User:Sertonix/Freedom of choice

This is an overview over the different available programms, etc. that can be selected from when using alpine. It is also intended as a reference what should be documented and what could be supported.

Bootloaders

• See: Bootloaders
• Not supported: systemd-boot (PostmarketOS does)

Kernel

• See: Kernels

Libc

Name	Support	Notes
musl	Full	Default
glibc	None	Running glibc programs
without aka static	depends on package	Note that this only means no libc at runtime

• See also: alpine-glibc
• See also: Gentoo Wiki

Initramfs

Name	Support	Notes
mkinitfs	Full	Default
dracut	Full
booster	Full
tinyramfs	None
without	None	may require custom Kernel, kisslinux without initramfs

• See also: Initramfs init
• See also: Gentoo Wiki

PID 1

Name	Support	Notes
busybox init	Full	Default
s6-linux-init	Works	Not integrated
dumb-init	Needs testing	For containers
runit-init	Needs testing	runit-init starting OpenRC
epoch	Needs testing
dinit	None	dinit as pid 1
sinit	None
Felker init	None
systemd	None

• See also: Gentoo Wiki
• See also: Archwiki

Service Manager

Name	Support	Notes
OpenRC	Full	Default
s6-rc	Works	Not integrated
runit	As OpenRC service
daemontools	Needs testing
daemontools-encore	Needs testing
supervisor	Needs testing
dinit	None	unofficial test
busybox runit	None
svc	None
sysmgr	None
upstart	None
sysmgr	None
systemd	None
without	None

• See also: Gentoo Wiki
• See also: Archwiki

System Logs

Name	Support	Notes
busybox syslog	Full	Default
rsyslog	Full
syslog-ng	Full
socklog	Needs testing
s6-socklog from s6	Needs testing
systemd-journald	None
without	Needs testing

• See also: Syslog

Device Manager

Name	Support	Notes
mdev	Full	Default
mdevd	Full
eudev	Full
smdev	None
vdev	None
systemd-udev	None
without	None	See: Do I need a device manager?

Power Managment

Name	Support	Notes
busybox acpid	Full	Default
acpid	Full
elogind	Needs testing
systemd-logind	None
without	Full

• See also: Archwiki
• See also: Gentoo Wiki

DHCP Client

Name	Support	Notes
busybox udhcpc	Full	Default
dhcpcd	Full
dhclient	Full
sdhcp	None
without aka static	Full

• See also: Configure Networking
• See also: Archwiki
• See also: Gentoo Wiki - resolv.conf

Wi-Fi

• See: Wi-Fi
• Also supported: eiwd

Seat/Session Managnent

Name	Support	Notes
elogind	Full
seatd	Full	seats only
turnstile	needs testing	session only
systemd-logind	None
without	Full	Not recommended with graphical enviroment

• Gentoo Wiki - seatd
• Gentoo Wiki - elogind
• ArchWiki - systemd-logind
• Chimera Linux docs

Login

Name	Support	Supports PAM	Notes
busybox login	Full	No	Default
greetd	Full	Yes	requires greeter
shadow-login	Full	Yes
util-linux-login	Full	Yes
systemd-logind	None	Yes
without	Full	No

• See also: Gentoo Wiki

Shell Utils

Name	Support	Notes
busybox	Full	Dependency of alpine-base
busybox-extras	Full	Some commands that are missing in the busybox package
util-linux	Full
coreutils	Full
s6-portable-utils	Full
s6-linux-utils	Full
toybox	Needs testing
sbase	Needs testing
ubase	Needs testing
without	None	A lot of implicit dependency

• See also: Archwiki

Shell

Name	Support	Notes
busybox ash	Full	Default
bash	Full
dash	Full
yash	Full
busybox hush	None
without	None	sometimes implicit dependency

• See also: Change default shell
• See proposal: replace busybox ash with another /bin/sh
• See also: Archwiki
• See also: Gentoo Wiki

SU

Name	Support	Notes
su from busybox-suid	Full	default
su from shadow-login	Full
su from util-linux-login	Full
sudo	Full
doas	Full	sudo shim using doas: doas-sudo-shim
s6-sudo	Needs testing
without	Needs testing

SSL/TLS

Name	Support	Notes
openssl	Full	Default
libressl	Needs testing
bearssl	Needs testing

• See also: consider LibreSSL as default OpenSSL provider again
• See also: Archwiki
• See also: haproxy SSL Libraries Support Status

Cron

Name	Support	Notes
cronie	Full
dcron	Full
fcron	Full
vixie-cron	None
scron	None
systemd-timer	None
without	Full	alpine-baselayout includes cron specific directories though

• See also: Archwiki
• See also: Gentoo Wiki

SSH

Name	Support	Notes
openssh	Full
dropbear	Full	provide ssh command dropbear-ssh
without	Full

• See also: Archwiki
• See also: Gentoo Wiki - OpenSSH
• See also: Gentoo Wiki - Dropbear

Desktop

• See: Desktop environments and Window managers

See Also

• Alpine Architecture
• Future of busybox