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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]]
* [[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]]
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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]]
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== Development ==
== Development ==
=== Configuring your system ===
=== Configuring your system ===
* [[Edge|Upgrading to Edge]] <!-- Pkg and Dev and Installation -->
* [[Upgrading to Edge]] <!-- Pkg and Dev and Installation -->
 
* [[Setup your system and account for building packages]] <!-- included in [[Creating an Alpine package]] -->
<!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TODO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -->


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* [[Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot]] <!-- only Installation -->
* [[Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot]] <!-- only Installation -->


** [[Setup your system and account for building packages]] <!-- included in [[Creating an Alpine package]] -->
* Install Alpine on [[Install Alpine on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Install Alpine on VMware|VMware]], [[Install Alpine on coLinux|coLinux]], or [[Qemu]] <!-- includes [[Install Alpine in Qemu]], [[Running Alpine in Qemu Live mode]], [[Running Alpine Linux As a QEMU networked Guest]] -->
** [[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]]


* [[Xen Dom0]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor)''
* [[Xen Dom0]] ''Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor''
** [[Xen Dom0 on USB or SD]]
** [[Xen Dom0 on USB or SD]]
** [[Create Alpine Linux PV DomU]]
** [[Create Alpine Linux PV DomU]]
** [[Xen LiveCD]]


* [[Setting up a basic vserver]] <!-- only Installation -->
* [[Setting up a basic vserver]] <!-- only 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 -->
* [[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]] -->
<!-- [[Create an Alpine 1.9 vserver template]] -->


=== Building from source and creating packages ===
=== Building from source and creating packages ===


* [[Aports tree]] <!-- <== APKBUILD -->
* [[Aports tree]] <!-- <== APKBUILD -->
* [[Abuild and Helpers]] ''(Scripts for packaging)''
* [[Abuild]]
  <!-- includes [[Abuild_and_Helpers#apkbuild-cpan|Apkbuild-cpan]] -->
* [[Abuild tree|Abuild tree - Helpful scripts for Packaging]]
  <!-- 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 give you a template to start with.
       To create the actual APKBUILD file newapkbuild can serve 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]]
** [[Apkbuild-pypi]]
* [[Buildrepo]]
* [[Abuild-keygen]] [[Creating keys for package signing]]
* [[Abuild-sign]]
* [[Abuild-tar]]
* [[Abump]] [[Apkgrel]]
* [[Alpine package format]]
* [[Apkindex format]]
* [[Package policies]]
* [[Package policies]]
* [[APKBUILD Reference]]
* [[APKBUILD Reference]]
* [[APKBUILD examples]]
* [[APKBUILD examples]]
* [[Alpine package format]]
* [[Apkindex format]]


* [[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 Package Testing Suite]] ''work in progress''
* [[Alpine Release Testing Checklist]]
* [[Alpine Release Testing Checklist]]
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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]] (proposed firewall management framework)




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

Revision as of 11:57, 22 October 2012

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 Dubiousjim on 22 Oct 2012.)


Alpine-developed Utilities