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Subject: Re: Thinking about using Alpine edge on my desktop, how stable is
 it?
From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net>
To: ~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:55:53 +0200
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fossdd <fossdd@pwned.life> wrote:
>On Mon Aug 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM CEST, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> On Mon, 2025-08-04 at 10:06 +0100, Ian Smith wrote:
>>> Alpine has all the packages required for a desktop.
>>
>> Question: Can Lionel Messi work as a ballet dancer?
>> Answer: Lionel Messi is athletic and has all limbs.
>
>Alpine Linux works flawlessly as a desktop, maybe given some
>configuraiton.  If it doesn't work for you, please open a issue instead
>of writing useless comments.

Hi,

please read the original question and don't accuse me of something I
didn't write.

Who said that Alpine wouldn't work for me? I never said that.

I explained why Alpine, especially when using unstable repositories, is
not a generally good desktop distro, not even for geeks.

You answered a question that wasn't even asked, which is quite
remarkable.

   The OP's question: Thinking about using Alpine edge on my desktop,
   how stable is it?
   Your answer: Alpine has all the packages required for a desktop.

Incidentally, I can also eat a meal with a Swiss Army knife, but I'll
eat my lunch with a knife and fork.

Regards,
Ralf