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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]]
* [[Edge|Upgrading to Edge]]
** [[apk spec]]
* [[Repositories#Upgrading_to_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)''
** [[Back Up a Flash Memory Installation]]
** [[Back Up a Flash Memory Installation]]
** [[Manually editing a existing apkovl]]
** [[Manually editing a existing apkovl]]
<!-- [[Replacing a package]] Obsolete? -->
* [[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 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 -->
* [[Repositories#Upgrading_to_edge|Upgrading to Edge]] <!-- Pkg and Dev and Installation -->
* [[Setup your system and account for building packages]] <!-- included in [[Creating an Alpine package]] -->


<!-- If you edit the following, please coordinate with Installation#Advanced.  Note that these two sections are not exact duplicates. -->
<!-- If you edit the following, please coordinate with Installation#Advanced.  Note that these two sections are not exact duplicates. -->
* [[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)''
* 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 LXC]]
* [[Install Alpine on VMware|VMware]], [[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]]


* [[Xen Dom0]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor)''
* [[Xen Dom0]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor)''
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* [[Aports tree]] <!-- <== APKBUILD -->
* [[Aports tree]] <!-- <== APKBUILD -->
* [[Abuild]]
* [[Abuild and Helpers]] ''(Scripts for packaging)''
* [[Abuild tree|Abuild tree - Helpful scripts for Packaging]]
  <!-- includes [[Abuild_and_Helpers#apkbuild-cpan|Apkbuild-cpan]] -->
  <!-- includes [[Abuild_and_Helpers#apkbuild-pypi|Apkbuild-pypi]] -->
  <!--
  [[Abuild_and_Helpers#buildrepo|Buildrepo]]
  [[Abuild_and_Helpers#abuild-sign|Abuild-sign]]
  [[Abuild_and_Helpers#abuild-tar|Abuild-tar]]
  [[Abuild_and_Helpers#abump|Abump]]
  [[Abuild_helpers#apkgrel|Apkgrel]]
  -->
* [[Creating an Alpine package]]
* [[Creating an Alpine package]]
   <!-- includes [[Setup your system and account for building packages]] -->
   <!-- includes [[Setup your system and account for building packages]] -->
   <!-- includes [[Newapkbuild]]
   <!-- includes [[Newapkbuild]]
       To create the actual APKBUILD file newapkbuild can serve you a template to start with.
       To create the actual APKBUILD file, newapkbuild can give you a template to start with.
       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. -->
** [[Apkbuild-cpan]]
  <!-- includes [[Local_APK_cache]] -->
** [[Apkbuild-pypi]]
** [[Package policies]]
 
** [[Package Maintainers]]
* [[Buildrepo]]
* [[Custom Kernel]]
* [[Abuild-keygen]] [[Creating keys for package signing]]
* [[APKBUILD Reference]]
* [[Abuild-sign]]
* [[APKBUILD examples]]
* [[Abuild-tar]]
* [[Abump]] [[Apkgrel]]
 
* [[Alpine package format]]
* [[Alpine package format]]
* [[Apkindex format]]
* [[Apkindex format]]
* [[Package policies]]


* [[APKBUILD Reference]]
* [[APKBUILD examples]]


* [[Development using git]] <!-- includes [[Development using git:Configuration]] [[Development using git:Email]] -->
* [[Development using git]] <!-- includes [[Development using git:Configuration]] [[Development using git:Email]] -->
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=== Misc ===
=== Misc ===


* [[Buildlab]] ''dummy''
* [[Alpine Package Testing Suite]] ''work in progress''
* [[Alpine Release Testing Checklist]]
* [[Alpine Release Testing Checklist]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Alpine Source Map by boot sequence]]
* [[Testing modified install images and packages]]


== Alpine Configuration Framework ==
== Alpine Configuration Framework ==
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== Alpine-developed Utilities ==
== Alpine-developed Utilities ==
* [[Alpine Wall]] - [[How-To Alpine Wall]] - [[Alpine Wall User's Guide]] ''(a new firewall management framework)''
* [[Alpine Wall]] - [[How-To Alpine Wall]] - [https://git.alpinelinux.org/awall/about/ Alpine Wall User's Guide] ''(a firewall management framework)''


== Alpine Design Docs ==
* [[Architecture]]
* [[Apk spec]]


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

Latest revision as of 19:13, 22 December 2023

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 Zcrayfish on 22 Dec 2023.)


Alpine-developed Utilities

Alpine Design Docs