Alpine Linux

History

Originally, Alpine Linux began as an embedded-first distribution for devices such as wireless routers, based on Gentoo Linux, inspired by GNAP and the Bering-uClibc branch of the LEAF Project. Founder Natanael Copa has said that the name was chosen as a backronym for "A Linux-Powered Network Engine" or some such similar phrase, but that the exact phrase has since been forgotten.

History

In 2014, Alpine Linux switched from uClibc to musl as its C standard library.

Derivatives

postmarketOS, a Linux distribution for mobile devices, is based on Alpine Linux.

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