Alpine apk-tools
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Plans and prices
From Alpine apk-tools's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine apk-tools | Free | Included as Alpine Linux’s package manager · no commercial plan or price listed |
The facts
Each one read from Alpine apk-tools's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Command-line interface
- Alpine describes apk as its official command-line package manager.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Dependency safety
- A transaction is not committed if the requested change would leave the system’s world constraints unsolvable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Graphical integration
- The project says graphical software managers can handle some basic package management tasks such as adding, removing, and upgrading packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install and remove
- The add and del commands install and remove packages while updating the system’s world constraints.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- Alpine Linux describes itself as a general-purpose distribution designed for power users who value security, simplicity, and resource efficiency.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local cache
- A local package cache can support reinstalling packages at boot in diskless installations, even before a network connection is available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline installation
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Package format
- The page describes v2 packages as digitally signed tar.gz archives containing programs, configuration files, and dependency metadata.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package integrity
- The documentation lists commands to verify package integrity and signatures, show package checksums, and sign v3 packages and indexes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package queries
- Commands can search, list, and show information about packages and repositories, and render dependency graphs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Alpine Package Keeper (apk) is the package manager in Alpine Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Small installations
- Alpine packages are split into subpackages to let users control installed features and keep installations small.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System maintenance
- Commands include updating repository indexes, upgrading packages, fixing installations, and managing the local package cache.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Version compatibility
- The Alpine 3.23 documentation says apk-tools v3 targets backwards compatibility, while the package index and package formats remain at v2 for that release.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
