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| A device manager is a program that manages [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_file device files] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devfs /dev] directory. Permissions and changes in {{path|/dev}} are handled by it.
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| Alpine linux has several device managers available:
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| * '''[[mdev]]''' (from {{pkg|busybox}}) is the default.
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| * '''[[mdevd]]''' is standalone, compatible with mdev, more efficient.
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| * '''[[eudev]]''' is the complex, full-featured one.
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| == Do I need a device manager? ==
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| '''Yes!''' Even for very specific use cases you would most likely just create a custom device manager.
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Mdev#libudev_replacement|libudev replacement]]
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| * [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Device_file Gentoo Wiki - Device file]
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