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<p>Till: fixed path for repositories file</p> <hr /> <div>== Installing Alpine to a new machine, ''overwriting everything on the harddisk'' ==<br /> <br /> {{Warning|This will erase everything on your machine's harddisk. Don't blame me if someone sues you for this, your cat dies etc. You are warned.}}<br /> <br /> The following is meant to be an absolute newbie guide<br /> <br /> * Burn the alpine iso image to a CD<br /> * Put the CD into the new computer and turn on the power.<br /> * Wait for the text &quot;login:&quot; to appear, type &quot;root&quot; and press enter.<br /> * Run the &quot;setup-alpine&quot; script to choose your keyboard, network and password options.<br /> {{Note|If you run setup-disk before setup-alpine, the setup-alpine script won't be available to you when you reboot.}}<br /> * Update your repositories<br /> {{Cmd|vi /etc/apk/repositories}}<br /> <br /> http://dl-2.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v2.1/main<br /> http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v2.1/main<br /> http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v2.1/main<br /> * Make sure the respository is working by typing in <br /> {{Cmd|apk update}}<br /> {{Note|The version needs to match the version you are installing, this is done so that the setup-disk command below can download fdisk if you are using the minimal install CD}}<br /> * Type &quot;setup-disk&quot; and press enter. <br /> * You will be asked where to install. If you don't understand the question, press y and enter.<br /> <br /> The system is now installed and after a while you will see a message saying &quot;Please reboot&quot;<br /> <br /> Type &quot;reboot&quot; and press enter. You can remove the CD now, since the system is installed. Your system is ready. You can have fries with that, although there are healthier alternatives.<br /> <br /> {{Note|Since you are installing to harddisk, there is no need to use the [[Alpine local backup]] system}}<br /> <br /> === Continue Setting up your Computer ===<br /> <br /> * [[Alpine Linux package management]] ''(How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)''<br /> * [[Alpine boot services]] ''(Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)''<br /> * [[Setting up a ssh-server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)''</div>

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