SKILL JOURNEY

Alpine

Tiny, musl, the container darling

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What is Alpine
+60 XP · Alpine is around 5 MB, uses musl libc and BusyBox, and dominates container base images.
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CHAPTER 01
Foundations
Lay the groundwork
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Lesson 1+60 XP
What is Alpine
Alpine is around 5 MB, uses musl libc and BusyBox, and dominates container base images.
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Lesson 2+50 XP
Update the index
Refresh the package index.
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Lesson 3+60 XP
Install a package
Use apk add.
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Lesson 4+60 XP
Search packages
Find a package by name.
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Lesson 5+70 XP
Which libc
Alpine famously does not use glibc.
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CHAPTER 02
Core Concepts
Build the core skills
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Upgrade packages
Upgrade all installed packages.
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Remove a package
Uninstall a package.
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Package info
Show details about a package.
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Lesson 9+90 XP
Init system
Alpine uses a lightweight init by default.
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Lesson 10+80 XP
Rolling branch
Alpine's rolling-release branch.
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Alpine Master
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