Alpine 3.4.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.4.0, the first in the v3.4 stable series.

Some of the new features are:

• Linux 4.4 kernel.
• New iso image for virtual machines: alpine-virt.
• Improved support for the Raspberry Pi ecosystem.
• Support for DNS search domains in /etc/resolv.conf.
• ruby 2.3.
• postgresql 9.5.

Noteworthy changes in the upgrade:

• PHP packages have been renamed from php to php5.
• The service cron has been renamed to crond.
• busybox ping now uses unprivileged ICMP sockets so the binary does not need to be suid root. This means that you need to be in a group with gid between 999-59999 to be permitted to send pings.
• Most ruby-* packages have been removed. You should use gem instead.

Desktop applications that have been upgraded in v3.4 include:

• evince 3.20
• libreoffice 5.1
• Mate desktop 1.14
• qt5 5.6

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

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