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  1. Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: @[email protected] ·

    @nube we don't have backports because we don't need them. instead, use tagged repositories to scope packages from alpine edge:

    # cat /etc/apk/repositories
    ...
    @edge:main https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
    @edge:community https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
    # apk add nano@edge:main
    (1/1) Installing nano@edge:main (9.0-r0)

    #AlpineLinux

    #alpinelinux
  2. Thomas Liske @[email protected] ·

    ifstate 2.3.0 - a tool for declarative network configuration for Linux - was released:
    codeberg.org/routerkit/ifstate

    This is release contains various new features like:
    - bridge: VLAN membership for bridge ports
    - link: support external created veth ifaces
    - routing: ignore routes by ifname regex
    - tc: add vlan action (allows remapping); improve change detection

    The new release is already available in #AlpineLinux and in the RouterKit Debian package repository.

    #linuxnetworking #ifstate #RouterKit

    #alpinelinux #linuxnetworking #ifstate #routerkit
  3. Klaus Frank @[email protected] ·

    Oh #AlpineLinux has apparently the same issue as #ArchLinux.
    When you don't update it for an extended period of time and then just do "apk update; apk upgrade; reboot" then it'll shit itself...

    And there wasn't even anything special in this VM.
    1) XFCE
    2) Tor
    3) Firefox

    #alpinelinux #archlinux
  4. Fossman @[email protected] ·

    @gbetous @FiolaKais @itsfoss Distro does matter a bit. On #AlpineLinux GNOME takes less than 1GB, sometimes around 900MB or a bit less.

    Btw, I'm currently testing Alpine #XFCE on one old PC and #FunOS (Ubuntu with systemd but no Snap + #JWM) on another, and both around 300MB or less! Flatpaks enabled on both.

    #alpinelinux #xfce #funos #jwm
  5. Fossman @[email protected] ·

    @gbetous @FiolaKais @itsfoss Distro does matter a bit. On #AlpineLinux GNOME takes less than 1GB, sometimes around 900MB or a bit less.

    Btw, I'm currently testing Alpine #XFCE on one old PC and #FunOS (Ubuntu with systemd but no Snap + #JWM) on another, and both around 300MB or less! Flatpaks enabled on both.

    #alpinelinux #xfce #funos #jwm
  6. Fossman @[email protected] ·

    @gbetous @FiolaKais @itsfoss Distro does matter a bit. On #AlpineLinux GNOME takes less than 1GB, sometimes around 900MB or a bit less.

    Btw, I'm currently testing Alpine #XFCE on one old PC and #FunOS (Ubuntu with systemd but no Snap + #JWM) on another, and both around 300MB or less! Flatpaks enabled on both.

    #alpinelinux #xfce #funos #jwm
  7. Alpine Linux :alpine: @alpinelinux ·

    All our systems hosted at Linode are suspended at the moment due to some billing issue, including gitlab. We are working with them to get it resolved.

    #alpinelinux
  8. mathew @[email protected] ·

    I tried a bit more Linux distro investigation, and I think I just should have listened to @hipsterelectron in the first place.

    TL;DR: If you want to run Linux without systemd, with something other than GNOME as a desktop (which is implied if you don't want systemd), and if you're comfortable with using the command line for installation, Alpine Linux is a great choice. The default install has zero systemd.

    Yes, it's a command-line install, but it's far easier to install than Gentoo. The core OS install was so fast that I thought it had failed. Once I had that sorted and had installed a few support items, the setup-desktop script installed the whole of KDE and Wayland in a couple of minutes. I rebooted and everything worked. It even got the high DPI screen's resolution right for both KDE and sddm, which literally no other distro I've tried has managed.

    A lack of bloat doesn't just make Alpine good for containers, it's also really responsive in general use. (Which is how computers ought to be with modern hardware.)

    The package manager is nice. Think APT, but much faster. It automatically keeps a separate record of what you've actually asked to install versus dependencies that were dragged in, for easy automatic bloat removal.

    Downsides:

    - No proprietary Nvidia driver available, you need to use nouveau, so no CUDA or high performance gaming.
    - Documentation (including installation) is scattered in pieces on a wiki.
    - A lot less stuff prepackaged for you than Debian. Check pkgs.alpinelinux.org/ to see if things you need are available.
    - You'll need to get used to some things being different thanks to use of busybox, no sudo, no bash by default, and so on.

