Edge

From Alpine Linux

"edge" is the name given to the current development tree of Alpine Linux. It consists of a APK repository called "edge" and contains the latest build of all available Alpine Linux packages. Those packages are updated on a regular basis.

End users should not use "edge" as their main day-to-day workstation or as productive system. Because "edge" is a development branch, many changes are not heavily tested (or tested at all) and packages in "edge" can and sometimes do break without warning.

However, testing "edge" is a very valuable activity which helps the Alpine Linux development to ensure that the quality of the stable releases is high. Testing "edge" is a great way to contribute to the Alpine Linux development.

An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version, edge can be done in a few simple steps.

1. Add the edge repository to /etc/apk/repositories:

   echo http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main >> /etc/apk/repositories

   or just edit the file in-place (replace v2.4 with your release):

   sed -i -e 's/v2.4/edge/g' /etc/apk/repositories

2. Upgrade all packages in one shot:

   apk upgrade -a -U

3. Check your current release:

   cat /etc/alpine-release

   You will see the build date attached to the release.

See also

• Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot
• Report Bugs