Include:Using Internet Repositories for apk-tools - Revision history

Prabuanand: replaced content by redirect link and ensured page is not used anywhere

2025-10-06T10:43:50Z

replaced content by redirect link and ensured page is not used anywhere

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	~~<!--- Note that {{~~#~~expr~~:~~{{AlpineLatest}}}} will fail if there is a zero as the LSB like 3.10,3.20,3.30. So, when such releases are around, this page requires manual handling. -->~~		#REDIRECT [[Include:Upgrading to latest release]]
	~~Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance).~~
	~~{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}}/main~~
	~~http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}}/community}}~~
	~~In the above file,~~ to upgrade Alpine Linux from version {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}} to {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}, simply replace the number {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}} by {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}} in all the places:
	~~{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/main~~
	~~http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/community}}~~

Prabuanand: restored back the template and added a comment

2025-10-06T10:23:45Z

restored back the template and added a comment

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:23, 6 October 2025
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			<!--- Note that {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}} will fail if there is a zero as the LSB like 3.10,3.20,3.30. So, when such releases are around, this page requires manual handling. -->
	Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance).		Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance).
	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}}/main
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/community}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}}/community}}
	In the above file, to upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.20 to ~~3.21~~, simply replace the number 3.20 by ~~3.21~~ in all the places:		In the above file, to upgrade Alpine Linux from version {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}} to {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}, simply replace the number {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}-0.01}} by {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}} in all the places:
	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.21~~/main		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/main
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.21~~/community}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/community}}

Prabuanand: updated the sample repositories file...

2025-01-07T04:10:15Z

updated the sample repositories file...

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	Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance) ~~to edit the Alpine Linux package [[repositories]]~~.		Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance).
	~~{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main~~
	~~http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/community}}~~
	~~In the above file, to upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.19 to 3.20, simply replace the number 3.19 by 3.20 in all the places, so that the updated repositories file looks like below:~~
	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/community}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/community}}
			In the above file, to upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.20 to 3.21, simply replace the number 3.20 by 3.21 in all the places:
	~~[[category~~:~~Package Manager]]~~		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/main
			http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/community}}

Prabuanand: removed previously commented out lines

2024-11-22T19:01:14Z

removed previously commented out lines

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:01, 22 November 2024
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			Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance) to edit the Alpine Linux package [[repositories]].
	Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance) ~~and if necessary, add references~~ to the Alpine Linux package [[repositories]]. In the example below, the file references the Alpine Linux CD, so that if a requested package is available on the local media, it will be obtained from there instead of being downloaded from the remote repository:		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main

	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|~~/media/cdrom/apks~~
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/community}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/community}}
			In the above file, to upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.19 to 3.20, simply replace the number 3.19 by 3.20 in all the places, so that the updated repositories file looks like below:
	In ~~this example~~, To upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.19 to 3.20, simply replace the ~~version~~ number 3.19 by 3.20 in all the places, so that the file ~~will look~~ like ~~this:~~		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main
	~~<!-- {{ic\|<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main</nowiki>}}~~
	to
	~~{{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main}}-->~~
	~~<!--"&colon; intentionally breaks mediawiki turning this into a hyperlink, can't use nowiki because of {{#expr~~:~~}} etc-->~~
	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|~~/media/cdrom/apks~~
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/community}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/community}}
	~~<!--~~
	{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: {{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/community}}}}
	~~Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any geographically close mirror from:~~
	~~<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>~~
	~~-->~~

	[[category:Package Manager]]		[[category:Package Manager]]

Prabuanand: moved the lines releted to updating packages to :Include:Upgrading to latest release page

2024-11-22T17:57:14Z

moved the lines releted to updating packages to Include:Upgrading to latest release page

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	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/community}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/community}}

	In this example, To upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.19 to 3.20, simply replace the version number 3.19 by 3.20 in all the places~~.So~~ that the file will look like this:		In this example, To upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.19 to 3.20, simply replace the version number 3.19 by 3.20 in all the places, so that the file will look like this:
	<!-- {{ic\|<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main</nowiki>}}		<!-- {{ic\|<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main</nowiki>}}
	to		to
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	<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>
	-->		-->
	~~=== Updating package lists ===~~

	~~With the correct repositories file in place, the latest index list of available packages can be obtained with:~~
	~~{{Cmd\|apk update}}~~

	{{Tip\|Adding the <code>--update-cache</code> or <code>-U</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as always running <code>apk update</code> immediately before the other apk command. Instead of auto-update it only if the index has not been updated recently.}}

	[[category:Package Manager]]		[[category:Package Manager]]

Prabuanand: cleaned up heading levels and rephrased sentence. removed reference to {{AlpineLatest}} as it shows V3.20 as V3.2 which is not correct.

2024-11-22T17:50:40Z

cleaned up heading levels and rephrased sentence. removed reference to {{AlpineLatest}} as it shows V3.20 as V3.2 which is not correct.

