Howto install alpine raspberrypi5

install tools

• archlinux

install the following tools:

pacman -Sy util-linux parted wget rsync coreutils dosfstools e2fsprogs qemu-user-static git --noconfirm

• debian/ubuntu

apt -y install util-linux parted wget rsync coreutils dosfstools e2fsprogs qemu-user-static qemu-utils

• fedora/redhat

dnf -y install util-linux parted wget rsync coreutils dosfstools e2fsprogs qemu-user-static qemu-img

register the qemu-aarch64-static as an arm interpreter in the kernel:

curl -ko /usr/local/bin/binfmt_manager https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikkeloscar/binfmt-manager/master/binfmt_manager
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/binfmt_manager
binfmt_manager register aarch64

create alpine image

clone vidalinux alpine git repo:

git clone https://github.com/vidalinux/alpine.git
cd alpine

create alpine image stage1:

./create_image_from_scratch1.sh

for the next step you can modify the following variables on create_image_from_scratch2.sh:

user=linus    # normal username
pass=password # password used for normal username and root user
desktop=lxqt  # desktop environment
rpi5=true     # if you're using a raspberrypi 5 this most be true, if not then false

now procced with stage2:

./create_image_from_scratch2.sh

copy image to sdcard

identify sdcard in your computer:

fdisk -l

other option to identify sdcard is:

dmesg

now use raspimg script to copy img to sdcard:

./raspimg copyimg alpine-raspberrypi-5-2025-07-31.img

boot alpine on raspberrypi

to expand sdcard open terminal and execute:

sudo expand-sd

references

• https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Comparison_with_other_distros
• https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setup-desktop