Chimera Linux has been using apk 3 for a long time. That's helped expose a few bugs, so hopefully the Alpine switch is smooth.
https://fosstodon.org/@ncopa/114778452278033501 #AlpineLinux #ChimeraLinux
apk-tools 3 was merged to #AlpineLinux edge. Hold on to your hats!
Some of the new things are listed here:
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/82593#note_520288
I couldn't figure out how to add my #matrix account to the Chats app, so that's why I fell back to using #irc
That said, I'm surprised the #gnome weather app worked... because it doesn't on normal #alpinelinux o_O.
I'll try to add my calendar and contacts later and see if I can make an actual phone call... crazy stuff :}
Updating from my #alpinelinux laptop... because typing on the #postmarketos #gnome shell is really challenging/unforgiving both in terms of latency and accuracy.
I was not a fan of #firefox, especially with the bottom address bar, so I used console to install #epiphany via:
$ doas apk add epiphany
Not only does epiphany look better on the phone, but it also allows me to install web apps, which I did for #thelounge, a web-based #irc client.
We'd like to welcome @fossdd and Mio as new Alpine Linux developers.
We really appreciate all the work they and the rest of the community have done.
But #AlpineLinux gets better and better .. go figure!
@Snoro
We talked about the roadmap for #AlpineLinux 3.23 yesterday. So far we have:
- apk-tools 3.0
- gcc 15
- python 3.13
- improve/clean up Alpine user handbook (we need volunteers for this)
See
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17294 if you want help or have things you are working on that should be included.
We are planning to update apk-tools to 3.0 in edge repository on July 1, 2025.
We are keeping the apk 2 index and package formats for now, so everything *should* just work, but scripts parsing the output of apk may need to be adjusted.
@ve3mal glad you enjoyed the read and that you also got to running #AlpineLinux on the desktop! Lean, mean and FAST!
But yes, the post is four years old when Alpine was, I think, on version 3.17. A lot of things changed since I wrote, including the fact that full disk encryption is a given option right in the installer script - a vast improvement.
I probably should write a new guide for it, better yet, make a video about it, since my last one showcasing 3.17 in Peertube got deleted.
while #Gnome isn't working on my laptop, I decided to downgrade for now 
Hey #Linux / #Mesa / #gallium folks,
I'm having a problem where I can't start any graphical user interface, whether it's wayland or x11 because the driver files given by mesa don't have the __driDriverExtensions symbol
Anyone know how to deal with this? I'm on #AlpineLinux / #AsahiLinux. If you have a lot of linux friends, feel free to boost!
Is there any great book on #AlpineLinux ? I love the concept, and love the considerations of the operating system. Yet, I usually opt for #Debian since I am much more familiar with it. It would be great to change that in the mid-term.
does anyone running #AlpineLinux / #AsahiLinux know what happened and what caused the regression? i just wanna use my laptop and dont feel like manually doing aports stuff 
https://gamedev.lgbt/@bram/114692311274661067
first linux regression in a while: an update from an #AlpineLinux package caused a driver .so file to be removed and now i can no longer run GDM, X11 or wayland 
OpenRC user services are now a thing in Alpine and I'm migrating many things I had fragile shell scripts start.
An added benefit is that my sessions in bare ttys have proper services running too!
My favorite new feature of #AlpineLinux 3.22: Support for OpenRC user services. The feature is still considered experimental, but some packages already provide user service files (e.g. dbus, pipewire, kanshi). Further, you can easily define your own in ~/.config/rc/.
If you use a PAM-enabled login method, you just need to install openrc-user-pam, and you're good to go.
For more information refer to: https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/0.62.2/user-guide.md#user-services----experimental
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Linux kernel 6.15 released with Rust support for hrtimer and ARMv7, a new setcpuid= boot parameter for x86 CPUs, support for sched_ext to count and report internal events, x86 Intel and AMD PMU enhancements, nested virtualization support for VGICv3 on ARM, support for emulating FEAT_PMUv3 on Apple Silicon, new API to receive information about mount and unmount events of filesystems, support for hardware-wrapped encryption keys in the block layer, support for 48-bit block addressing in the EROFS file system, etc:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
Linux-libre kernel 6.15 released with Nova Core GPU, Qualcomm iris v4l2, Airoha NPU, Tehuti Networks TN40xx 10G Ethernet, Realtek 8814A Wi-Fi, Apple Silicon SoC touchscreen, Renesas UFS hooks, Spider 1Gb Ethernet,aw88166 audio drivers removed:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-15-kernel-is-out-for-those-who-seek-100-freedom-for-their-pcs
Archinstall 3.0.7 released with option to configure Btrfs snapshot type (Snapper or Timeshift), disk encryption configuration moved into the disk config menu, various bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-3-0-7-arch-linux-menu-based-installer-adds-support-for-btrfs-snapshots
Alpine Linux 3.22 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, LXQt 2.2, gummiboot (systemd-boot) replaced with systemd-efistub, updated packages:
https://9to5linux.com/alpine-linux-3-22-released-with-gnome-48-kde-plasma-6-3-and-lxqt-2-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS reached EOL on May 31, upgrade to newer version is recommended, or Ubuntu Pro subscription to get patches until 2030:
https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-20-04-eol/
(Canonical doin the Microsoft thing: charging to keep getting patches)
Canonical to release monthly Ubuntu snapshots:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Monthly-Ubuntu-Snapshots
NVIDIA driver 575 released with NVIDIA Smooth Motion support, support for GLX front buffer rendering on Xwayland, support for the __NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC environment variable to also apply to GLX and Vulkan apps etc:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-575-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-support-for-nvidia-smooth-motion
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