    My conclusion: Command line user? Try Alpine. Everyone else? Use Debian, and hope they move away from systemd.

    I might revise this opinion if things break a lot during regular updates (hello Fedora), time will tell. #AlpineLinux #Linux

    #alpinelinux #linux
  9. Alpine Linux :alpine: @alpinelinux ·

    Releases are still pending, but our repositories all received upgraded kernels to address copy.fail (CVE-2026-31431).

    So make sure you upgrade to the latest available kernels.

    edge: >= linux-lts-6.18.22
    3.23: >= linux-lts-6.18.22
    3.22: >= linux-lts-6.12.85
    3.21: >= linux-lts-6.12.85
    3.20: >= linux-lts-6.6.137
    3.19: >= linux-lts-6.6.137
    3.18: >= linux-lts-6.1.170
    3.17: >= linux-lts-5.15.204

    #alpinelinux #security
  10. Bryan King @[email protected] ·

    Pro-Grade Ham Radio Displays: Integrating OpenHamClock into PiSignage

    758 words, 4 minutes read time.

    A Helping Hand Needed for a Fellow Programmer

    I’m reaching out to see if you can lend a hand to a talented software developer who’s currently on the job hunt. With over 30 years of experience in C#, .NET (Core/6–8), REST APIs, SQL Server, Angular/Razor, Kubernetes, and cloud CI/CD, he’s a seasoned pro with a proven track record of leading modernization projects and delivering production systems.

    Some of his notable accomplishments include DB2 to SQL migrations, building real-time SignalR apps, and developing full-stack API and frontend projects. Based in Southeast Michigan, he’s looking for senior engineering, architecture, or technical lead roles that will challenge him and utilize his skills.

    If you’re in a position to help, you can check out his resume and portfolio at http://charles.friasteam.com.

    Let’s all look out for each other – if you know of any opportunities that might be a good fit, could you please consider passing this along to your network?

    —

    If you are a ham radio operator, you know that a HamClock is the ultimate shack companion. But what if you want to move beyond a dedicated small screen and integrate that data-rich display into a professional digital signage environment?

    By using PiSignage, you can rotate your HamClock with other station metrics, weather, or club announcements. However, getting a clean, secure, and “pop-up free” experience requires a few tricks.

    In this post, I’ll show you how to deploy OpenHamClock using Docker and how to strip away the UI clutter for a seamless kiosk experience.

    The Setup

    To follow along, you will need a PiSignage server instance. I personally run mine as a Docker container, which keeps the server stack isolated and easy to back up.

    1. The Docker Compose Configuration

    PiSignage and modern browsers often require secure contexts (HTTPS) for certain features. Since the standard HamClock output is HTTP, we’ll use a two-service setup: the clock itself and a lightweight SSL-wrap sidecar using socat and openssl.

    docker-componse.yml

     services:    openhamclock:      image: ghcr.io/accius/openhamclock:latest      container_name: openhamclock      expose:        - "3000"      environment:        - CALLSIGN=<CALL SIGN>        - LOCATOR=<Grid Square Locator>        - THEME=dark        - UNITS=imperial      restart: unless-stopped     ssl-wrap:      image: alpine      container_name: hamclock-ssl      ports:        - "3000:3000"      command: >        sh -c "apk add --no-cache socat openssl &&                openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /tmp/key.pem -out /tmp/cert.pem -days 365 -nodes -subj '/CN=localhost' &&               cat /tmp/cert.pem /tmp/key.pem > /tmp/combined.pem &&               socat OPENSSL-LISTEN:3000,cert=/tmp/combined.pem,verify=0,fork,reuseaddr TCP:openhamclock:3000"      restart: unless-stopped

    2. Silencing the “What’s New” Pop-ups

    When using HamClock as a signage element, you want it to be “set and forget.” The “What’s New” slide-ins are helpful for desktop users but ruin a clean kiosk display.

    While there is a formal change request pending for a toggle, you can currently “force” these elements to stay hidden by injecting a bit of CSS directly into the distribution files. Run this command within your app environment:

    find /app/dist -name "*.css" -exec sh -c 'echo "div[style*=\"whatsNewSlideIn\"], div[style*=\"backdrop-filter\"] { display: none !important; }" >> {}' \;

    3. Setting Up the Slide in PiSignage

    Once your containers are humming along, you need to tell PiSignage how to display the clock.

