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Packages provide the basic components of an operating system, along with shared libraries, applications, services, and documentation. Unix-like systems install thems with traditional way of "''Configure && make && make install''" | Packages provide the basic components of an operating system, along with shared libraries, applications, services, and documentation. Unix-like systems install thems with traditional way of "''Configure && make && make install''" | ||
| − | But any Operating System offer a centralized mechanism for finding and installing software, usually distributed in the form of packages (like apk or deb files), kept in repositories. That can be manage with a package management system. | + | But any Operating System offer a centralized mechanism for finding and installing software, usually distributed in the form of packages (like apk or deb files), kept in repositories. That can be manage with a package management system. Alpine take the better from two worlds, package installation (like from Debian) |
| + | and package building (like from Geento/Arch), and as in many distributions have been done. | ||
| − | This document will guide most new users to | + | This document will guide most new users to only basic needs about Alpine package management and usage of, for most in deep usage please visit [[Alpine_Linux_package_management]] page. |
| − | ==== Table of comparison with other Linux for packages ==== | + | == New users: post setup closes to others systems == |
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| + | After install Alpine, you will need post install preparation of your system, due new/common users will need some extra suggestions to proper usage, due all the Alpine system are <code>busybox</code> based: | ||
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| + | ===== install basic tools ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== configure system base ===== | ||
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| + | ===== continue to desktop ==== | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Previous required !! What's next to read | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Alpine newbie install manual]] || [[Alpine newbie desktops]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | == Linux users: post setup and notes == | ||
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| + | This section are not for new users, please go next to [[Alpine newbie desktops]] or [[Alpine Newbies Openbox Window Manager|Alpine Newbies: Xorg and Openbox]] if you are new or not well experimented user. | ||
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| + | ===== Table of busybox sustitutions ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Table of comparison with other Linux for packages ===== | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 13 August 2019
Packages provide the basic components of an operating system, along with shared libraries, applications, services, and documentation. Unix-like systems install thems with traditional way of "Configure && make && make install"
But any Operating System offer a centralized mechanism for finding and installing software, usually distributed in the form of packages (like apk or deb files), kept in repositories. That can be manage with a package management system. Alpine take the better from two worlds, package installation (like from Debian) and package building (like from Geento/Arch), and as in many distributions have been done.
This document will guide most new users to only basic needs about Alpine package management and usage of, for most in deep usage please visit Alpine_Linux_package_management page.
Contents
New users: post setup closes to others systems
After install Alpine, you will need post install preparation of your system, due new/common users will need some extra suggestions to proper usage, due all the Alpine system are busybox based:
install basic tools
configure system base
= continue to desktop
| Previous required | What's next to read |
|---|---|
| Alpine newbie install manual | Alpine newbie desktops |
Linux users: post setup and notes
This section are not for new users, please go next to Alpine newbie desktops or Alpine Newbies: Xorg and Openbox if you are new or not well experimented user.
Table of busybox sustitutions
Table of comparison with other Linux for packages
| OS | File Format | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | .apk | apk |
| Debian | .deb | apt,aptitude |
| Geento | .tbz2 | emerge |
| FreeBSD | .txz | pkg |
Tutorial series
| Previous required | What's next to read |
|---|---|
| Alpine newbie install manual | Alpine newbie desktops |
