Alpine Linux 3.14 Released With Many Package Updates For This Lightweight Distro

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Alpine Linux 3.14 Released With Many Package Updates For This Lightweight Distro

A new version of Alpine Linux is now available for this distribution that's popular for container use and other environments requiring a small footprint or those simply preferring its Busybox + Musl libc usage...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Alpine-Linux-3.14

[onlyLinuxLuvUBack]

I'm excited knowing that phoronix benchmark will soon be a guest star featuring alpine linux container vs ubuntu container. Maybe a golang bin featuring sqlite or some such plot twist.

[caligula]

I'm excited knowing that phoronix benchmark will soon be a guest star featuring alpine linux container vs ubuntu container. Maybe a golang bin featuring sqlite or some such plot twist.

Really? Would be nice to see how the Musl based distros fare against the traditional Ubuntu/Clear linux combos in benchmarks.

[Vistaus]

Really? Would be nice to see how the Musl based distros fare against the traditional Ubuntu/Clear linux combos in benchmarks.

I too would want to see that.

[TumultuousUnicorn]

I love Alpine Linux for containers and also for WSL. Every time, I am impressed how apk is fast compared to apt and yum.