, improved formatting, RAIDs, rsync, iSCSI , NVMe over TCP, NFS, and improved SMB |
| tr069-client (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, smips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | TR069 Client package |
| ups (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | APC ups management interface |
| user-manager (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | MikroTik User Manager server for controlling Hotspot and other service users. |
| wifiwave2 (arm, arm64, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | For 7.12 and older versions: WifiWave2 package for managing compatible 802.11ax and 802.11ac wave 2 wireless interfaces and WifiWave2 CAPsMAN for central WifiWave2 device management. Mandatory for 802.11ax devices. |
| wifi-qcom (arm, arm64) | Mandatory driver package for 802.11ax interfaces. Introduced in 7.13. Wifi CAPsMAN support comes with the system package. |
| wifi-qcom-ac (arm) | Optional Wifi driver package for compatible 802.11ac interfaces. Introduced in 7.13. |
| wireless (arm, arm64, mipsbe, mmips, tile, ppc, x86, CHR) | Utilities and drivers for managing WiFi (up to 802.11ac) and 60GHz wireless interfaces. The wireless package conflicts with wifi-qcom and wifi-qcom-ac packages - they cannot be active at the same time. |
| zerotier (arm, arm64) | Enables ZeroTier functionality |
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