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Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:35:52 +0100
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To: "Parke" <parke.nexus@gmail.com>, <~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org>
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Subject: Re: A persistent mini root filesystem, apk add errors, and
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> 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.
>
> 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.

That warning is printed when apk detects that its database is on a tmpfs
(and is missing either the cache or the override flag, as you saw). A
regular chroot always worked for me, so I'm not sure if lxroot is doing
something different here.