    Create the Weblink Asset

    1. Log in to your PiSignage Admin Panel.
    2. Navigate to Assets > Add > Weblink.
    3. Fill in the details:
      • Name: OpenHamClock
      • Link Address: https://<YOUR-HOSTNAME>:3000/?kiosk=true
    4. Click Save.

    Pro Tip: The ?kiosk=true suffix is critical. It tells HamClock to hide its own internal menus and headers, giving you a dedicated, high-contrast dashboard perfect for a wall-mounted display.

    Deploy to Your Player

    1. Go to Playlists and add your new “OpenHamClock” asset.
    2. Set the Duration: Set this to 0 for a permanent display, or a high number (like 300 for 5 minutes) if it’s part of a rotation.
    3. Go to Groups, select your player, and deploy the playlist.

    Your screen should refresh and show a beautiful, clean HamClock interface within seconds!

    Running PiSignage in Docker?

    For those of you looking to keep your entire server stack contained, running the PiSignage central server in Docker is the way to go. It keeps your host OS clean and makes management a breeze.

    If you’d like me to discuss how to set up a dockerized PiSignage server, please comment below!

    — 73 —

    Call to Action

    Getting this stack to play nice wasn’t a “one-and-done” install. It was a hard-fought process that took multiple attempts to finally crack the code on bypassing those “What’s New” screens and forcing a clean kiosk display. But the victory is in the uptime.

    Don’t just lurk. If you’ve got the guts to show how you’re rebuilding your station on the wreckage of the old ways, drop a comment below. How are you occupying the victory today?

    SUPPORTSUBSCRIBECONTACT ME

    D. Bryan King

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    Disclaimer:

    I love sharing what I’m learning, but please keep in mind that everything I write here—including this post—is just my personal take. These are my own opinions based on my research and my understanding of things at the time I’m writing them. Since life moves way too fast and things change quickly, please use your own best judgment and consult the experts for your specific situations!

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    #alpinelinux #amateurradiodashboard #amateurradiotechnology #automation #containerization #cssinjection
  11. Thomas Liske @[email protected] ·

    ifstate 2.2.6 - a tool for declarative network configuration for Linux - was released:
    codeberg.org/routerkit/ifstate

    This is a bug-fix only release:
    - fix MTU configuration for newly created tun links
    - fix exception if wireguard sockets cannot be opened (i.e. due to missing kernel modules)

    The new release is already available in #AlpineLinux and in the RouterKit Debian package repository.

    #linuxnetworking #ifstate #RouterKit

    #alpinelinux #linuxnetworking #ifstate #routerkit
  12. Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: @[email protected] ·

    to advance the alpine AI policy conversation, i have proposed simply aligning alpine's AI policy with the one introduced in postmarketOS.

    it is good enough for now.

    #alpinelinux

    #alpinelinux
  13. Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: @[email protected] ·

    oh, great, alpine linux VMs are about to be represented as indications of compromise by shitty security scanners

    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

    #alpinelinux

    #alpinelinux
  14. Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: @[email protected] ·

    @witix next time use the #AlpineLinux hashtag :)

    #alpinelinux
  15. Jochem @[email protected] ·

    Though #alpinelinux is pulling on me as well. So much to like!

    #alpinelinux
  16. Aging Owlbear :lgbtq_heart: @[email protected] ·

    Did a fresh install of #AlpineLinux. Switched to Edge to have an updated #Plasma desktop, and everything was great. So I set up #NetworkManager because wpa_supplicant makes me want to punch kittens whenever I have to use something other than my home network. Which worked great.

    Start my laptop this morning, though, and it won't get pas starting the display manager during boot.

    *sigh*

    So… now I get to manually fix some config files or something I guess. Shoulda gone with #XFCE…

    (Before anyone jumps on me, I obviously fucked up something in the configuration, this isn't #KDE's fault, and I 100% own that this is my fault. As usual, the Owlbear should not be taken seriously.) #Linux

    #alpinelinux #plasma #networkmanager #xfce #kde #linux
  17. Esparta :ruby: @[email protected] ·

    I'm still configuring my #alpinelinux + #cosmic desktop, and I realize I didn't want to install git in the main user-land on that computer, I'm being extra paranoid - and kind of petty. So I did whatever sane person would do:

    - install #podman
    - configure podman to be #rootless
    - install #crun because rootless is not exactly what I really want
    - install #toolbx
    - install #git inside that isolated container
    - profit

    #alpinelinux #cosmic #podman #rootless #crun #toolbx
  18. Döbbie03 @dobbie003 ·

    My Alpine install is complete.

