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Alpine Linux

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Pros of Alpine Linux
Pros of Debian
Pros of Ubuntu
  • 10
    Secure
  • 9
    Good in containers
  • 8
    Fast
  • 1
    Supports armhf, aarch64, x86, ppc64, armv7,s390x
  • 1
    Does not run glibc binaries
  • 1
    Minimal dependencies
  • 1
    Widely used in docker containers everywhere
  • 1
    Musl based
  • 1
    Choice of init system
  • 1
    Excellent Package Manager
  • 1
    Small footprint
  • 1
    Small install footprint
  • 1
    Small memory footprint
  • 54
    Massively supported
  • 50
    Stable
  • 21
    Reliable
  • 9
    Aptitude
  • 8
    Customizable
  • 8
    It is free
  • 8
    Turnkey linux use it
  • 6
    Works on all architectures
  • 230
    Free to use
  • 96
    Easy setup for testing discord bot
  • 57
    Gateway Linux Distro
  • 54
    Simple interface
  • 9
    Don't need driver installation in most cases
  • 6
    Many active communities
  • 6
    Open Source
  • 3
    Software Availability
  • 3
    Easy to custom
  • 2
    Many flavors/distros based on ubuntu
  • 1
    Lightweight container base OS
  • 1
    Great OotB Linux Shell Experience

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Cons of Alpine Linux
Cons of Debian
Cons of Ubuntu
  • 2
    Cannot install metasploit
  • 1
    Does not run glibc binaries
  • 1
    Not for inexperienced users
  • 10
    Old versions of software
  • 2
    Can be difficult to set up on vanilla Debian
  • 5
    Demanding system requirements
  • 4
    Adds overhead and unnecessary complexity over Debian
  • 2
    Snapd installed by default
  • 1
    Systemd

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What is Alpine Linux?

Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.

What is Debian?

Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel or the FreeBSD kernel. Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. FreeBSD is an operating system including a kernel and other software.

What is Ubuntu?

Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.

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