Alpine Linux:Releases
There are several releases of Alpine Linux available at the same time. There is not fix release cycle but rather every 6 month we make a snapshot of edge and make a release. We support each stable release for a certain time, normally for 2 years. We can do security fixes beyond that on request and when patches are available.
The latest release of Alpine Linux is: 2.4.2 Release notes, git log
| Branch | Branch Date | Latest Release | Minor releases | Directory name | Updates | End of Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| edge | current | rolling | - | edge | development | n/a |
| v2.4 | 2012-05-02 | 2.4.2 | 2.4.0, 2.4.1 | v2.4 | bugfixes | 2014-05-01 |
| v2.3 | 2011-11-01 | 2.3.6 | 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 & 2.3.5 | v2.3 | security only | 2013-11-01 |
| v2.2 | 2011-05-03 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2 | v2.2 | security only | 2013-05-01 |
| v2.1 | 2010-11-01 | 2.1.6 | 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5 | v2.1 | security only | 2012-11-01 |
| v2.0 | 2010-08-16 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 | v2.0 | on request only | 2012-04-01 |