Include:Upgrading to Edge: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:05, 26 June 2022

An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version edge basically requires the same steps as Upgrading to latest release.

The crucial difference is, that when editing the /etc/apk/repositories file, all referenced repository versions (such as v3.2 or latest-stable) therein need to be pointing to edge as in:

https://<mirror-server>/alpine/edge/main

Warning: Do not enable stable and edge repos at the same time. This can break your system. Either use edge or stable.

After upgrading to edge, the currently installed edge version may be checked with

$ cat /etc/alpine-release

and referring to the build date that is attached to the release.

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-An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version, ''edge'' can be done in a few simple steps.
-# Add the edge repository to ''/etc/apk/repositories'': {{Cmd|echo http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main >> /etc/apk/repositories}} or just edit the file in-place (replace <var>v2.4</var> with your release): {{Cmd|sed -i -e 's/<var>v2.4</var>/edge/g' /etc/apk/repositories}}
+An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version ''edge'' basically requires the same steps as [[Upgrading_Alpine#Upgrading_to_latest_release|Upgrading to latest release]].
-# Upgrade all packages in one shot: {{Cmd|apk upgrade -a -U}}
-# Check your current release: {{Cmd|cat /etc/alpine-release}} You will see the build date attached to the release.
-<!--
+The crucial difference is, that when editing the <code><nowiki>/etc/apk/repositories</nowiki></code> file, all referenced repository versions (such as <code><nowiki>v3.2</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>latest-stable</nowiki></code>) therein need to be pointing to <code>'''edge'''</code> as in:
-cat /etc/alpine-release | cut -c 0-3
-This is not working at the moment
+<code><nowiki>https://<mirror-server>/alpine/edge/main</nowiki></code>
-cat /etc/alpine-release | cut -c 0-3 | sed -i -e 's/v{}/edge/g' /etc/apk/repositories
--->
+{{Warning|Do not enable stable and edge repos at the same time. This can break your system. Either use edge '''or''' stable.}}
+After upgrading to edge, the currently installed edge version may be checked with {{Cmd|$ cat /etc/alpine-release}} and referring to the build date that is attached to the release.
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