Alpine

Alpine is a lightweight, fast, and flexible software toolkit designed for building and managing software packages on Linux systems. It focuses on simplicity and efficiency, making it ideal for environments where resources are limited, such as containers or embedded devices. Alpine uses musl libc and busybox to keep its size small while maintaining security and performance. Its package manager, APK, allows easy installation, updates, and management of software components. Overall, Alpine provides a minimal yet powerful foundation for securely running applications with minimal overhead.