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Revision as of 18:32, 25 March 2012
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.Installation Handbook
Basics
- Basic tmpfs-style install on USB key, then read Alpine Local Backup (lbu)
- Basic tmpfs-style install on Compact Flash card, then read Alpine Local Backup (lbu)
- Basic HDD install
Advanced
- Setting up storage with RAID, LVM, LUKS encryption, iSCSI, or suchlike
- Details about Alpine setup scripts
- Install to HDD with dual-boot
- Replacing non-Alpine Linux with Alpine remotely
- Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot
- Install Alpine on Qemu, VMware, VirtualBox, or coLinux
- Setting up a basic vserver
- Setting up the build environment on HDD
- Setting up a compile vserver for official or for third party packages
Post-Install
- Setting up Networking
- Package Management (apk) (How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)
- Alpine local backup (lbu) (Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)
- Init System (OpenRC) (Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)
- Upgrading Alpine using the stable or edge repositories
- Setting up a ssh-server (Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)
- setup-acf (Configures ACF (webconfiguration) so you can manage your box through https)