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I really like alpine linux. I used it as my WSL2 env for years. I run Void Linux on actual hardware these days (better to use photon for games than WSL2 for wor

I really like alpine linux. I used it as my WSL2 env for years. I run Void Linux on actual hardware these days (better to use photon for games than WSL2 for work), but would probably switch back to alpine if it had more packages and rolling release, as it had the best package manager I had ever used.

rurban 4y ago
Better than void? I'm convinced void has the best package manager I've ever used.
blueflow 4y ago
Is Alpine edge not a rolling release? I'm using it on my laptop right now.
yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
You could always just use edge if you want a rolling release.
ryan-duve 4y ago
I've only had to use `apk` for a Dockerfile layer when we were really trying to minimize the footprint of an image. From what I could tell, there was no discernible difference from `yum` or `apt`. What are the features that make it stand out to you?
- 3np 4y ago
  The packaging format and system is very different to yum and deb, despite the similarities in cli interface for local maintenance. It's quite similar to PKGBUILD in Arch, except with more streamlined tooling.
- LAC-Tech 4y ago
  intuitive CLI, things are packaged a bit better, easy configuration. I swore off of apt based distros after I accidentally installed some graphical things on my WSL and multiple debian wizards couldn't figure out how to remove them, even when I installed stuff like dpigs and aptitude.
  - onefuncman 4y ago
    My golden rule of sys admin is if you can't fix it, you reformat and replace it. If you reproduce the error, congrats, now you get to figure out where to file the bug report with reproduction steps.
    - herewulf 4y ago
      My golden rule of sys admin is that anything on a Linux based OS can be fixed. Preferably without a reboot. Though a friend of mine once discovered that it's a bad idea to force remove glibc (on a non BusyBox distro, of course).
      - 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
        God, yes. If all you know is reboot & reinstall (bad habits probably brought from the windows world where you generally can't do anything else), you'll never get past the basics.
        Gordonjcp 4y ago
        Reinstalling broken Linux systems has been my go-to technique for 20-odd years. It shouldn't take any time at all to get them back up and running, because all the installation and deployment is automated. I've never tried Windows but I've heard it's a faff to do this. Good to hear it's catching up, though!
      - Gordonjcp 4y ago
        > My golden rule of sys admin is that anything on a Linux based OS can be fixed. Preferably without a reboot. Is it worth your time, though?
  - jack_pp 4y ago
    I've been running debian for 8 or 9 years now, on hardware not WSL2 and have no issues with apt. I use debian on my own machine because we use debian on all our cloud VMs and I don't want to learn more than one distro so idk if your WSL2 problems are a great reason to swear debian off

rurban 4y ago

Better than void? I'm convinced void has the best package manager I've ever used.

blueflow 4y ago

Is Alpine edge not a rolling release? I'm using it on my laptop right now.

yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago

You could always just use edge if you want a rolling release.

ryan-duve 4y ago

I've only had to use `apk` for a Dockerfile layer when we were really trying to minimize the footprint of an image. From what I could tell, there was no discernible difference from `yum` or `apt`. What are the features that make it stand out to you?

3np 4y ago
The packaging format and system is very different to yum and deb, despite the similarities in cli interface for local maintenance. It's quite similar to PKGBUILD in Arch, except with more streamlined tooling.
LAC-Tech 4y ago
intuitive CLI, things are packaged a bit better, easy configuration. I swore off of apt based distros after I accidentally installed some graphical things on my WSL and multiple debian wizards couldn't figure out how to remove them, even when I installed stuff like dpigs and aptitude.
- onefuncman 4y ago
  My golden rule of sys admin is if you can't fix it, you reformat and replace it. If you reproduce the error, congrats, now you get to figure out where to file the bug report with reproduction steps.
  - herewulf 4y ago
    My golden rule of sys admin is that anything on a Linux based OS can be fixed. Preferably without a reboot. Though a friend of mine once discovered that it's a bad idea to force remove glibc (on a non BusyBox distro, of course).
    - 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
      God, yes. If all you know is reboot & reinstall (bad habits probably brought from the windows world where you generally can't do anything else), you'll never get past the basics.
      - Gordonjcp 4y ago
        Reinstalling broken Linux systems has been my go-to technique for 20-odd years. It shouldn't take any time at all to get them back up and running, because all the installation and deployment is automated. I've never tried Windows but I've heard it's a faff to do this. Good to hear it's catching up, though!
    - Gordonjcp 4y ago
      > My golden rule of sys admin is that anything on a Linux based OS can be fixed. Preferably without a reboot. Is it worth your time, though?
- jack_pp 4y ago
  I've been running debian for 8 or 9 years now, on hardware not WSL2 and have no issues with apt. I use debian on my own machine because we use debian on all our cloud VMs and I don't want to learn more than one distro so idk if your WSL2 problems are a great reason to swear debian off