Alpine Linux 3.18.0 Released

We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.18.0, the first in the v3.18 stable series.

Highlights

Significant changes

Kernel modules are now signed. Verified modules are not enforced by default, so 3rd party modules with akms still works.

All packages for ppc64le, x86, and x86_64 was linked with DT_RELR. This should have reduced size of compiled binares.

Python pre-compiled files (pyc) are now shipped in separate packages. It is now possible to avoid install those and save space by doing apk add !pyc.

Upgrade notes

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

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 ungleich for providing us with hardware and hosting.

aports Commit Contributors

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Adam Jensen
Adam Plumb
Adam Thiede
Aiden Grossman
Alex Denes
Alex Dowad
Alex McGrath
Alex Xu (Hello71)
Alexander Edland
Alexey Minnekhanov
Alexey Yerin
Andres Almiray
André Klitzing
Andy Hawkins
Andy Postnikov
Anjandev Momi
Antoine Martin
Antoni Aloy Torrens
Apo Apangona
Ariadne Conill
Armin Weigl
Arnav Singh
Bader Zaidan
Bart Ribbers
Ben Fuhrmannek
Bradford D. Boyle
Brian Cole
Brice
Bryan Kaplan
Camil Băncioiu
Carlo Landmeter
Catherine Schönhammer
Clayton Craft
Coco Liliace
Conrad Hoffmann
Consus
Cormac Stephenson
Cowington Post
Craig Andrews
Cédric Bellegarde
Daniel Fancsali
Dave Henderson
David Demelier
David Florness
David Wilson
Dekedro
Dermot Bradley
Dhruvin Gandhi
Djaker Abderrahmane
Dmitry Zakharchenko
Dominika Liberda
Dominique Martinet
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Drew DeVault
Duncan Bellamy
Dylan Van Assche
Dzmitry Sankouski
Edd Salkield
Eirik Furuseth
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Elly Fong-Jones
Eloi Torrents
Emma Nora Theuer
Fabricio Silva
Fiona Klute
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Francesco Colista
G.J.R Timmer
Galen Abell
Gary Holtz
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Glenn Strauss
Grigory Kirillov
Guillaume Quintard
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