Alpine Linux 3.22.0 has been released, marking the inaugural version in the stable series. The system comprises features such as LLVM, Dovecot, nginx, Node.js, Ruby, Xen, Bird, Crystal, Docker, GNOME, Go, KDE Plasma, and LXQt. Notable modifications involve the substitution of gummiboot with systemd-efistub, and the secureboot-hook has ceased support for gummiboot-efistub. Upgrade notes are accessible, and the comprehensive list of changes can be located in the wiki, git log, and bug tracker.

Alpine 3.22.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.22.0, the first in the v3.22 stable series.

Highlights

• LLVM  20
• Dovecot  2.4
• nginx  1.28
• Node.js (lts)  22.16
• Ruby  3.4
• Rust  1.87
• Xen  4.20
• BIRD  3.1
• Crystal  1.16
• Docker  28
• GNOME  48
• Go  1.24
• KDE Plasma  6.3
• LXQt  2.2

Significant changes

systemd-efistub replaces gummiboot. The secureboot-hook no longer supports gummiboot-efistub. It now defaults to systemd-efistub (stub-only, no systemd). If you haven’t changed efistub_file in /etc/kernel-hooks.d/secureboot.conf, no action is needed. gummiboot-efistub has been moved to testing and is no longer maintained. See the  wiki for details.

Upgrade notes

As always, make sure to use apk upgrade --available when switching between major versions.

Users with / and /usr on separate filesystems (which is unsupported) need take special care. See the  wiki for details.

Changes

The full list of changes can be found in the  wiki,  git log and  bug tracker.

Credits

Thanks to everyone sending patches, bug reports, new and updated aports, and to everyone helping with writing documentation, maintaining the infrastructure, or contributing in any other way!

Thanks to  GIGABYTE,  Linode,  Fastly,  IBM,  Equinix Metal,  vpsFree and  AlpineLinuxSupport.com for providing us with hardware and hosting.

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