25.12.0 RC4 apk update - how to preserve the repo package list

I am evaluating 25.12.0 rc4 for BPI-R3 and BPI-R4-Lite.

I have noticed that after apk update the list of all the repo packages for the device disappear after a while. Only those installed show up (screenshot below)

In earlier releases, with opkg it was possible to preserve the list by changing the location of the repo files to a writable directory like /srv/opkg/

Is the same possible with apk?

Well, right at this moment, the package indexes for that device are broken (see https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.0-rc4/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/ and look for packages.adb, it's not there, but should be). Just wait for the next buildbot run on that architecture's package feeds and it should get back to what you expect.

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