Set-by-step guide to installing Alpine.
- Boot from the Alpine ISO
- When you are prompted in login, use “root” and a blank password.
- Right now you are running from memory. At the “#” prompt, run the “setup-alpine” script.
- Choose a keyboard layout
- Provide a FQDN for this machine
- Select a NIC
- Provide an IP address or “dhcp”
- Configure the NIC manually or not
- Provide a new root password
- Provide a time zone (US/Eastern)
- Provide a proxy address if you are using a proxy
- Select a mirror site or “f” to find the fastest mirror for you
- Set up a regular user (highly recommended)
- Provide an SSH key if desired
- Select an SSH server (openssh is the default)
- Select the disk top install the OS onto. Usually “sda”
- Select the disk layout (“sys” is good choice)
- Erase the disk
- Reboot the system (type “reboot”). REQUIRED to complete the installation.
Note: By default, sudo is not installed so to do much you will need to login as root.