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edit the file as instructed: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Include:Upgrading_to_Edge
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passwd..
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*[[Michael's sway desktop (minimal)|Michael's sway desktop (minimal)]]
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 25 May 2025

Greetings.

The objective of this page is to report what I do to install alpine. If it works, others can also follow it. If it doesn't, I can refer others to it so that they can help spot what I'm doing wrong.

Boot from ventoy.

root

# setup-alpine

us

us

alpine

ENTER (eth0)

ENTER (dhcp)

ENTER (wlan0)

1

passwd..

ENTER (dhcp)

n

new password

new password

..time zone..

..no proxy..

..default.. (chrony)

1

user

real name user

passwd

passwd

default, none,

default, openssh,

..here I deviate slightly:

?

cryptsys

y

..enter file system password many times..

reboot.


..now the fun begins..


root

passwd

---> Immediately upgrade to edge because I know I need it to install signal-messenger.

edit the file as instructed: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Include:Upgrading_to_Edge

# apk update

# apk add --upgrade apk-tools

# apk upgrade --available

# sync

# reboot


..the fun continues..


root

passwd..

# setup-devd udev

# apk add dbus

# apk add dbus-x11

# rc-update add dbus

# rc-service dbus start

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