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Alpine Linux


Last Update: 2024-12-05 14:25 UTC

Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, containers, and servers. It was designed with security in mind; it has proactive security features like PaX and SSP that prevent security holes in the software to be exploited. The C library used is musl and the base tools are all in BusyBox. Those are normally found in embedded systems and are smaller than the tools found in GNU/Linux systems.

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Alpine Summary
Distribution Alpine Linux
Home Page https://www.alpinelinux.org/
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 • 2023-05-09: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.18.0
 • 2022-11-22: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.17.0
 • 2022-05-24: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.16.0
 • 2021-11-24: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.15.0
 • 2021-01-14: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.13.0
 • 2020-05-29: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.12.0
 • 2019-12-19: Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.11.0
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Feature 3.21.0 3.20.3 3.19.4 3.18.9 3.17.10 3.16.9 3.15.11 3.14.10 3.13.12 3.12.11 3.10.6 3.6.2 3.2.2 2.7.8 1.10.6 Feature
Release Date 2024-12-05 2024-09-06 2024-09-06 2024-09-06 2024-09-06 2024-01-26 2023-10-30 2023-03-29 2022-08-09 2022-03-28 2021-02-23 2017-06-17 2015-07-14 2014-05-21 2010-06-16 Release Date
End Of Life                               End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 200-1000 200-900 200-900 200-900 100-800 100-800 100-700 100-700 100-600 100-500 100-500 70-300       Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Default Desktop
Package Management APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK APK Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, armhf, i486, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 armhf, i486, x86_64 armhf, i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC Busybox, OpenRC BusyBox BusyBox BusyBox BusyBox Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 3.21.0 3.20.3 3.19.4 3.18.9 3.17.10 3.16.9 3.15.11 3.14.10 3.13.12 3.12.11 3.10.6 3.6.2 3.2.2 2.7.8 1.10.6 Full Package List

