Alpine Linux 3.17 release: better support for Rust with OpenSSL 3.0
CTOnews.com, November 23, the Alpine Linux 3.17 release was released today, using OpenSSL 3.0 as the default OpenSSL implementation. Another major change is the ability to use the Rust programming language in all architectures.
Alpine Linux 3.17 also introduces the GCC 12 compiler, LLVM 15 compiler stack, Bash 5.2, GNOME 43, Go 1.19, KDE Plasma 5.26, Microsoft .NET 7.0, and a number of other package updates.
CTOnews.com learned that Alpine Linux is a lightweight, simple and secure distribution. Use OpenRC, BusyBox, musl libc, and other components. With its lightweight features, Alpine Linux is a mainstream choice for container and embedded Linux deployment.
