Alpine Linux: Difference between revisions

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'''Alpine Linux''' is a [[Linux distribution]] designed to be small, simple and secure.<ref name="about">{{Cite web |title=about &#124; Alpine Linux |url=https://alpinelinux.org/about/ |website=alpinelinux.org}}</ref> Alpine Linux uses [[musl]], [[BusyBox]] and [[OpenRC]] instead of the more commonly used [[glibc]], [[GNU Core Utilities]] and [[systemd]] respectively.<ref name="linuxbsdos">{{Cite web|url=https://linuxbsdos.com/2010/08/23/alpine-linux-2-review/|title=Alpine Linux 2 review &#124; LinuxBSDos.com|first=GigaTux|last=says|date=24 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="softpedia">[https://news.softpedia.com/news/security-oriented-alpine-linux-3-7-has-uefi-support-grub-support-in-installer-518820.shtml Security-Oriented Alpine Linux 3.7 Has UEFI Support, GRUB Support in Installer], ''Softpedia News''</ref><ref name="fossbytes">[https://fossbytes.com/secure-linux-distros-privacy-anonymity/ 10 Most Secure Linux Distros For Complete Privacy & Anonymity | 2017 Edition], ''FossBytes''</ref><ref name="networkworld">{{Cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/3031762/is-docker-ditching-ubuntu-linux-confusion-reigns.html|title=Is Docker ditching Ubuntu Linux? Confusion reigns|first=Katherine|last=Noyes|date=9 February 2016|website=Network World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenRC - Alpine Linux |url=https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/OpenRC |website=wiki.alpinelinux.org}}</ref>

For security, Alpine compiles all [[user space|user-space]] binaries as [[position-independent executable]]s with [[stack-smashing protection]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Because of its small size and rapid startup, it is commonly used in [[Operating-system-level virtualization|containers]] providing quick boot-up times,<ref name="thenewstack">{{Cite web|url=https://thenewstack.io/alpine-linux-heart-docker/|title=Meet Alpine Linux, Docker's Distribution of Choice for Containers|date=28 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="infoworld">{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3206644/review-alpine-linux-is-made-for-docker.html|title=Review: Alpine Linux is made for Docker|date=10 July 2017|website=InfoWorld}}</ref> on [[Virtualvirtual machine|virtual machines]]s as well as on real hardware in [[Embedded system|embedded devices]], such as [[Router (computing)|routers]], [[Server (computing)|servers]] and [[Network-attached storage|NAS]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==History==

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== Integration with popular developer and administrator environments ==

Due to its robustness and compactness, Alpine Linux got tightly integrated with popular developer and system administrator environments and toolsets.

* [[Microsoft Windows Store]] offers a deployment-ready version of Alpine WSL<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get Alpine WSL from the Microsoft Store |url=https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/alpine-wsl/9P804CRF0395 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=apps.microsoft.com |language=en}}</ref> for [[Windows Subsystem for Linux|WSL2]]

* [[Docker (software)|Docker]] offers Alpine Docker Official Image<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=How to Use the Alpine Docker Official Image {{!}} Docker |url=https://www.docker.com/blog/how-to-use-the-alpine-docker-official-image/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.docker.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

* [[PowerShell|Microsoft PowerShell]] provides an Alpine Linux specific build<ref>{{Cite web |last=sdwheeler |title=Installing PowerShell on Alpine Linux - PowerShell |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/install-alpine |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=learn.microsoft.com |date=17 March 2023 |language=en-us}}</ref>

==References==