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Re: rsync and --open-noatime 2 hours ago

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 

Alpine 3.21.8, 3.22.6, 3.23.6 and 3.24.2 released 10 days ago

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

Re: Alpine 'virt' iso offline and VM choice a month ago

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

Alpine Linux 3.24.0 Released 3 months ago

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

Alpine Linux stable releases 3.20.10, 3.21.7, 3.22.4, 3.23.4 5 months ago

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)

Re: Alpine 3.23 with kernel 6.18 boot failed 8 months ago

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?

Alpine Linux 3.23.2 released 9 months ago

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

Alpine Linux 3.23.0 Released 9 months ago

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

Alpine 3.19.9, 3.20.8, 3.21.5, and 3.22.2 released 11 months ago

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:

Alpine 3.19.8, 3.20.7, 3.21.4 and 3.22.1 released 1 year, 2 months ago

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