Revision as of 19:40, 29 September 2011

The following information will assist you with the installation of Alpine Linux.

Installation Quick-Start in 3 Easy Steps

1st

Download the latest stable-release ISO.

2nd

Burn the ISO onto a blank CD using your favorite CD burning software.

3rd

Boot from the CD, login as root with no password, and voilà! Enjoy Alpine Linux!

Tip: One of the first commands you might want to use is `setup-alpine`

Tip: For RAM-based installs, continue by reading about Alpine Local Backup. Otherwise, for HDD-based installs, etc., continue reading one of the documents below.

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 = Installation Handbook =
-* [[Installing Alpine on HDD overwriting everything ]] ''(Quick and dirty install on a new machine)''
+== Basics ==
-* [[Installing Alpine on HDD dualbooting]]
+* [[Install to disk|Basic HDD install]]
-* [[Install to disk]]
+* [[Installing Alpine on USB|Basic tmpfs-style install on USB key]]
-* [[Installing Alpine on USB]]
+* [[Installing Alpine on Compact Flash|Basic tmpfs-style install on CF card]]
-* [[Installing Alpine on Compact Flash]]
+* [[Upgrading Alpine]]
-* [[Installing Alpine on a virtual machine]]
+== Advanced ==
+* [[Installing Alpine on HDD dualbooting|Install to HDD with dual-boot]]
+* [[Install Alpine in Qemu]]
+* [[Install Alpine on VMware]]
+* [[Install Alpine on VirtualBox]]
+* [[Install Alpine on coLinux]]
 * [[Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot]]
-* [[Upgrading Alpine]]