Full Package List:   Alpine Linux 3.18.9
  Number of packages: 465 (download as TXT)
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  •  acct-6.6.4-r2.apk
  •  acct-openrc-6.6.4-r2.apk
  •  agetty-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  agetty-openrc-0.48-r0.apk
  •  alpine-base-3.18.9-r0.apk
  •  alpine-baselayout-3.4.3-r1.apk
  •  alpine-baselayout-data-3.4.3-r1.apk
  •  alpine-conf-3.16.2-r0.apk
  •  alpine-keys-2.4-r1.apk
  •  alpine-release-3.18.9-r0.apk
  •  APKINDEX.tar.gz
  •  apk-tools-2.14.4-r0.apk
  •  argon2-libs-20190702-r4.apk
  •  arpon-3.0-r7.apk
  •  arpon-openrc-3.0-r7.apk
  •  arpwatch-3.3-r2.apk
  •  arpwatch-openrc-3.3-r2.apk
  •  awall-1.12.2-r0.apk
  •  bash-5.2.15-r5.apk
  •  blkid-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  bonding-2.6-r5.apk
  •  botan-libs-2.19.3-r3.apk
  •  bridge-1.5-r5.apk
  •  bridge-utils-1.7.1-r2.apk
  •  brotli-libs-1.0.9-r14.apk
  •  btrfs-progs-6.3.2-r0.apk
  •  busybox-1.36.1-r7.apk
  •  busybox-binsh-1.36.1-r7.apk
  •  busybox-mdev-openrc-1.36.1-r7.apk
  •  busybox-openrc-1.36.1-r7.apk
  •  busybox-suid-1.36.1-r7.apk
  •  bwm-ng-0.6.3-r3.apk
  •  ca-certificates-20240226-r0.apk
  •  ca-certificates-bundle-20240226-r0.apk
  •  c-ares-1.19.1-r1.apk
  •  cfdisk-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  chrony-4.3-r4.apk
  •  chrony-openrc-4.3-r4.apk
  •  cksfv-1.3.15-r3.apk
  •  conntrack-tools-1.4.7-r1.apk
  •  conntrack-tools-openrc-1.4.7-r1.apk
  •  coreutils-9.3-r2.apk
  •  cryptsetup-2.6.1-r3.apk
  •  cryptsetup-libs-2.6.1-r3.apk
  •  cryptsetup-openrc-2.6.1-r3.apk
  •  curl-8.9.0-r0.apk
  •  cutter-1.04-r5.apk
  •  cyrus-sasl-2.1.28-r4.apk
  •  cyrus-sasl-openrc-2.1.28-r4.apk
  •  dbus-libs-1.14.8-r0.apk
  •  device-mapper-event-libs-2.03.21-r3.apk
  •  device-mapper-libs-2.03.21-r3.apk
  •  dhcp-4.4.3_p1-r2.apk
  •  dhcpcd-10.0.2-r1.apk
  •  dhcpcd-openrc-10.0.2-r1.apk
  •  dhcp-openrc-4.4.3_p1-r2.apk
  •  dhcp-server-vanilla-4.4.3_p1-r2.apk
  •  dhcrelay-4.4.3_p1-r2.apk
  •  dhcrelay-openrc-4.4.3_p1-r2.apk
  •  dnsmasq-2.90-r0.apk
  •  dnsmasq-common-2.90-r0.apk
  •  dnsmasq-openrc-2.90-r0.apk
  •  dnssec-root-20190225-r2.apk
  •  doas-6.8.2-r4.apk
  •  dosfstools-4.2-r2.apk
  •  drill-1.8.3-r2.apk
  •  e2fsprogs-1.47.0-r2.apk
  •  e2fsprogs-extra-1.47.0-r2.apk
  •  e2fsprogs-libs-1.47.0-r2.apk
  •  efibootmgr-18-r2.apk
  •  efivar-libs-38-r4.apk
  •  ethtool-6.2-r1.apk
  •  eudev-libs-3.2.11-r8.apk
  •  f2fs-tools-1.16.0-r0.apk
  •  f2fs-tools-libs-1.16.0-r0.apk
  •  findmnt-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  flock-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  fping-5.1-r5.apk
  •  fprobe-1.1-r12.apk
  •  fstrim-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  gdbm-1.23-r1.apk
  •  gmp-6.2.1-r3.apk
  •  gnutls-3.8.4-r0.apk
  •  grub-2.06-r12.apk
  •  grub-bios-2.06-r12.apk
  •  grub-efi-2.06-r12.apk
  •  heimdal-libs-7.8.0-r3.apk
  •  hexdump-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  htop-3.2.2-r1.apk
  •  hwdata-0.370-r0.apk
  •  hwdata-net-0.370-r0.apk
  •  hwdata-pci-0.370-r0.apk
  •  hwdata-pnp-0.370-r0.apk
  •  hwdata-usb-0.370-r0.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-ethtool-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-iproute2-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-ppp-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-wifi-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-wireguard-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  ifupdown-ng-wireguard-quick-0.12.1-r2.apk
  •  igmpproxy-0.4-r1.apk
  •  inih-56-r1.apk
  •  ip6tables-1.8.9-r2.apk
  •  ip6tables-openrc-1.8.9-r2.apk
  •  iproute2-6.3.0-r0.apk
  •  iproute2-minimal-6.3.0-r0.apk
  •  iproute2-qos-0.5-r4.apk
  •  iproute2-ss-6.3.0-r0.apk
  •  iproute2-tc-6.3.0-r0.apk
  •  ipset-7.17-r1.apk
  •  ipset-openrc-7.17-r1.apk
  •  iptables-1.8.9-r2.apk
  •  iptables-openrc-1.8.9-r2.apk
  •  iputils-20221126-r2.apk
  •  iputils-arping-20221126-r2.apk
  •  iputils-clockdiff-20221126-r2.apk
  •  iputils-ping-20221126-r2.apk
  •  iputils-tracepath-20221126-r2.apk
  •  iw-5.19-r1.apk
  •  jitterentropy-library-3.4.1-r0.apk
  •  json-c-0.16-r3.apk
  •  kbd-bkeymaps-2.5.1-r7.apk
  •  kea-2.2.0-r12.apk
  •  kea-common-2.2.0-r12.apk
  •  kea-dhcp4-2.2.0-r12.apk
  •  kea-dhcp6-2.2.0-r12.apk
  •  keyutils-libs-1.6.3-r3.apk
  •  kmod-30-r3.apk
  •  kmod-libs-30-r3.apk
  •  kmod-openrc-30-r3.apk
  •  krb5-conf-1.0-r2.apk
  •  krb5-libs-1.20.2-r0.apk
  •  lddtree-1.27-r0.apk
  •  ldns-1.8.3-r2.apk
  •  ldns-tools-1.8.3-r2.apk
  •  libacl-2.3.1-r3.apk
  •  libaio-0.3.113-r1.apk
  •  libattr-2.5.1-r4.apk
  •  libblkid-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  libbz2-1.0.8-r5.apk
  •  libcap2-2.69-r0.apk
  •  libcap-ng-0.8.3-r3.apk
  •  libcom_err-1.47.0-r2.apk
  •  libcrypto3-3.1.7-r0.apk
  •  libcurl-8.9.0-r0.apk
  •  libc-utils-0.7.2-r5.apk
  •  libdnet-1.16.4-r1.apk
  •  libeconf-0.5.2-r1.apk
  •  libedit-20221030.3.1-r1.apk
  •  libelf-0.189-r2.apk
  •  libev-4.33-r1.apk
  •  libevent-2.1.12-r6.apk
  •  libexpat-2.6.3-r0.apk
  •  libfdisk-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  libffi-3.4.4-r2.apk
  •  libgcc-12.2.1_git20220924-r10.apk
  •  libgomp-12.2.1_git20220924-r10.apk
  •  libidn2-2.3.4-r1.apk
  •  libintl-0.21.1-r7.apk
  •  libmnl-1.0.5-r1.apk
  •  libmount-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  libncursesw-6.4_p20230506-r0.apk
  •  libnet-1.2-r2.apk
  •  libnetfilter_conntrack-1.0.9-r2.apk
  •  libnetfilter_cthelper-1.0.1-r2.apk
  •  libnetfilter_cttimeout-1.0.1-r2.apk
  •  libnetfilter_queue-1.0.5-r2.apk
  •  libnfnetlink-1.0.2-r2.apk
  •  libnfsidmap-2.6.3-r1.apk
  •  libnftnl-1.2.5-r1.apk
  •  libnl3-3.7.0-r1.apk
  •  libpanelw-6.4_p20230506-r0.apk
  •  libpcap-1.10.4-r1.apk
  •  libpq-15.7-r0.apk
  •  libretls-3.7.0-r1.apk
  •  libsasl-2.1.28-r4.apk
  •  libseccomp-2.5.4-r2.apk
  •  libsmartcols-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  libssl3-3.1.7-r0.apk
  •  libstdc++-12.2.1_git20220924-r10.apk
  •  libtasn1-4.19.0-r1.apk
  •  libtirpc-1.3.3-r2.apk
  •  libtirpc-conf-1.3.3-r2.apk
  •  libunistring-1.1-r1.apk
  •  libusb-1.0.26-r2.apk
  •  libuuid-2.38.1-r8.apk
  •  libverto-0.3.2-r2.apk
  •  libxxhash-0.8.2-r0.apk
  •  links-2.29-r1.apk
  •  linux-firmware-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-3com-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-acenic-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-adaptec-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-advansys-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-amd-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-amdgpu-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-amd-ucode-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-amphion-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ar3k-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ath10k-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ath11k-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ath6k-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ath9k_htc-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-atmel-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-atusb-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-av7110-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-bnx2-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-bnx2x-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-brcm-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cadence-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cavium-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cirrus-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cis-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cnm-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cpia2-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cxgb3-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cxgb4-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-cypress-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-dabusb-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-dpaa2-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-dsp56k-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-e100-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-edgeport-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-emi26-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-emi62-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ene-ub6250-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ess-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-go7007-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-i915-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-imx-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-inside-secure-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-intel-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-isci-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-kaweth-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-keyspan-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-keyspan_pda-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-korg-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-libertas-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-liquidio-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-matrox-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-mediatek-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-mellanox-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-meson-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-microchip-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-moxa-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-mrvl-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-mwl8k-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-mwlwifi-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-myricom-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-netronome-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-none-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-nvidia-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-nxp-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-ositech-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-other-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-qca-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-qcom-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-qed-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-qlogic-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-r128-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-radeon-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-rockchip-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-rsi-20230515-r6.apk
  •  linux-firmware-rtl8192e-20230515-r6.apk
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Version: 3.20.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-10-20
Votes: 43


