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On 6 December 2025 08:11:26 GMT, lando572@protonmail.com wrote: >Free software is software you can use, share, modify and redistribute. >Is alpine linux arm a fully free software system? No piece of non free software gets installed on the computer? >https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/A20_OLinuXino_Lime2 >Does these instructions install a fully free software system on the olimex lime2? >I also got aware of https://regrow.earth/blog/2022-12-08_alpine-a20-olinuxino-lime2/ > >In short can you install a fully free software version of alpine linux on the olimex lime2? Thanks. > >Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email. In the case of the A20, yes, you can use a fully open source kernel and uboot. You will need to build uboot from source (it would be great if you contributed it to the uboot aport). The kernel may also need some additional modules enabled.