How to enable APK caching: Difference between revisions

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 #REDIRECT [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache]]
-[[Category:Package Manager]]
-== Enabling Package Caching ==
-{{Note|This document applies to Alpine 1.9 and later versions only}}
-Package caching is useful when the need arises to upgrade packages on read-only media. Package caching allows you to store newer packages in a location on writable media, which Alpine checks for when loading packages on start-up.
-This can be enabled either from the console or through the ACF.
-{{Tip|For package upgrades, it is useful to point Alpine Package Manager to repositories on the internet, to easily obtain package upgrades when they become available.}}
-{{Using_Internet_Repositories_for_apk-tools}}
-== Enable caching from either console or ACF ==
-Choose one of the two methods below to enable, either from the console or from the ACF web interface.
-=== Option 1: Enable caching from the console ===
-''Substitute 'sda1' in the example below for the actual device you will use to store the caching directory.''
-First upgrade apk-tools:
-{{Cmd|apk add –u apk-tools}}
-Now enable package caching:
-{{Cmd|mkdir –p /media/sda1/cache
-ln –s /media/sda1/cache /etc/apk/cache}}
-=== Option 2: From the ACF ===
-Browse to '''System > Packages > Cache'''
-''Edit Cache Settings:''
-Tick '''Enable Cache'''
-Specify the '''Cache Directory''', for example:
- /media/sda1/cache
-Click '''Save'''