https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=TomalokAlpine Linux - User contributions [en]2026-04-29T20:23:59ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.40.0https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Release_Notes_for_Alpine_3.18.0&diff=23358Release Notes for Alpine 3.18.02023-05-06T15:37:33Z<p>Tomalok: </p>
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* python 3.11 https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.11.html<br />
* linux-lts 6.1 https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/12/11/206<br />
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* The gnome metapackage was reworked and the packages gnome-apps-extra and gnome-games-collection were removed to avoid opinionated lists in metapackages. It is advised to remove those from /etc/apk/world before performing the upgrade. Additionally, the new subpackage gnome-dev-tools was added following upstream's recommendations.<br />
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* dbus-activation has been removed from packages <code>openrc-settingsd</code> and <code>apk-polkit-rs</code>. To make use of their services, make sure to start and enable the <code>openrc-settingsd</code> and <code>apk-polkit-server</code> services, respectively.<br />
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=== DT_RELR === <br />
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on x86, x86_64, and ppc64le, <code>-Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs</code> is now added to the base LDFLAGS. this reduces elf (executable/shared-library) size by 10% on average. <br />
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however, these binaries are now not portable to other musl-based systems that have a musl older than 1.2.4, because older versions are incapable of loading these binaries.<br />
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=== removal of pipewire-media-session ===<br />
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pipewire-media-session was removed, as upstream explicitly recommends to not use it, and it's completely superceded by wireplumber.<br />
if you used it, make sure you don't have pipewire-media-session in /etc/apk/world, and configure any scripts you might've had to launch wireplumber instead.<br />
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=== splitting of python pycache .pyc files ===<br />
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most python modules split their __pycache__ to a -pyc subpackage, pulled by default. to save space and not pull it (incurring python interpreter startup costs, as it generates it each run), run <code>apk add !python3-pyc</code><br />
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=== PHP 8.2 ===<br />
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Added 8.2 packages with subset of the most common extensions. Version 8.1 still remains primary provider priority but some web applications started to use 8.2.<br />
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=== Ruby 3.2 ===<br />
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Ruby was updated to 3.2. https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2022/12/25/ruby-3-2-0-released/<br />
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=== gdk-pixbuf-loaders ===<br />
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a few gdk-pixbuf loaders were added, and they were all added to an install_if metapackage rule- <code>apk add gdk-pixbuf-loaders</code> to enable the loaders for corresponding image libraries you have installed.<br />
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=== Docker 23 ===<br />
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The <code>docker</code> package shipped with Alpne 3.18 has a dependency on <code>docker-cli-buildx</code>, as Docker 23 now uses it for builds.<br />
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Also, Docker 23 no longer enables the <code>overlay</code> storage driver, as it has been deprecated for a long time and is nearing removal. if your deployment is still configured to use it, <code>dockerd</code> will fail to start. To fix this, either...<br />
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* migrate to <code>overlay2</code> in <code>/etc/docker/daemon.json</code><br />
* hardcode it to <code>overlay</code> in the same file (instead of blank), though this will eventually break in a future upgrade<br />
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For more detailed information about Docker 23, please refer to https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/23.0/</div>Tomalok