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Alpine Linux vs Wine: What are the differences?

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

What is Wine? A compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems. It is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like systems.

Alpine Linux and Wine can be primarily classified as "Operating Systems" tools.

Wine is an open source tool with 953 GitHub stars and 526 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Wine's open source repository on GitHub.

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Pros of Alpine Linux

Pros of Wine

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Secure
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Good in containers
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Fast
1
Supports armhf, aarch64, x86, ppc64, armv7,s390x
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Does not run glibc binaries
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Minimal dependencies
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Widely used in docker containers everywhere
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Musl based
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Choice of init system
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Excellent Package Manager
1
Small footprint
1
Small install footprint
1
Small memory footprint

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Cons of Alpine Linux

Cons of Wine

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Cannot install metasploit
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Does not run glibc binaries
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Not for inexperienced users

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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 Wine?

It is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like systems.

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What are some alternatives to Alpine Linux and Wine?

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.

CoreOS

It is designed for security, consistency, and reliability. Instead of installing packages via yum or apt, it uses Linux containers to manage your services at a higher level of abstraction. A single service's code and all dependencies are packaged within a container that can be run on one or many machines.

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.

CentOS

The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused on delivering a robust open source ecosystem. For users, we offer a consistent manageable platform that suits a wide variety of deployments. For open source communities, we offer a solid, predictable base to build upon, along with extensive resources to build, test, release, and maintain their code.

Android OS

It is a mobile platform which powers phones, tablets, watches, TVs, cars etc. It makes doing business easier, in the office or out in the field. Manage entire fleets of devices with a touch. Keep corporate data protected with built-in security. And help your employees get more done.

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