3.19.1 / 26 January 2024; 3 months ago (2024-01-26)[2]
Repository
gitlab.alpinelinux.org
Marketing target
General-purpose. Security, embedded systems and other resource-constrained systems, such as containers.[3]
Available in
Multilingual
Package manager
apk-tools
Platforms
x86,
x86-64,
ARMhf,
ARMv7,
AArch64,
ppc64le,
s390x
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
Userland
BusyBox
Default user interface
Ash
Official website
alpinelinux.org
Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution designed to be small, simple, and secure.[3] It uses musl, BusyBox, and OpenRC instead of the more commonly used glibc, GNU Core Utilities, and systemd.[4][5][6][7][8] This makes Alpine one of few Linux distributions not to be based on the GNU Core Utilities.[9]
For security, Alpine compiles all user-space binaries as position-independent executables with stack-smashing protection.[10]
Because of its small size and rapid startup, it is commonly used in containers providing quick boot-up times,[11][12] on virtual machines as well as on real hardware in embedded devices, such as routers, servers and NAS.[citation needed]
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