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ROCKNIX Alpine Chroot Quick Start Guide

Tested on:

  • Powkiddy X55 RK3566
  • RG35XX H H700 (Community Build)

This guide helps you set up Alpine Linux in a chroot environment and install Fastfetch for system info display.


Quick Start Guide

Example: Steps to Add fastfetch

  1. Run the following command in your shell to set up Alpine:

    curl -L https://github.com/trashbus99/ROCKNIX-alpine-chroot/raw/main/start-alpine.sh | bash
    
  2. Enter the chroot environment:

    chroot /storage/my-alpine-chroot /bin/bash -l
    
  3. Update the package index:

    apk update
    
  4. Install a text editor (nano):

    apk add nano
    
  5. Edit the repositories file and add the following URLs:

    nano /etc/apk/repositories
    

    Add the following lines to the file, save, and exit:

    https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/main
    https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/community
    
  6. Update the package index again:

    apk update
    
  7. Install Neofetch:

    apk add fastfetch
    
  8. Run Fastfetch to display system info:

    fastfetch
    

Have Fun! 🎉

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