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<dd>You'll boot from read-only medium such as the installation CD, a [[Installing Alpine on USB|USB key]], or a [[Installing Alpine on Compact Flash|Compact Flash card]]. (To prepare either of the latter two, you can use the <code>[[setup-bootable]]</code> script; see the linked pages for details.) When you use Alpine in this mode, you will use [[Alpine local backup|Alpine Local Backup (lbu)]] to save your modifications between reboots. This will require some writable partition, usually on a removable medium. The <code>[[setup-alpine]]</code> script will, among other things, let you specify what medium to use. | |||
<dt>data mode | <dt>data mode | ||
<dd> | <dd>this is like tmpfs mode, except that all of {{Path|/var}} is stored on your writable partition, here usually on a hard drive. The {{Path|/var}} partition is accessed directly, rather than copied into a tmpfs; so this is better-suited to uses where large amounts of data need to be preserved between reboots. | ||
<dt>sys mode | <dt>sys mode | ||
<dd>This is a [[Install to disk|traditional hard-disk install]]. <!-- includes [[Installing Alpine on HDD overwriting everything]] --> | <dd>This is a [[Install to disk|traditional hard-disk install]]. <!-- includes [[Installing Alpine on HDD overwriting everything]] --> | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 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
Alpine can be used in any of three modes:
- tmpfs mode
- You'll boot from read-only medium such as the installation CD, a USB key, or a Compact Flash card. (To prepare either of the latter two, you can use the
setup-bootablescript; see the linked pages for details.) When you use Alpine in this mode, you will use Alpine Local Backup (lbu) to save your modifications between reboots. This will require some writable partition, usually on a removable medium. Thesetup-alpinescript will, among other things, let you specify what medium to use. - data mode
- this is like tmpfs mode, except that all of /var is stored on your writable partition, here usually on a hard drive. The /var partition is accessed directly, rather than copied into a tmpfs; so this is better-suited to uses where large amounts of data need to be preserved between reboots.
- sys mode
- This is a traditional hard-disk install.
Both the boot system and your modifications are written to the hard disk, in a standard Linux hierarchy. (The
setup-alpinescript handles installing Alpine in this mode, too.)
Advanced
- Setting up storage with RAID, LVM, LUKS encryption, iSCSI, or suchlike
- Details about Alpine setup scripts
- Install Alpine on VirtualBox, VMware, coLinux, or Qemu
- Xen Dom0 Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor
- 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)