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Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:30:28 +0000
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Subject: Re: apk rebuild database?
From: "Sertonix" <sertonix@posteo.net>
To: "Arjan Bouter" <arjan@primeraholten.nl>, "Timo Teras"
 <timo.teras@iki.fi>
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 <00284195-411C-4364-8D42-66F51B7E53E8@primeraholten.nl>
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In-Reply-To: <928D45B5-52EF-47A6-8F70-2F762E692AA3@primeraholten.nl>

Would you mind sharing the contents of /etc/apk/world?

> It should, but doesn't.
> That would be too easy.
>
> The error is now: unable to select packages=20
> It also complains about what appears to be the contents of /etc/apk/world=
 which looks like /etc/resolv.conf
>
>
> Timo Teras <timo.teras@iki.fi> schreef op 7 januari 2025 10:48:50 UTC:
> >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.
> >>=20
> >> 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.
> >>=20
> >> 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?
> >>=20
> >> As for the cause, an empty battery in my laptop during an update.
> >> One of these I-m-sure-it's-plugged-in moments...
> >>=20
> >> Thanks for the help,
> >> Arjan
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> 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:
> >> > =20
> >> >> when I try to use apk to update, add or remove applications I get
> >> >> the following error:
> >> >>=20
> >> >> ERROR: Unable to read database state: package file format error
> >> >> ERROR: Failed to open apk database: package file format error
> >> >>=20
> >> >> Strace shows a bit more info:
> >> >>=20
> >> >> read(7, "C:Q1DAq8+0eVL2Ce+rsHzYHUPCmuEy8=3D"..., 131072) =3D 131072
> >> >> close(7)                                =3D 0
> >> >> munmap(0x7f5d4fdd3000, 135168)          =3D 0
> >> >> writev(2, [{iov_base=3D"", iov_len=3D0}, {iov_base=3D"ERROR: ",
> >> >> iov_len=3D7}], 2) =3D 7 writev(2, [{iov_base=3D"Unable to read data=
base
> >> >> state: p"..., iov_len=3D56}, {iov_base=3DNULL, iov_len=3D0}], 2) =
=3D 56
> >> >> writev(2, [{iov_base=3D"", iov_len=3D0}, {iov_base=3D"\n", iov_len=
=3D1}],
> >> >> 2) =3D 1
> >> >>=20
> >> >> Is there a way to recreate the database state file? =20
> >> >
> >> >Generally only by reinstalling the system. Any idea how it went to
> >> >this state? Maybe its possible to fix it manually.
> >> >
> >> >Timo
> >> > =20
> >