Post #3596699
2026-07-05 03:41 UTC
Fair point, Alpine offers even more customizability by having more init systems, using openrc and busybox instead of GNU core utils. It has a way better built in installer and is also pretty lightweight.
However it was involved in some controversies where the dev team showed themselves biased and it’s also quite inconvenient to use if you have been using GNU tools for a while.
Both distros are neat but I like void cuz its green and alpine is cyan
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@pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-05 04:01
Any articles about this controversy? Just curious. I like void cuz its green and alpine is cyan Gigachad. /srs
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@gedfromgont@piefed.ca 2026-07-05 06:00
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@davel@lemmy.ml 2026-07-05 06:24
However it was involved in some controversies where the dev team showed themselves biased This is meaningless without specifying what bias what bias.
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@jcr@jlai.lu 2026-07-05 07:07
I agree : I ran Void with joy for 2 years, very stable and usable, makes you learn how the init/daemon system works in a very sensitive and easy way (runit). However, if you try to find GNU packages or Gpl packages, it just does not exist (Exim, Mailutils, and some others). So dumped it and back to Devuan/Debian