Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 12:48:50 +0200
From: Timo Teras <timo.teras@iki.fi>
To: Arjan Bouter <arjan@primeraholten.nl>
Cc: ~alpine/apk-tools@lists.alpinelinux.org
Subject: Re: apk rebuild database?
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Hi,

You can also just wipe the database, and reinstall everything.
Something like:

mv /lib/apk/db /lib/apk/db.backup
mkdir /lib/apk/db
apk fix

Which should reinstall everything you had, unless you have packages
that are no longer available in the repositories.

Timo

On Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:32:28 +0000
Arjan Bouter <arjan@primeraholten.nl> wrote:

> Not what I wanted to hear, lol.
> 
> after a bit of digging it looks like apk fails to read scripts.tar.
> Removing the offending entry mentioned by strace, the first entry,
> makes it complain about the next entry Renaming lets me "apk update"
> again, but apk throws "error: unabe to select packages", which makes
> sense.
> 
> from the looks of it, there is nothing strange about the contents of
> scripts.tar. Is there any way to learn why and on what it trips?
> 
> As for the cause, an empty battery in my laptop during an update.
> One of these I-m-sure-it's-plugged-in moments...
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> Arjan
> 
> 
> Timo Teras <timo.teras@iki.fi> schreef op 7 januari 2025 08:42:48 UTC:
> >On Mon, 6 Jan 2025 18:56:51 +0100
> >Arjan Bouter <arjan@primeraholten.nl> wrote:
> >  
> >> when I try to use apk to update, add or remove applications I get
> >> the following error:
> >> 
> >> ERROR: Unable to read database state: package file format error
> >> ERROR: Failed to open apk database: package file format error
> >> 
> >> Strace shows a bit more info:
> >> 
> >> read(7, "C:Q1DAq8+0eVL2Ce+rsHzYHUPCmuEy8="..., 131072) = 131072
> >> close(7)                                = 0
> >> munmap(0x7f5d4fdd3000, 135168)          = 0
> >> writev(2, [{iov_base="", iov_len=0}, {iov_base="ERROR: ",
> >> iov_len=7}], 2) = 7 writev(2, [{iov_base="Unable to read database
> >> state: p"..., iov_len=56}, {iov_base=NULL, iov_len=0}], 2) = 56
> >> writev(2, [{iov_base="", iov_len=0}, {iov_base="\n", iov_len=1}],
> >> 2) = 1
> >> 
> >> Is there a way to recreate the database state file?  
> >
> >Generally only by reinstalling the system. Any idea how it went to
> >this state? Maybe its possible to fix it manually.
> >
> >Timo
> >