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| = About =
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| Alpine Linux is a run-from RAM linux distribution. Its original target was small appliances like routers, VPN gateways, or embedded x86 devices. However, it supports hosting other Linux guest OSes under [http://linux-vserver.org/ VServer] control, making it an attractive hosting solution as well.
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| It can boot from a 1GB USB stick, CDrom, or hard drive. Packages compiled against [http://www.uclibc.org/ uClibc] are pulled into RAM for execution. All packages are compiled with [http://www.grsecurity.net/ grsecurity patches] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack-smashing_protection SSP] to provide a secure runtime environment.
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| The lbu backup system stores all changes to /etc (and custom changes) to the boot media, making system disaster recovery brain-dead simple.
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| The name "Alpine" stands for '''A''' '''L'''inux '''P'''owered '''I'''ntegrated '''N'''etwork '''E'''ngine. Alpine is a "swiss-army-knife" of Linux distributions; with a focus on security.
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Latest revision as of 04:25, 7 December 2021