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From: Parke <parke.nexus@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 16:26:56 -0800
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Subject: A persistent mini root filesystem, apk add errors, and --force-non-repository
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Hello,

I am running a version 3.15.0 Alpine mini root filesystem in a chroot
environment.

When I run 'apk add' to install a custom-built package, I get this error:

ERROR: You tried to add a non-repository package to system, but it
would be lost on next reboot. Enable package caching (apk cache
--help) or use --force-non-repository if you know what you are doing.

In my case, the underlying filesystem is persistent, so I don't
believe enabling package caching is appropriate.

Additionally, the mini root filesystem is not aware of reboots at all.
I simply chroot into the filesystem when I want to use it.  (Actually,
I am using lxroot, not chroot, but that probably makes no difference.)

My question is:  How do I configure the extracted mini root filesystem
so that it believes it is persistent?  I'd like to avoid using
--force-non-repository if possible.

Thank you,

Parke