Running Alpine Linux

Believe it or not, but not only can you run Alpine Linux on the Kindle, it is surprisingly easy!

KindleForge

Thanks to GreenCat, Alpine Linux is available on the KindleForge appstore.

With a Scriptlet

1. Click here to download the latest release.
2. Move the file to the documents folder on your Kindle.
3. Open it from your Kindle’s homescreen

With KUAL

1. Download the latest release here
2. Extract the .zip file’s contents to the extensions folder on your Kindle.
3. Start KUAL and open the Alpine app
4. Click the Deploy button to download the latest release

Through KTerm

1. Open kterm
2. Enter and run the command

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://tinyurl.com/alpinek)"

Manually.

Option 1

Download the latest release and extract the contents into your root directory, then copy alpine.conf to /etc/upstart/ via ssh or by doing cp /mnt/us/alpine.conf /etc/upstart/alpine.conf in KTerm

Option 2

Follow the guide here

Credits

• schuhumi - Wrote Alpine for Kindle and the KUAL Installer
• GreenCat777 - Wrote QuickAlpine, the KTerm script, and a good chunk of the page.
• gingrspacecadet - cURL command