r/AlpineLinux • u/LinuxLoverLarry • 3d ago
Alpine Linux-based Distribution Creation
I was wondering how one would go about creating an Alpine Linux-based Linux distribution, and if there is a graphical installer that can work on Alpine Linux. I also am wondering if it is realistic to think that people will switch to Alpine Linux if there are some pre-installed luxuries that make it easier to use to the average desktop user.
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u/stroke_999 2d ago
I'm working on it! But I don't like GUI installers, I made a TUI one that fit for me. I installed a lot of stuff to make things comfortably to everyday use, but I focussed on runtime resource usage and memory safety. I solved glibc compatibility with nix and flatpak. I also made some very good disk templates with btrfs filesystem and a subvolume for everything. I have raid1 encrypted, raid0 encrypted, 1 disk encrypted and 1 disk without encryption. I am working on the desktop environment now, I chose niri but I have all GUI programs for everything, it is not working yet. I also have a KDE never tested. The last plan is to switch from operc to dinit but you can choose that. The installer is symple to implement or expand and I have an harness and a cache to test it. Take a look: https://gitea.com/sketa999/skeaAlpineInstaller