Alpine Linux:Documentation
User Documentation
Documentation how to install and use the Alpine distro.
- Installing Alpine on CD
- Installing Alpine on USB
- Upgrading Alpine
- Alpine package management (How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)
- Alpine boot services (Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)
- Alpine local backup (Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)
- Comparison with Gentoo and Debian
- Submitting Problem Reports
HOWTOS
Installation
- Bootstrapping Alpine on Soekris net4xxx
- Bootstrapping Alpine on PC Engines ALIX.3
- Setting up a software raid1 array
- Setting up Logical Volumes with LVM
- Setting up a /var partition on software IDE raid1
- Native Harddisk Install
- Installing XUbuntu using Alpine boot floppy
Networking
- Setting up a OpenVPN-server with Alpine
- Setting up traffic monitoring using rrdtool (and snmp)
- Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine
- Using HSDPA modem
- Using Alpine on Windows domain with IPSEC isolation
Misc
- Setting up lm_sensors
- Setting up Satellite Internet Connection
- Setting up Streaming an Asterisk Channel
- Formatting HD/Floppy/Other
- Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI
- Hosting_services_on_Alpine (This applies to hosting mail, webservices and other services)
- Running Alpinelinux As a QEMU networked Guest
- Screen on console
- Using espeak on AlpineLinux
- Generating SSL certs with ACF
- Setting up a ssh-server
- Changing passwords
iSCSI
Vserver
Developer Documentation
Documentation how to build and modify the Alpine distro.
- Alpine Package Testing Suite
- Alpine Configuration Framework Design (Why ACF is the way it is)
- Development using git
Alpine 1.9.x build system
After Alpine 1.8 is released we will switch to a new build system. Those docs here below is for bulding packages in Alpine 1.9 and later.
- Setting up the build environment
- Creating an Alpine package
- Creating_an_Alpine_1.9_iso (This page is experimental and might go away or move in the future)
Obsolete docs
Misc. References
Other useful references.
- http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/nwp/external/fcm/doc/user_guide/working_practices.html - Some guidelines on use of Trac and SVN