Alpine Linux:Support: Difference between revisions

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Alpine Linux runs a number of services for users and developers. This page lists the various services provided.

Official documentation

The official documentation from Alpine Linux is hosted on https://docs.alpinelinux.org. Currently the Alpine User Handbook offers the following guides:

To contribute to the official documentation project, visit https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/docs and participate in the #alpine-docs channel on IRC.

Wiki

Going through various pages of this wiki can be really helpful. Before You start anything, try searching this wiki first. Next only to the Official documentation, wiki is the official source of information for all things related to Alpine Linux. The documentation typically breaks down into:

How to do something or solved a problem with Alpine Linux
Developer documentation on How to compile Alpine Linux, How to write new web interface plugins, etc.
Contributing to Alpine Linux

IRC

If you need one-on-one interactive communication, the IRC channels on OFTC are usually a good place to check.

Mailing lists

For email support please use one of the available mailing lists.

Bug reporting system

Is located on gitlab. If you found a bug, report it there. Bugs are often fixed within 24 hours. (seriously.) Requests for new packages should also go there.

Package database

Package database provides a web interface to search all repositories and find complete information about the packages available in Alpine Linux.

Other resources

Refer Listings page for information about Alpine Linux from pages around the web.

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-Alpine Linux is a full distribution and runs a number of services for users and developers. Below is an explanation of the various services provided.
+Alpine Linux runs a number of services for users and developers. This page lists the various services provided.
-== This Wiki ==
+== Official documentation ==
-Going thru various pages of this wiki can be really helpful. Before You start anything, try searching this wiki first.
-This is the official source of information for all Alpine Linux things. The documentation typically breaks down into:
+The official documentation from Alpine Linux is hosted on https://docs.alpinelinux.org. Currently the [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/index.html Alpine User Handbook] offers the following guides:
-* How to do something
+* [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Installing/medium.html Installation Medium]
-* How someone solved a problem with Alpine Linux
+* [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Installing/setup_alpine.html Automatic Installation]
-* Developer Documentation (How to compile Alpine Linux, How to write new web interface plugins, etc.)
+* [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Installing/manual.html Semi-Automatic Installation]
+* [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Working/post-install.html Post Installation Recommendations]
+* [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Working/apk.html Working with the Alpine Package Keeper (apk)]
+* [https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Working/openrc.html Working with OpenRC ]
+To contribute to the official documentation project, visit https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/docs and participate in the '''#alpine-docs''' channel on [[Alpine_Linux:IRC|IRC]].
+== Wiki ==
+Going through various pages of this wiki can be really helpful. Before You start anything, try searching this wiki first.
+Next only to the [[#Official documentation|Official documentation]], wiki is the official source of information for all things related to Alpine Linux. The documentation typically breaks down into:
+* [[Tutorials_and_Howtos|How to]] do something or solved a problem with Alpine Linux
+* [[Developer_Documentation|Developer documentation on ]] How to compile Alpine Linux, How to write new web interface plugins, etc.
+* [[Alpine Linux:Contribute|Contributing]] to Alpine Linux
 == IRC ==
-If you need one-on-one interactive communication, the [[IRC]] channels on FreeNode is usually a good place to [[IRC|check]].
-== Mailing Lists ==
+If you need one-on-one interactive communication, the [[Alpine_Linux:IRC|IRC channels on OFTC]] are usually a good place to check.
-For email support please use one of the available [[mailing lists]].
+== Mailing lists ==
+For email support please use one of the available [[Alpine_Linux:Mailing_lists|mailing lists]].
+== Bug reporting system ==
+Is located on  [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/groups/alpine/-/issues gitlab]. If you found a bug, report it there. Bugs are often fixed within 24 hours. (seriously.) Requests for new packages should also go there.
+== Package database ==
+[https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org Package database] provides a web interface to search all repositories and find complete information about the packages available in Alpine Linux.
+== Other resources ==
-== Bug Reporting System ==
+Refer [[Alpine Linux:Listings|Listings]] page for information about Alpine Linux from pages around the web.
-Is located at [http://bugs.alpinelinux.org] If you found a bug, report it here. Bugs are often fixed within 24 hours. (seriously.) Requests for new packages should also go here.