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bellsoft/alpaquita-linux-base

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Alpaquita Linux is a lightweight operating system.

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What is Alpaquita Linux?

Alpaquita Linux is a lightweight operating system optimized for the deployment of cloud native applications. It is an optimal solution for running applications with various workloads and is characterized by

  • Userspace binaries protection
  • Four malloc implementations in total
  • Optimized standard C library implementation ‘musl perf’, both small and performant
  • Base image size of 3.22MB, which is perfect for running small and performant containers
  • Docker and QEMU support

Alpaquita Linux requires a small amount of resources to run. The extra modules and additional packages can be installed from Alpaquita apk repository depending on the project requirements. Alpaquita comes in two versions: one based on optimized musl libc, and the other one on glibc libc.

Developer and maintainer: BellSoft

For documentation and support information, refer to the official page.

How to choose an optimal Java image?

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What’s in this image?

The base images can be used 'as is' or serve as a base for customization by installing additional software from Alpaquita Linux repositories.

There are images for musl and glibc C library implementations. Our musl perf is 100% compatible with stock musl, so if you have previously utilized a musl-based system such as Alpine, the migration won’t cause any issues. In case your OS is glibc-based and switching libc is off the table, consider Alpaquita Linux with glibc, which is more performant than popular glibc-based systems in some cases. For more information on Alpaquita Linux performance, refer to the comparative study overview.

Installation of additional software is performed by using the APK Package Manager tool:

RUN apk add --no-cache vim
ENTRYPOINT ["vim"]

Tags

  • stream-musl, stream
  • stream-glibc
  • glibc - points to the latest Alpaquita release with glibc
  • musl, latest - point to the latest Alpaquita release with musl

License

As with all Docker images, these also contain other software, which may be distributed under other licenses.

The list of installed software components and their licenses can be retrieved by executing the apk list -I command in the image.

As for any pre-built image usage, it is the user's responsibility to ensure that any use of this image complies with any relevant licenses for all software contained within.

Docker Pull Command

docker pull bellsoft/alpaquita-linux-base