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= Alpine Linux =
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Introduction
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Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution "designed for power users who
appreciate security, simplicity and resource efficiency". It uses
musl, BusyBox, and OpenRC instead of glibc, GNU Core Utilities, and
systemd, respectively. This makes Alpine one of the few Linux
distributions not to be based on systemd. For security, Alpine
compiles all user-space binaries as position-independent executables
with stack-smashing protection. Because of its small size and rapid
startup, it is commonly used in containers providing quick boot-up
times, on virtual machines (e.g., OS-level virtualization) as well as
on real hardware in embedded devices, such as routers, servers and
NAS.
History
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Originally, Alpine Linux began as an embedded-first distribution for
devices such as wireless routers, based on Gentoo Linux, inspired by
GNAP and the Bering-uClibc branch of the LEAF Project. Founder
Natanael Copa has said that the name was chosen as a backronym for "A
Linux-Powered Network Engine" or some such similar phrase, but that
the exact phrase has since been forgotten.
Alpine's package management system, the Alpine Package Keeper (apk),
was originally a collection of shell scripts but was later rewritten
in C.. APKv3 began being shipped by default in Alpine Linux v3.23 in
December 2025.
In 2014, Alpine Linux switched from uClibc to musl as its C standard
library.
Derivatives
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postmarketOS, a Linux distribution for mobile devices, is based on
Alpine Linux.
Although not based on Alpine Linux, OpenWrt, a Linux distribution for
wireless routers and embedded systems, uses the Alpine Package Keeper
(apk) as its package manager since its 25.12 release.
External links
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* Alpine Linux on Docker Hub:
** [https://hub.docker.com/_/alpine Alpine image provided by Docker,
Inc.]
** [https://hub.docker.com/u/alpinelinux Images for assorted software
provided by the Alpine project]
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