Failed to install .apk

[4ntoine]

Alpine linux 3.14.2 (x86_64 virt) after libc6-compat installed and uninstalled:

# apk add --allow-untrusted ./glibc-2.34-r0.apk 
1 error; 111 MiB in 56 packages

adding -v does not add any output, apk fix does not help:

# apk fix
(1/1) [APK unavailable, skipped] Reinstalling glibc (2.34-r0)
1 error; 111 MiB in 56 packages

[sgerrand]

Hello and thanks for reporting this error. Unfortunately I can't reproduce it as reported.

$ docker run --rm --interactive --tty docker.io/library/alpine:3.14.2 ash
Unable to find image 'alpine:3.14.2' locally
3.14.2: Pulling from library/alpine
Digest: sha256:e1c082e3d3c45cccac829840a25941e679c25d438cc8412c2fa221cf1a824e6a
Status: Downloaded newer image for alpine:3.14.2
/ # wget -q -O /etc/apk/keys/sgerrand.rsa.pub https://alpine-pkgs.sgerrand.com/sgerrand.rsa.pub
/ # wget https://github.com/sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc/releases/download/2.34-r0/glibc-2.34-r0.apk
Connecting to github.com (140.82.121.4:443)
Connecting to objects.githubusercontent.com (185.199.108.133:443)
saving to 'glibc-2.34-r0.apk'
glibc-2.34-r0.apk    100% |**************************************************************************************| 1895k  0:00:00 ETA
'glibc-2.34-r0.apk' saved
/ # apk add glibc-2.34-r0.apk
fetch https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.14/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
fetch https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.14/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
(1/1) Installing glibc (2.34-r0)
OK: 10 MiB in 15 packages

Would you please share the Dockerfile for this instance if you're using a Docker image or the output of apk list | sort -u if not!

[leaspb]

I faced the same issue. To reproduce it you have to install gcompat first: apk add gcompat . Then try to install glibc - apk add glibc-2.35-r0.apk , it will fail because of gcompat installed. Then, remove gcompat: apk del gcompat
and try to install glibc again - you will see an error.

[microspino]

Happened to me too: I had gcompat installed. Removed and got the very same error when trying sudo apk add -v glibc-2.35-r1.apk
BTW -v doesn't print anything helpful.
Alpine 6.1.57-0-lts SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC x86_64 Linux

[NamesMT]

For future visits, try apk del gcompat glibc then install the .apk again.