I'd like an "Install Handbook" or similar. Something like:
Introduction - Ways to run Alpine:
- explain the different ways you can run Alpine. I.E run from RAM, or
run form disk. Explain when why/when you want run "live" form ram and
when you want install alpine on disk.
We should probably also create a name for running from RAM, "ram mode",
"disk-less mode" or "live mode" or similar.
Prepare Boot media:
- explain where to find the iso
- explain how to burn it the cdrom or create a bootable USB.
Booting Alpine (not sure if this is needed):
- explain how to boot the cd/usb. (mention that you might set up BIOS
so it boots from cdrom/usb)
- mention boot options that might be needed for vmware
Setup (install?) Alpine:
- Write a simple walkthrough of setup-alpine. Its a nice handholding
for newbies.
- Explain how to use setup-disk if you want install alpine to disk
- might be an idea to tell how to run fdisk to create custom partition
tables for setup-disk.
- Explain how to use 'lbu commit' if "disk-less mode" (or what we end
up calling it) and explain why you don't need it when installing on
disk.
at this point the user should have a basic bootable alpine system. The
handbook could continue with things like:
Configuring the network:
- explain shortly about the network interface names (eth0, eth1,
ppp0 etc)
- explain how to do the simple networking setup, dhcp, static ip etc.
- explainhow to start/stop interfaces
- advanced network configuration like pppoe, bridges, bonding, vlans,
wifi?
Installing/removing software packages:
- explain the basic usage for apk-tools
- setting up http repositories - mention http proxies
- installing packages
- deleting packages
- upgrade, explain how to set up the apk cache
Services:
- tell what openrc is
- explain how to start stop services
- explain about runlevels and how to add services to "default" runlevel
- explain about openrc dependencies
- maybe mention how to configure services (/etc/conf.d) and maybe
tell about the difference between /etc/daemon.conf
and /etc/conf.d/daemon
Upgrading alpine(?):
- tell how to upgrade alpine to new version
- mention the .apk-new files, maybe as an advanced topic.
Configure X11(?):
- explain how to set up x11 and create an xorg.conf
Ideas?
Something else we should have in the alpine install handbook?
Thanks!
-nc
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