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Alpine Linux Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for Alpine Linux, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- Package Management
- Services
- Configuration
- Networking
- Users
- Disk & Storage
- Docker Base Image
- Common Patterns
apk Basics
apk update # refresh package index
apk upgrade # upgrade all packages
apk add curl git vim # install packages
apk del curl # remove a package
apk search nginx # search for packages
Package Info
apk info # list installed packages
apk info -a nginx # detailed package info
apk info -L nginx # list files in package
apk policy nginx # show available versions
Virtual Packages
# Install build deps as a group, remove later
apk add --virtual .build-deps gcc musl-dev
make && make install
apk del .build-deps
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