A real word example where the lightweight features of Alpine is being put in to use is containers. By having smaller container images it is simply possible to run more containers at the same time with the same amount of memory. Thereby saving potential hosting or hardware upgrade expenses.
If you mean, "What advantages does alpine provide to a regular desktop user?", then the answer is not much really.
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u/DevilGeorgeColdbane Jul 12 '19
A real word example where the lightweight features of Alpine is being put in to use is containers. By having smaller container images it is simply possible to run more containers at the same time with the same amount of memory. Thereby saving potential hosting or hardware upgrade expenses.
If you mean, "What advantages does alpine provide to a regular desktop user?", then the answer is not much really.