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From: Jerome Marc <marcjero@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 22:07:32 +0200
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Subject: Re: Why'd you go with Alpine Linux?
To: Wolfgang Klein <klein.wolfg@web.de>
Cc: ~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org
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Hello,

same here : postmarketos with KDE for my Acer Chromebook. I just regret
that I didn't do it before.
I also use Alpine in diskless mode on an old Raspberry pi.  There is
virtually no risk to corrupt the sd card, it's snappy and very stable.

I prefer the apk package manager (vs apt) because it's easier to control
which software you install overtime. Other distros have too many packages
and dependency management can be tough.
The only downside (for desktop) is the missing glibc. There are solutions
(gcompat or flatpack) but I wonder if it couldn't be possible to implement
a transparent glibc emulation for binaries not linked to gcompat.

Le jeu. 2 avr. 2026 =C3=A0 20:58, Wolfgang Klein <klein.wolfg@web.de> a =C3=
=A9crit :

> Hello!
>
> I first encountered Alpine in the form of PostmarketOS, which I installed
> into my Lenovo Chromebook, turning it into a Linux-Book with full KDE
> desktop. The device has never worked so flawlessly and smoothly, and I ca=
n
> use the same desktop environment as on my PC. Absolutely awesome! :)
>
> My second encounter to Alpine was when I needed a replacement for a Samba
> server running Ubuntu, which was getting more and more unreliable because
> of the "old" hardware: a "week" Dual-Core and "only" 2GB RAM.) Since I kn=
ew
> that Alpine was working very well on such slim and older systems, I decid=
ed
> to give it a try. And I do not regret this step at all! A couple of
> adjustmens needed to be done, like scripts using commands not available i=
n
> Alpine, but those problems could be solved. The result of this effort: th=
at
> server is running more reliable and robust like ever before!
>
>
> Cheers,
> Wolfgang
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>same here : postmarketos with KD=
E for my Acer Chromebook. I just regret that I didn&#39;t do it before.</di=
v><div>I also use Alpine in diskless mode on an old Raspberry pi.=C2=A0 The=
re is virtually no risk to corrupt the sd card, it&#39;s snappy and very st=
able.</div><div><br></div><div>I prefer the apk package manager (vs apt) be=
cause it&#39;s easier to control which software you install overtime. Other=
 distros have too many packages and dependency management can be tough.</di=
v><div>The only downside (for desktop) is the missing glibc. There are solu=
tions (gcompat or flatpack) but I wonder if it couldn&#39;t be possible to =
implement a transparent glibc emulation for binaries not linked to gcompat.=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Le=C2=A0jeu. 2 avr. 2026 =C3=A0=C2=A020:58, W=
olfgang Klein &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:klein.wolfg@web.de">klein.wolfg@web.de<=
/a>&gt; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><u></u>

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  <div>
    Hello!<br>
    <br>
    <div>I first encountered Alpine in the form of
      PostmarketOS, which I installed into my Lenovo Chromebook, turning
      it into a Linux-Book with full KDE desktop. The device has never
      worked so flawlessly and smoothly, and I can use the same desktop
      environment as on my PC. Absolutely awesome! :)<br>
      <br>
      My second encounter to Alpine was when I needed a replacement for
      a Samba server running Ubuntu, which was getting more and more
      unreliable because of the &quot;old&quot; hardware: a &quot;week&quot=
; Dual-Core and
      &quot;only&quot; 2GB RAM.) Since I=C2=A0knew that Alpine was working =
very well on
      such slim and older systems, I=C2=A0decided to give it a try. And I d=
o
      not regret this step at all! A couple of adjustmens needed to be
      done, like scripts using commands not available in Alpine, but
      those problems could be solved. The result of this effort: that
      server is running more reliable and robust like ever before!<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      Cheers,<br>
      Wolfgang</div>
  </div>

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