Alpine Linux: Difference between revisions

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Alpine Linux can be installed as a [[RAM drive|run-from-RAM]] operating system. The ''LBU'' (Alpine Local Backup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_local_backup|title=Alpine local backup - Alpine Linux|website=wiki.alpinelinux.org}}</ref> tool optionally allows all configuration files to be backed up to an APK overlay file (usually shortened to ''apkovl''), a [[tar.gz]] file that by default stores a copy of all changed files in /etc (with the option to add more directories). This allows Alpine to work reliably in demanding embedded environments or to (temporarily) survive partial disk failures as sometimes experienced in public cloud environments.

By default, Alpine includes patches that allow using efficient meshed VPNs using the [[DMVPN]] standard.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}{{advertisment}}

Alpine Configuration Framework (ACF): While optional, ACF is an application for configuring an Alpine Linux machine, with goals similar to [[Debian|Debian's]] [[Debconf (software package)|debconf]]. It is a standard framework based on simple Lua scripts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Configuration_Framework_Design|title=Alpine Configuration Framework Design - Alpine Linux|website=wiki.alpinelinux.org}}</ref>