The list of repositories to check is stored in /etc/apk/repositories, one repository per line. The apk utility can install packages from multiple repositories.

The directory must include a special index file, named to be considered a repository. A repository is simply a directory with a collection of *.apk files. The packages are stored in one or more repositories. Software packages for Alpine Linux are digitally signed tar.gz archives containing programs, configuration files, and dependency metadata. List changes to the file system from pristine package install stateĬreate a graphviz graph description for a given packageĭisplay the repository that updates a given package, plus repositories that also offer the packageĭisplay statistics, including number of packages installed and available, number of directories and files, etc.ĭisplay checksums for files contained in a given package Maintenance operations for locally cached package repositoryĬompare version differences between installed and available packagesĬreate a repository index from a list of packages

Search for packages or descriptions with wildcard patterns Prints information about installed or available packages The apk tool supports the following operations:Īdd new packages or upgrade packages to the running systemĪttempt to repair or upgrade an installed package This page documents the apk tool - See the Alpine Local Backup page for the lbu tool. Lbu is the tool used to capture the data necessary to restore a system to a previously configured state. (RAM-Based Installs Only)Īpk is the tool used to install, upgrade, or delete software on a running system. after reboot), including all previously installed packages and locally modified configuration files. Restoring a system to a previously configured state (e.g.

Installing / Upgrading / Deleting packages on a running system.

Because Alpine Linux is designed to run from RAM, package management involves two phases:

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