WARNING: Ignoring APKINDEX.7c1f02d6.tar.gz: No such file or directory

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#1 Fri, 2017-11-24 16:15

ArchaicDev

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Hello,
I am working on Dokerizing an apache and PHP application. I wanted to use Alpine as its very small and secure.
Seems that I can't RUN apk update.

I used alpine:edge, alpine:3.3 and apline 3.6

I get the same error message every time which makes me think there is an issue with the update package. Below i have added all the steps and deatils I can.

I haven't used Apline before so could be I have done something wrong. I am also fairly new to Linux and Docker.

In Docker File I simply have

FROM alpine:edge
 
RUN apk update

I then run the command

    docker build -t alpine_apache_server .

I then get the following error

fetch <a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
ERROR:" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
ERROR:</a> <a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main:" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/main:</a> temporary error (try again later)
WARNING: Ignoring APKINDEX.5a59b88b.tar.gz: No such file or directory
fetch <a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
ERROR:" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
ERROR:</a> <a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community:" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community:</a> temporary error (try again later)
WARNING: Ignoring APKINDEX.7c1f02d6.tar.gz: No such file or directory
2 errors; 11 distinct packages available

So I go to the URL: http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.3/community/x86_64/
That is up and I see APKINDEX.tar.gz
I can download that.
When I go go into that package there are 3 files and then I don't know what I am looking at but I dont see anything named apkinxed.5a59b88b anywere.

So, I took out the update command from Dockerfile.

I ran just the FROM apline:xxx

I then use docker run -id [container] bin/bash

I go into the container and then run apk update inside the container and still I get the same error message.

I don't know what else I can do.

#2 Wed, 2017-11-29 13:58

ArchaicDev

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OK, so today I revisited this. I ran Docker build and the apk update command ran and worked fine.

What's the difference?
When I posted this I was using my home internet connection. Today I am at work using their internet.

I will test again at home tonight. If it works then it suggests something was wrong last Friday and it would be nice to be informed as to what the issue was.

Otherwise that suggests you fixed this without saying anything, which is a little rude.

#3 Tue, 2018-02-06 21:13

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Hi ArchaicDev;

I'm not an expert but I had this error before and basically it's because your cache is obsolete or absent which is a wanted state in a docker image to reduce the size. you have two options:

1' apk update
which will rebuild and/or update the cache index,
but in a docker image you don't really want that and/or at the end you remove it by a rm -Rf /var/cache/apk (BTW you could see APKINDEX file in this directory)

2' apk add --no-cache
which is more or less what every "guru /alpine /docker" do
it interrogate directly the repository and you don't have to clean the /var/cache/apk after.

voilà!

I hope it make sense and help you!

Jonathan