Alpine Linux 3.1.0 Released, small, simple, secure, and embedded Linux distribution

 

Alpine Linux 3.1.0 Released, small, simple, secure, and embedded Linux distribution

Alpine Linux is an open source Linux-based operating system that provides users with a server-oriented secure computing environment. It is lightweight, small and simple Linux distribution built on top of the Busybox and uClibc software packages.

This release is built with musl libc and is not compatible with v2.x and earlier, so special care needs to be taken when upgrading.

Please refer to the documentationfor information on how to perform the upgrade.

What's New in This Release:

Some of the new features are:

• support for openvswitch
• Xen 4.4
• a release build for Rasberry PI (arm hardfloat)

Some of the desktop applications that got upgraded and are available for v3.1:

• xorg-server-1.16.2
• firefox 31.2.0
• gnumeric 1.12.18
• evince 3.14.1
• virt-manager 1.1.0
• claws-mail 3.11.0
• hexchat 2.10.2
• vlc 2.1.5
• inkscape 0.48.5
• gimp 2.8.14
• audacity 2.0.6

The full lists of changes can be found in the git log and bug tracker.

Distributed in multiple editions

The project is distributed in multiple editions, each one with its own purpose and abilities. The main edition is called Alpine Linux Standard, it includes some of the most commonly used packages and it is geared towards servers and routers that run directly from RAM (system memory). The second edition is called Alpine Linux Mini and it’s actually a minimal version of Alpine Linux Standard. It comes with only some basic packages and can be to install the operating system from network.

The third edition is called Alpine Linux VServer and includes only Vserver host packages. Network professionals can use this Alpine flavor to deploy VServer hosts that run directly from RAM. It can also be installed to a local disk drive. Lastly, the Alpine Linux Xen edition provides users with a Xen Dom0 Live CD and Xen packages. It is supported only on 64-bit hardware platforms.

Downloads Version 3.1.0

Standard 64 bit | 32 bit
Mini 64 bit | 32 bit
Vanilla 64 bit | 32 bit
Xen 64 bit
Rasberry Pi arm

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