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   [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache|How to enable APK caching]] -->  <!-- includes [[Local APK cache]] -->
   [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache|How to enable APK caching]] -->  <!-- includes [[Local APK cache]] -->
** [[Comparison with other distros]]
** [[Comparison with other distros]]
** [[apk spec]]
* [[Edge|Upgrading to Edge]]
* [[Edge|Upgrading to Edge]]
* [[Alpine local backup|Alpine local backup (lbu)]] ''(Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)''
* [[Alpine local backup|Alpine local backup (lbu)]] ''(Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)''
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* [[How to setup a Alpine Linux mirror]]
* [[How to setup a Alpine Linux mirror]]
* [[How to use xdelta and download only differential update files]]
* [[How to use xdelta and download only differential update files]]
* [[How to make a custom ISO image]]
* [[How to make a custom ISO image]]
** [[Burning ISOs]]
** [[Burning ISOs]]


== Init system ==
== Init system ==
* [[Alpine Linux Init System|Init System (OpenRC)]] ''(Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)''
* [[initramfs init]]
* [[Alpine Linux Init System|Init System (OpenRC)]] ''(Configure a service to automatically launch at next reboot)''
** [[Multiple Instances of Services]]
** [[Multiple Instances of Services]]
* [[Writing Init Scripts]]
* [[Writing Init Scripts]]


== Development ==
== Development ==
=== Configuring your system ===
=== Configuring your system ===
* [[Edge|Upgrading to Edge]] <!-- Pkg and Dev and Installation -->
* [[Edge|Upgrading to Edge]] <!-- Pkg and Dev and Installation -->
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* [[Setting up the build environment on HDD]] <!-- Dev and Installation -->
* [[Setting up the build environment on HDD]] <!-- Dev and Installation -->
<!-- [[Setting up the build environment 1.7]] Obsolete, only Dev -->
<!-- [[Setting up the build environment 1.7]] Obsolete, only Dev -->
** [[Creating_an_Alpine_package#Setup_your_system_and_account|Setup your system and account for building packages]]
** [[Abuild_and_Helpers#abuild-keygen|Abuild-keygen]]


* [[Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot]] <!-- only Installation -->
* [[Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot]] <!-- only Installation -->
 
** [[Buildlab]] ''(Tool for creating and managing chroots)''
** [[Setup your system and account for building packages]] <!-- included in [[Creating an Alpine package]] -->
* [[Install Alpine on LXC]]
** [[Abuild_and_Helpers#abuild-keygen|Abuild-keygen]]
** [[Creating keys for package signing]]
** [[Buildlab]] ''dummy''
 
 
 
* Install Alpine on [[Install Alpine on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Install Alpine on VMware|VMware]], [[Install Alpine on coLinux|coLinux]], [[Qemu]], <!-- includes [[Install Alpine in Qemu]], [[Running Alpine in Qemu Live mode]], [[Running Alpine Linux As a QEMU networked Guest]] --> or [[Install Alpine on Amazon EC2|Amazon EC2]]
* Install Alpine on [[Install Alpine on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Install Alpine on VMware|VMware]], [[Install Alpine on coLinux|coLinux]], [[Qemu]], <!-- includes [[Install Alpine in Qemu]], [[Running Alpine in Qemu Live mode]], [[Running Alpine Linux As a QEMU networked Guest]] --> or [[Install Alpine on Amazon EC2|Amazon EC2]]


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* [[Setting up a compile vserver]] for official or for [[Setting up a compile vserver for third party packages|third party]] packages <!-- Dev and Installation -->
* [[Setting up a compile vserver]] for official or for [[Setting up a compile vserver for third party packages|third party]] packages <!-- Dev and Installation -->
<!-- [[Create an Alpine 1.9 vserver template]] -->
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=== Building from source and creating packages ===
=== Building from source and creating packages ===
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       It will create a directory with the given package name, place an example/template APKBUILD  
       It will create a directory with the given package name, place an example/template APKBUILD  
       file to the given directory, and fill some variables if those are provided. -->
       file to the given directory, and fill some variables if those are provided. -->
* [[Package policies]]
  <!-- includes [[Local_APK_cache]] -->
** [[Package policies]]
** [[Package Maintainers]]
* [[Custom Kernel]]
* [[APKBUILD Reference]]
* [[APKBUILD Reference]]
* [[APKBUILD examples]]
* [[APKBUILD examples]]
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* [[Alpine Release Testing Checklist]]
* [[Alpine Release Testing Checklist]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Alpine Source Map by boot sequence]]


== Alpine Configuration Framework ==
== Alpine Configuration Framework ==
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* [[Alpine Wall]] - [[How-To Alpine Wall]] - [[Alpine Wall User's Guide]] ''(a new firewall management framework)''
* [[Alpine Wall]] - [[How-To Alpine Wall]] - [[Alpine Wall User's Guide]] ''(a new firewall management framework)''


== Alpine Design Docs ==
* [[Architecture]]
* [[File Formats]]


[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Development]]

Revision as of 15:49, 6 October 2019

Package management

Init system

Development

Configuring your system

Building from source and creating packages


Misc

Alpine Configuration Framework

This material is work-in-progress ...

Needs to be organized/consolidated.
(Last edited by Nullbyte on 6 Oct 2019.)


Alpine-developed Utilities

Alpine Design Docs