    Surprising absolutely no one that has known me for a while, I am running dwm.

    What an amazing distro. I think I am probably going to move to Alpine full-time.

    #alpinelinux #suckless #dwm #blackmetal #altarofplagues #nowplaying
  19. Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: @[email protected] ·

    interesting: #qnx have adopted apk as their system package manager: qnx.com/developers/docs/qnxeve

    and they use #abuild now too: github.com/qnx-ports/qsc-apk/t

    and they even comply with the GPL license, but their patch is not mergable in the current state: github.com/qnx-ports/aports/bl

    #alpinelinux

    #alpinelinux #abuild #qnx
  20. Mark McBride @[email protected] ·

    Captured some detailed notes on my latest hardware creation for remote server access. I mean, who doesn't need to cold boot their home servers from the other side of the planet?

    markmcb.com/hardware/esp32-uar

    #uart #esp32 #rpi #odroid #freebsd #alpinelinux

    #alpinelinux #freebsd #odroid #rpi #esp32 #uart
  21. arosano 🇩🇰 🇮🇱 @[email protected] ·

    @midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm

    #alpinelinux #wm #openbox #de #netbsd #ctwm
  22. arosano 🇩🇰 🇮🇱 @[email protected] ·

    @midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm

    #alpinelinux #wm #openbox #de #netbsd #ctwm
  23. arosano 🇩🇰 🇮🇱 @[email protected] ·

    @midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm

    #alpinelinux #wm #openbox #de #netbsd #ctwm
  24. arosano 🇩🇰 🇮🇱 @[email protected] ·

    @midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm

    #alpinelinux #wm #openbox #de #netbsd #ctwm
  25. Thomas Liske @[email protected] ·

    The ifstate 2.2 release - a tool for declarative network configuration for Linux - is available in the most recent stable releases of Alpine Linux 3.23 and NixOS 25.11. 🥳

    Fun fact: this is the first NixOS release where you can use a declarative network configuration out of the box 😉

    ifstate.net/2.2/docs/install/#

    #AlpineLinux #ifstate #linuxnetworking #nixos #nixpkgs

    #alpinelinux #ifstate #linuxnetworking #nixos #nixpkgs
  26. Wizards Anonymous @[email protected] ·

    @hyc the links are both 404 not found for me. Appreciate the names of the devices. I'm curious what your install process was to get #AlpineLinux on these #ARM #RK3588 #SBCs. I've been unsuccessful with #AMLogic #A311D.

    #alpinelinux #arm #rk3588 #sbcs #amlogic #a311d
  27. Wizards Anonymous @[email protected] ·

    @hyc the links are both 404 not found for me. Appreciate the names of the devices. I'm curious what your install process was to get #AlpineLinux on these #ARM #RK3588 #SBCs. I've been unsuccessful with #AMLogic #A311D.

    #alpinelinux #arm #rk3588 #sbcs #amlogic #a311d
  28. Wizards Anonymous @[email protected] ·

    @hyc the links are both 404 not found for me. Appreciate the names of the devices. I'm curious what your install process was to get #AlpineLinux on these #ARM #RK3588 #SBCs. I've been unsuccessful with #AMLogic #A311D.

    #alpinelinux #arm #rk3588 #sbcs #amlogic #a311d
  29. Wizards Anonymous @[email protected] ·

    @hyc the links are both 404 not found for me. Appreciate the names of the devices. I'm curious what your install process was to get #AlpineLinux on these #ARM #RK3588 #SBCs. I've been unsuccessful with #AMLogic #A311D.

    #alpinelinux #arm #rk3588 #sbcs #amlogic #a311d
  30. Max Resing @[email protected] ·

    Looks like #alpinelinux is desperately in need for migrating their servers to some other hoster. They are looking for sponsors, who are willing to support this project. Please share, such that they will find a new digital home. Requirements are transparently listed in the blog post.

    alpinelinux.org/posts/Seeking-

    #alpine #linux #fossdem #foss #hosting

    #alpinelinux #alpine #linux #fossdem #foss #hosting
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