Category:Device Manager: Difference between revisions
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* '''[[mdev]]''' (from {{pkg|busybox}}) is the default. | * '''[[mdev]]''' (from {{pkg|busybox}}) is the default. | ||
* '''[[mdevd]]''' is standalone, compatible with mdev, more efficient. | * '''[[mdevd]]''' is standalone, compatible with mdev, more efficient. | ||
* '''[[eudev]]''' is | * '''[[eudev]]''' is a complex, full-featured one. | ||
Not available is udev since it depends on systemd which is not available on alpine. Use [[eudev]] instead. | |||
== Do I need a device manager? == | == Do I need a device manager? == | ||
Latest revision as of 23:17, 10 November 2023
A device manager is a program that manages device files in the /dev directory. Permissions and changes in /dev are handled by it.
Alpine linux has several device managers available:
- mdev (from busybox) is the default.
- mdevd is standalone, compatible with mdev, more efficient.
- eudev is a complex, full-featured one.
Not available is udev since it depends on systemd which is not available on alpine. Use eudev instead.
Do I need a device manager?
Yes! Even for very specific use cases you would most likely just create a custom device manager.