Alpine Linux 3.20 ships with support for 64-bit RISC-V, KDE Plasma 6, GNOME 46, and more
Alpine Linux, a lightweight and security-focused Linux distribution, has announced the release of its version 3.20. The distribution continues to differentiate itself with the use of musl libc, BusyBox, and other modifications to enhance security and minimize footprint.
The latest version, Alpine Linux 3.20, introduces initial support for 64 bit RISC-V. It also includes a host of software updates such as KDE Plasma 6, GNOME 46, LLVM 18, Node.js 20.10 LTS, Python 3.12, Ruby 3.3, Rust 1.78, Crystal 1.12, Sway 1.9, and .NET 8.0.
Alpine Linux 3.20 is now available for download from the official website. The distribution is offered in several editions including Standard, Extended, Netboot, Raspberry Pi, Generic ARM, and Mini Root Filesystem. These editions support a range of architectures, including 64-bit (x86_64), AArch64 (ARM64), ARMv7, 32-bit (x86), PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (ppc64le), and IBM System z (s390x).
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- Alpine 3.20.0 releasedAlpine Linux • Official source
- Alpine Linux 3.20 Released With Initial 64-bit RISC-V SupportPhoronix
- Alpine Linux 3.20 Released with Initial Support for 64-Bit RISC-V, KDE Plasma 69to5Linux
- Alpine Linux 3.20 Debuts with Initial 64-Bit RISC-V SupportLinuxiac
- Alpine Linux 3.20.0 releasedLWN.net