Include:Upgrading to Edge: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 04:07, 28 November 2025

An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version edge basically requires the same steps as Upgrading to latest release.

When editing the /etc/apk/repositories file, all referenced repository versions (such as v3.23 or latest-stable) therein need to be pointing to edge as follows.

Contents of /etc/apk/repositories

#/media/cdrom/apks
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
@testing http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing

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 An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version ''edge'' basically requires the same steps as [[Upgrading_Alpine#Upgrading_to_latest_release|Upgrading to latest release]].
-The crucial difference is, that when editing the {{Path|/etc/apk/repositories}} file, all referenced repository versions (such as {{ic|v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}}} or {{ic|latest-stable}}) therein need to be pointing to <code>'''edge'''</code> as follows. {{cat|/etc/apk/repositories|#/media/cdrom/apks
+When editing the {{Path|/etc/apk/repositories}} file, all referenced repository versions (such as {{ic|v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}}} or {{ic|latest-stable}}) therein need to be pointing to <code>'''edge'''</code> as follows. {{cat|/etc/apk/repositories|#/media/cdrom/apks
 http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
 http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
-http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
+@testing http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing}}
-}}
-When using edge branch, [[#Testing|testing]] repository can be added as shown above. Installing packages from [[#Testing|testing]] repository with [[#Edge|Edge]] branch and submitting '''[https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues bug reports]''' is one of the best ways to [[Contribute|contribute]] to Alpine Linux. Remember that, packages in [[Repositories#Testing|testing]] repository have no support.
-{{Warning|Do not enable stable and edge repos at the same time. This can break your system. Either use edge '''or''' stable. If you mix stable and edge repositories, you're on your own.}}
-After upgrading to edge, the currently installed edge version may be checked with command:{{Cmd|$ cat /etc/alpine-release}}