Explore the lightweight Alpine Linux inside a Virtual Machine by following these steps.

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Alpine Linux is a unique, small-form-factor Linux distribution known for its use of OpenRC and BusyBox. This tutorial guides you through installing Alpine Linux with an Xfce desktop in VirtualBox. The steps include downloading the appropriate ISO, setting up the virtual machine, performing a text-based installation, and post-installation configuration to set up a minimal Xfce desktop environment.

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Step 2: Setup VirtualBox VM with Alpine ISO

This is a very, very interesting article and a nice challenge if you never used Alpine.
It’s sad, though, that the tutorial is based on a commercial virtualization platform, such as VirtualBox. I will try it with <a href="https://mac.getutm.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">UTM</a> to see if it works.