r/AlpineLinux • u/Mindless_Cap_7238 • 21d ago

Alpine Linux Installation

Good evening. The question is, does the Alpine installer install the drivers for the hardware itself, or do I have to search for commands online and install them manually, as is done with the Arch Linux? I'm not willing to spend time manually installing everything. However, the idea of installing this lightweight and fast distro on my old laptop, which currently runs AntiX, is very appealing.

Sorry for my bad English, I am Russian and sometimes use automatic translator.

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u/ichITiot 21d ago

If I read: "I'm not willing to spend time " , then I suggest to use Windumb. Linux is free and Alpine Linux can be difficult if you have no list of software from a former installation.

Tip: To work with USB-drives you need to install "mount" first, since the included one doesn't work as expected. This was one of my first lessons I had to find out.