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:50, 22 November 2024
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	Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using an editor ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance) and if necessary, add references to the Alpine package repositories. In the example below, the file references the Alpine CD, so that if a requested package is available on the local media, it will be obtained from there instead of being downloaded from the remote repository:		Edit the {{Path\|/etc/apk/repositories}} file using any editor of your choice ({{Pkg\|nano}} for instance) and if necessary, add references to the Alpine Linux package [[repositories]]. In the example below, the file references the Alpine Linux CD, so that if a requested package is available on the local media, it will be obtained from there instead of being downloaded from the remote repository:

	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|/media/cdrom/apks		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|/media/cdrom/apks
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/~~main~~}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main
			http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/community}}

	~~To upgrade, in~~ this example, from version 3.3 ~~to {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}~~, simply ~~change~~:		In this example, To upgrade Alpine Linux from version 3.19 to 3.20, simply replace the version number 3.19 by 3.20 in all the places.So that the file will look like this:
	{{ic\|<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main</nowiki>}}		<!-- {{ic\|<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/main</nowiki>}}
	to		to
	{{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}~~/main}}<!--"&colon; intentionally breaks mediawiki turning this into a hyperlink, can't use nowiki because of {{#expr:}} etc-->		{{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main}}-->
			<!--"&colon; intentionally breaks mediawiki turning this into a hyperlink, can't use nowiki because of {{#expr:}} etc-->
	~~So that the file will look like this:~~
	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|/media/cdrom/apks		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|/media/cdrom/apks
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v{{#expr~~:~~{{AlpineLatest}}}}~~/~~main~~}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/main
			http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/community}}
			<!--
	{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: {{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/community}}}}		{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: {{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/community}}}}

	Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any geographically close mirror from:		Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any geographically close mirror from:
	<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>
			-->
	==== Updating package lists ====		=== Updating package lists ===

	With the correct repositories file in place, the latest index list of available packages can be obtained with:		With the correct repositories file in place, the latest index list of available packages can be obtained with:
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	{{Tip\|Adding the <code>--update-cache</code> or <code>-U</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as always running <code>apk update</code> immediately before the other apk command. Instead of auto-update it only if the index has not been updated recently.}}		{{Tip\|Adding the <code>--update-cache</code> or <code>-U</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as always running <code>apk update</code> immediately before the other apk command. Instead of auto-update it only if the index has not been updated recently.}}


	[[category:Package Manager]]		[[category:Package Manager]]

Zcrayfish: Use {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}} to display the latest branch. Ooh. Ahh. It's MAGIC!

2024-01-12T07:14:32Z

Use {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}} to display the latest branch. Ooh. Ahh. It's MAGIC!

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:14, 12 January 2024
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	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main}}

	To upgrade, in this example, from version 3.3 to ~~3.4~~, simply change:		To upgrade, in this example, from version 3.3 to {{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}, simply change:
	~~<code>~~<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main</nowiki>~~</code>~~		{{ic\|<nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main</nowiki>}}
	to		to
	~~<code><nowiki>~~http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.4~~/main</nowiki~~></code~~>		{{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/main}}<!--"&colon; intentionally breaks mediawiki turning this into a hyperlink, can't use nowiki because of {{#expr:}} etc-->

	So that the file will look like this:		So that the file will look like this:
	{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|/media/cdrom/apks		{{Cat\|/etc/apk/repositories\|/media/cdrom/apks
	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.4~~/main}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/main}}

	{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: ~~<code><nowiki>~~http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.3~~/community~~</nowiki></code>~~}}		{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: {{ic\|http&colon;//dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/community}}}}

	Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any geographically close mirror from:		Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any geographically close mirror from:

Sb1 at 12:50, 5 July 2021

2021-07-05T12:50:03Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:50, 5 July 2021
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	{{Cmd\|apk update}}		{{Cmd\|apk update}}

	{{Tip\|Adding the <code>--update-cache</code> or <code>-U</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as always running <code>apk update</code> immediately before the other apk command. Instead of ~~just~~ if the index has not been updated recently.}}		{{Tip\|Adding the <code>--update-cache</code> or <code>-U</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as always running <code>apk update</code> immediately before the other apk command. Instead of auto-update it only if the index has not been updated recently.}}


	[[category:Package Manager]]		[[category:Package Manager]]

Sb1 at 12:48, 5 July 2021

2021-07-05T12:48:11Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:48, 5 July 2021
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	<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>

	~~After updating~~ the repositories file, the latest index of available packages can be obtained with:		==== Updating package lists ====

			With the correct repositories file in place, the latest index list of available packages can be obtained with:
	{{Cmd\|apk update}}		{{Cmd\|apk update}}

	{{Tip\|Adding the <code>-U</code>/<code>-~~-update-cache~~</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as running <code>apk update</code> before the other apk command.}}		{{Tip\|Adding the <code>--update-cache</code> or <code>-U</code> to another apk command, as in <code>apk add -U ...</code> or <code>apk upgrade -U</code>, has the same effect as always running <code>apk update</code> immediately before the other apk command. Instead of just if the index has not been updated recently.}}


	[[category:Package Manager]]		[[category:Package Manager]]

Sb1 at 12:42, 5 July 2021

2021-07-05T12:42:33Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:42, 5 July 2021
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	http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main}}		http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main}}

	To upgrade, ~~for~~ example, from version 3.3 to 3.4,simply change:		To upgrade, in this example, from version 3.3 to 3.4, simply change:
	<code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main</nowiki></code>
	to		to
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	{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community</nowiki></code>}}		{{Note\|Starting with version 3.3, there is a new repository called '''community'''. Many packages have been moved from the main repository to the community repository to indicate that they are not guaranteed to be supported beyond six months. If you are using any of these packages, be sure to add the community repository. For example: <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community</nowiki></code>}}

	Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any ~~of the mirrors~~ from:		Above, only one possible repository is shown, however, <code><nowiki>http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/</nowiki></code> may also be replaced with any geographically close mirror from:
	<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>http://rsync.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt</nowiki></code>