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Alpine Linux is a run-from RAM linux distribution.  Its original target was small appliances like routers, VPN gateways, or embedded x86 devices.  However, it supports hosting other Linux guest OSes under [http://linux-vserver.org/ VServer] control, making it an attractive hosting solution as well.
 
It can boot from a 1GB USB stick, CDrom, or hard drive.  Packages compiled against [http://www.uclibc.org/ uClibc] are pulled into RAM for execution.  All packages are compiled with [http://www.grsecurity.net/ grsecurity patches] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack-smashing_protection SSP] to provide a secure runtime environment.
The lbu backup system stores all changes to /etc (and custom changes) to the boot media, making system disaster recovery brain-dead simple.
 
The name "Alpine" stands for '''A''' '''L'''inux '''P'''owered '''I'''ntegrated '''N'''etwork '''E'''ngine.  Alpine is a "swiss-army-knife" of Linux distributions; with a focus on security.

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