Minimal Linux distribution used mainly to create small Docker images.
Uses busybox all-in-one binary with minimal core shell and coreutils functionality.
Replaced libc with musl core library which sometimes causes problems with progam compiling or grep buggy behaviour.
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux_package_management
/etc/apk/repositories
Get the latest package lists:
apk updateSearch packages for anything with the word "$name" in it:
apk search "$name"Show all packages:
apk searchShow all packages and versions:
apk search -vInstall a given package:
apk add "$pkg"On Alpine 3+ you can skip the prerequisite apk update by adding the -u switch to add:
apk add -u "$pkg"Uninstall package:
apk del "$pkg"Delete the local package list cache:
(usually done at the end of a Dockerfile RUN to not save it to the docker image)
apk cache cleanList packages:
apk infoShow versions:
apk -v infoShow versions + descriptions:
apk -vv infoFind which package installed a given file on disk:
apk info --who-owns /bin/shShow package contents:
apk info -L <pkg>Show all info on package:
apk info -a "$pkg"Upgrade system, all packages:
apk upgradeUpgrade specific package:
apk add --upgrade "$pkg"https://github.com/genuinetools/apk-file
apt-file but for Alpine, finds
Go binary that searches which packages contain a given filename.
docker run --rm -ti jess/apk-file <file>Ported from private Knowledge Base page 2015+