Bootstrapping Alpine Linux: Difference between revisions
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=== Prepare === | === Prepare === | ||
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<li>Download apk-tools-static for your architecture.</li> | <li>Download apk-tools-static for your architecture.</li> | ||
<pre>wget http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/main/$ | <pre>wget http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/main/$(arch)/apk-tools-static-2.10.5-r1.apk</pre> | ||
<li>Unpack .apk</li> | <li>Unpack .apk</li> | ||
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=== Install === | === Install === | ||
<code>sudo ./sbin/apk.static --arch $ | <code>sudo ./sbin/apk.static --arch $(arch) -X http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/main/ -U --allow-untrusted --root /tmp/target --initdb add alpine-base</code> | ||
=== Bootloader === | === Bootloader === | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 10 June 2020
VPS
This section is to provide a means to bootstrap Alpine Linux on any VPS.
Process
Prepare
- Download apk-tools-static for your architecture.
- Unpack .apk
wget http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/main/$(arch)/apk-tools-static-2.10.5-r1.apk
tar zxf apk-tools-static-*.apk
Install
sudo ./sbin/apk.static --arch $(arch) -X http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/main/ -U --allow-untrusted --root /tmp/target --initdb add alpine-base
Bootloader
References
- Running a Custom Linux Distribution on a Linode
- Run a Custom Compiled Kernel with PV-GRUB
- Replacing non-Alpine Linux with Alpine remotely
- Install Alpine on Amazon EC2
- Install Alpine on coLinux
- Install Alpine on Rackspace
- Alpine setup scripts
- How do I chain boot from grub to syslinux?
- Alpine Linux on Linode
- Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot