From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/devel
(I am CC'ing the mailing list where this belongs) On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:09:47 +0200 Patrik Horník <patrik@hornik.sk> wrote: > Hi guys, Hi! > it seems that --open-noatime option in rsync is ignored in Alpine Linux. > I've confirmed it with strace, it doesn't add O_NOATIME to open calls. > > It seems from sources that it happens when O_NOATIME is not defined, so > it's probably the reason. Apparently you need to define _GNU_SOURCE to
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of new stable releases: - 3.21.8: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.21.8 - 3.22.6: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.22.6 - 3.23.6: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.23.6 - 3.24.2: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.24.2 These releases fix all known high and medium severity OpenSSL vulnerabilities applicable to each release branch, along with other security and bug fixes. The full list of changes can be found in the git logs linked above. -nc
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/users
On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:26:31 +0000 Gilbert <gnuplus@atomicmail.io> wrote: > I want to install Alpine in a VM for a local server. > > I noticed that the 'virt' iso can't be installed on disk without downloading > some packages from the internet. That's annoying. What's the rationale behind > that? The reasoning is that in most cases you would need to get *something* from internet anyway, so then we can keep the alpine-virt release image minimal by requiring that everything is downloaded from internet. > If I used the 'extended' iso instead, would I be missing something
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.24.0, the first release in the v3.24 stable series. Highlights ---------- * GRUB 2.14 - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2026-01/msg00029.html * LLVM 22 - https://releases.llvm.org/22.1.0/docs/ReleaseNotes.html * Rust 1.96 - https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/28/Rust-1.96.0/ * GNOME 50 - https://release.gnome.org/50/ * Go 1.26 - https://go.dev/blog/go1.26 * KDE Plasma 6.6 - https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ * Qt 6.11 - https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.11-released * Sway 1.12 - https://github.com/swaywm/sway/releases/tag/1.12
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the availability of new stable releases: - [3.20.10](https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.20.10) - [3.21.7](https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.21.7) - [3.22.4](https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.22.4) - [3.23.4](https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.23.4) These releases include security fixes across core components. ## musl - [CVE-2026-6042](https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-6042) - [CVE-2026-40200](https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-40200)
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/users
On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 07:40:26 +0000 赵 唯轲 <tbconti@outlook.com> wrote: > The device in use is a Mac with an M-series chip running macOS 26.3 > beta. > > Alpine Linux 3.23 for the ARM64 architecture fails to boot in certain > virtualization environments, including VirtualBox 7.2.4 and VMware > Fusion 25H2. Installed systems hang at "loading ramdisk," while > booting from the ISO gets stuck at “booting Linux Lts” and does not > proceed further. Have you tried the alpine-virt image?
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.23.2, a maintenance update of the 3.23 series. This release contains varioius bug fixes and improvements for apk-tools, and a fix for busybox mount to handle parsing /proc/mounts with long lines. The full lists of changes can be found in the git log: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.23.2 -nc
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.23.0, the first release in the v3.23 stable series. Highlights ========== * Linux kernel 6.18 https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.18 * GCC 15 https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-15/changes.html * LLVM 21 https://releases.llvm.org/21.1.2/docs/ReleaseNotes.html * Node.js (LTS) 24.11 https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v24.11.1 * Rust 1.91 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/11/10/Rust-1.91.1/ * Valkey 9.0 https://valkey.io/blog/introducing-valkey-9/ * ZFS 2.4.0-rc4 https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.4.0-rc4 * Crystal 1.18 https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/releases/tag/1.18.0
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of new stable releases: 3.19.9: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.19.9 3.20.8: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.20.8 3.21.5: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.21.5 3.22.2: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.22.2 These updates include security fixes for OpenSSL addressing the September 30, 2025 advisory: https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20250930.txt Related CVEs:
From Natanael Copa to ~alpine/announce
The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of new stable releases: - 3.19.8: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.19.8 - 3.20.7: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.20.7 - 3.21.4: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.21.4 - 3.22.1: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/log/?h=v3.22.1 The 3.22.1 release includes a security fix for OpenSSL CVE-2025-4575. (https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-4575). -nc