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beee28c6 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Why is #AlpineLinux just so satisfying as a quick container image base?
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7ed9f778 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @39199a26 Is it, though? I guess I’m too used to the convenience and extra command-line options of GNU tools. I feel as lost on a BSD-esque system as I do on Windows.
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beee28c6 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f520de94 I see your point if you need the GNU tools, but I have many cases where all I need is some language runtime (python, etc) or some CLI tool and Alpine is pretty wonderful for keeping things clean and simple.
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beee28c6 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f520de94 Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that Alpine has an apk option to enable javascript support for elinks, so I might have to use something else after all, which is a bummer.