Questions tagged [apk-tools]
The APK package format and the apk tools used by Alpine Linux. Not to be confused with Android apk packages.
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How to create alpine package without git?
If I already have all the files how do I package them up into an .apk file that I can later installed?
Sort of an equivalent of fakeroot dpkg-deb -b package-dir package.deb, or something to achieve ...
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Docker file with apt package
I have below two commands using apk
apk add --no-cache curl && \
curl -sSLO https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sam-local/releases/download/v${VERSION}/sam_${VERSION}_linux_386.tar.gz &&...
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How to prevent apk from overriding config files
So I've stumbled upon issue after issue every time I upgrade using apk upgrade that apk keeps on adding default config files without my consent, is there any way to have apk either never override/...
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How to show details of error in Alpine apk
I use Alpine Linux 3.9.3 x86_64
when I issue:
# apk upgrade
the output is:
3 errors; 1973 MiB in 519 packages
How can I get details about those 3 errors? I tried --verbose flag but result is same....
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Alpine Linux apk add gives permission error
I'm trying to install packages in a docker image based on alpine. The host system is CentOS system, system-release: CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core).
Here's what I do:
# docker run -td alpine:3....
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Alpine Linux - Ignoring APKINDEX : Bad file Descriptor
when I do apk update or apk add ..., gives me error below:
fetch http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.8/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
ERROR: http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.8/main: Bad file ...
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How to install audit2allow on Alpine Linux 3.5?
I am coming from an apt-get background and am now trying (and failing) to use Alpine Linux's apk utility for package management.
I try running apk install audit2allow and end up with a help message ...
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How to determine apk package name from search results
On Alpine Linux, given the results of an apk search, how do I determine the package name to give to apk add?
For example, suppose I forgot the how to spell "lighttpd", or I forgot exactly what the ...
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Install apk tool on Alpine Linux
I'm fiddling with a Docker image, built from a Virtualbox VM using Packer. The image is Alpine Linux 5.3.0, but apk seems to have been removed.
How can I reinstall apk, or build it from source? ...
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Install Node.js 4 on Alpine Linux
I am new to Alpine Linux and I tried to install Node.js 4.
According to this I can specify the version like this:
apk add nodejs=4
I also tried this because I though maybe it doesn't understand ...
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ERROR: unsatisfiable constraints: tor (missing)
I'm trying to add alpine package tor and getting a following error:
root@linode:~/# docker run -it alpine /bin/sh
/ # apk update
fetch http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/main/x86_64/APKINDEX....
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How to search for a file in apk packages
I would like to know, given a binary's name, which package I should install on Alpine Linux.
How can I do that?
