Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 11:33:15 +0200
From: Faustin Lammler <faustin@fala.red>
To: spoon@keemail.me
Cc: Camelia Lavender <cam@camelia.dev>,
	"~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org" <~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org>
Subject: Re: Thinking about using Alpine edge on my desktop, how stable is it?
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Hi!
I don't agree with Camelia, I am using it on a daily basis on desktop
and laptop for more than 2 years, and I am very happy with it.

I use the stable version (currently 3.22) and install packages from edge
and testing only if they are not available in the stable version. For
proprietary software (zoom, slack etc.), flatpak is working pretty well.

For software not available in Alpine nor in Flatpak or for testing
purposes, I use a libvirt debian VM.

My move from Debian was motivated by SystemD (and apk which is fabulous)
and my move to Alpine Linux by
https://drewdevault.com/2023/07/25/Alpine-does-not-make-news.html

Cheers!

spoon@keemail.me,
04/08/2025 =E2=80=93 09:22:35 (+0200):

> Alpine is not a desktop distro. It's only practical use is in containers =
and servers. You are gonna have a hard time doing anything productive if yo=
u use it for desktop. Better stick to Arch or Fedora for desktop.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Aug 4, 2025, 06:23 by cam@camelia.dev:
>=20
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > First of all, I want to thank all the people who make Alpine possible, =
it is a really awesome distribution! Much love to you <3
> >
> > I've been using Alpine Linux on my VPS since several months and I am lo=
ving it so much that I'm considering switching to it on my desktop as well.=
 I am thinking about using the rolling release (edge) for my desktop, and I=
 was wondering whether some people in here in have been running it for some=
 time.
> >
> > More specifically, my questions are the following:
> >
> > - In your experience, with proper maintenance (regular system upgrades,=
 updating configuration files, etc.), did Alpine edge (*without* the testin=
g repository enabled) often break in the past?
> > - Same question but *with* the testing repository enabled?
> >
> > Of course, I know that this question doesn't give any guarantee and I a=
lso understand that by enabling the testing repository my system will be mo=
re prone to errors. I guess I just want to hear from people who have more e=
xperience with Alpine than I currently do.
> > --=20
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Camelia Lavender (she/they)
> > PGP: 0xDBCC70EFBC360E97
> >
>=20

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