Upgrading to Edge

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Revision as of 04:50, 8 December 2011 by Fab (talk | contribs) (updated)

An upgrade of Alpine Linux from a stable version to the rolling development version, edge can be done in a few simple steps.

Warning: Edge is under constant development so be careful using it in production. It can break your system.


  1. Add the edge repository to /etc/apk/repositories:

    echo http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main >> /etc/apk/repositories

    or just edit the file in-place (replace v2.3 with your release)

    sed -i -e 's/v2.3/edge/g' /etc/apk/repositories

  2. Upgrade all packages in one shot

    apk upgrade -a -U

  3. Check your current release

    cat /etc/alpine-release

    You will see the build date attached to the release.