# alpine_wiki This is a markdown based effort to provide non-minimalist documentation for a minimalist operating system named [Alpine Linux](alpine/about.md), a Linux distribution [with base on musl libc](alpine/base-with-muslc-and-busybox.md#base-with-muslc) and [defaults commands to Busybox](alpine/base-with-muslc-and-busybox.md#defaults-to-busybox), with option to change that! **Where to start? Check the next section.** Ok but if you are impatient and want an Alpine ready touse in 4 hours, you have two options: 1. [.. this link...](newbie/alpine-newbie-xfce-desktop.md) a single explanatory article that installs a complete desktop, too much text, then; 2. [.. use this link...](tutorials/community-way/alpine-tutorial-desktop-xfce4-fast-forward.md) but if you want to avoid the explanations and just go all the way... use this other one that is multilanguage ### Tutorials and Docs 1. [Newbies](newbie/README.md), not mandatory but recommended you start to read the [Newbies](newbie/README.md). 2. [Tutorials](tutorials/README.md), for impatients if you have computer or only a phone, read the [Tutorials](tutorials/README.md) ### About alpine * [Alpine Linux Overview](alpine/README.md) * [Comparison with other distros](alpine/comparison-with-other-distros.md) * [Alpine Linux Releases](alpine/releases.md) ### Social network and contact - 🗯 IRC - 💬 `##alpine_telegram_english` - 💬 `#alpine_linux_english` - 📱 Telegram https://t.me/alpine_linux - 🇬🇧 https://t.me/alpine_linux_english - 🇷🇺 https://t.me/alpine_linux_pycckuu (dual english russian, low activity) - 🇨🇴 https://t.me/alpine_linux_espanol - 🇧🇬 https://t.me/alpine_linux_bulgarian (dual english bulgarian, low activity) - 🇨🇳 https://t.me/alpine_linux_chinese (dual english chinese, low activity) - 📡 https://t.me/opentechnologies (open languajes but english as main) - Matrix - 👥 https://matrix.to/#/#alpine-linux-english:matrix.org ### How to contribute * [Contribution.md](alpine/contribution.md) # LICENSE **CC BY-NC-SA**: the project allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creators involved. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms, includes the following elements: * **BY** – Credit must be given to the creator of each content respectivelly, starting at the first contributor. * **NC** – Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted, with exceptions if you fill an issue here! * **SA** – Adaptations must be shared under the same terms, you must obey this terms and do not change it. For more information check the [alpine/copyright.md](alpine/copyright.md)