 Alpine works pretty much out of the box in an OpenBSD vmm virtual machine is not true for most Linux distros. It boots quicker than just about any Linux I have ever seen and being very minimal it runs Firefox acceptably fast over ssh on a OpenBSD host. It boots faster and runs Firefox much faster than an OpenBSD guest on VMM. Chrome is close to same speed on both though and slower for some reason on Alpine. Would give 10 out of 10 but it doesn't come with a RBAC system out of the tin. Also haven't run it on bare metal. Perfect for resource liteish vm environments though.


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Version: 3.20.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-07-10
Votes: 0


 Alpine Linux has SSE and SSE2 as a CPU requirement . I don't know wether it is because of this but Alpine 3.20.0 and up will also not start anymore on my Pentium I,II and III hardware. This is a enormous great pity in many aspects!

Who's next?
Most distro's that claim they're suitable for i386, i486 , i586 or i686 processors also implement SSE(2). This makes them, in fact, only suiteable for the higher end i686 processors (approx.) starting with pentium IV. Distro's that still run on Pentium I,II and III hardware are becoming very rare now. Crazy! I really did put quite some time not to find the abounded "Illegal Instruction" in i386, i486 , i586 distro's.

There is some luck because old non-active versions of Alpine linux are still there incl. the repos. And TinyCore Linux and NetBSD are active distro's that still continue respecting these old pc's. For me they seem the safest choice for now.

To be honest I have to bring my vote for Alpine Linux back from 10 to 1 for Alpine seemed to have dropped support for old computers and old computers are my passion.



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Version: 3.19.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-31
Votes: 0


 I've been using Alpine for 5-6 years. Headless machine for Nextcloud.

Unfortunately, each new version brought its own proper mess. No indications provided : you're on your own.
Succeeded to figure it out till 3.19->3.20 where I'm stuck (transitional package nextcloud28 can't be installed).
No support whatsoever, so I'm giving up.

Also, be aware that systemctl isn't used. No EFI install and you'll have to stick with grub (obviously not a problem in a single boot headless machine - except for grub's own mess).

A remarkable distro from dev/sysadmin to dev/sysadmin.
If you're not among the happy few, look for something more mainstream..


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