Subj : Alpine Linux plans /usr merge
To   : All
From : LWN.net
Date : Wed Oct 01 2025 19:00:08

Alpine Linux plans /usr merge

Date:
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:52:43 +0000

Description:
The Alpine Linux project has announced plans to change its base filesystem 
hierarchy: In the future, /lib , /bin , and /sbin will be symbolic links to 
their /usr counterparts, and every package
shall be installed under the /usr paths. For now, /usr/bin and /usr/sbin will 
continue to be independent paths,
but that might change if the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) gets
updated. The merge will take place in the upcoming Alpine3.23 release
planned for November; non-merged systems will be considered
unsupported when 3.22 is at its end of life in May 2027.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1040410/


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