Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout

Posted by hanuca on Oct 2, 2025 6:38 AM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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After many months of preparations, the Alpine Linux development team announced today that they have decided to adopt a /usr-merged file system layout for future Alpine Linux releases.

Starting with Alpine Linux 3.23, any new installation will be /usr-merged, with /lib, /bin, and /sbin being symbolic links to their /usr counterparts. The main advantage of the /usr merge change is that there will be a single location for the distribution to install executables and libraries.

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