面向x86路由器、防火墻等的Linux 發行版，Alpine Linux 3.1.0 發布

Alpine Linux是由社區開發的操作系統，它面向x86路由器、防火墻、虛擬專用網、IP電話盒及服務器而設計。它在設計時就貫徹了安全的理念，包含了一些主動 安全特性如PaX和SSP，它們能防止軟件中的漏洞被敵手加以利用。該系統采用的C語言庫是musl，基礎工具則都在BusyBox中。它們在嵌入式系統 中很常見，它們比GNU/Linux系統中的工具要小。

We are pleased to announce Alpine Linux 3.1.0, the first release in v3.1 stable series.

This release is built with musl libc and is not compatible with v2.x and earlier, so special care needs to be taken when upgrading.

Please refer to the documentation for information on how to perform the upgrade.

Some of the new features are:

• support for openvswitch
• Xen 4.4
• a release build for Rasberry PI (arm hardfloat)

Some of the desktop applications that got upgraded and are available for v3.1:

• xorg-server-1.16.2
• firefox 31.2.0
• gnumeric 1.12.18
• evince 3.14.1
• virt-manager 1.1.0
• claws-mail 3.11.0
• hexchat 2.10.2
• vlc 2.1.5
• inkscape 0.48.5
• gimp 2.8.14
• audacity 2.0.6

The full lists of changes can be found in thegit log andbug tracker.

 Download the installation CD image from here: alpine-3.1.0-x86_64.iso (306MB, SHA256, pkglist).。