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Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Jan 29, 2026first mention
Mar 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I was honestly shocked at how fast apk installs packages on alpine”
“I much prefer apk to pacman or xbps, or apt and rpm for that matter”
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“I think it's a wonderful way for a package manager to operate.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 3
“I was honestly shocked at how fast apk installs packages on alpine”
“I much prefer apk to pacman or xbps, or apt and rpm for that matter”
“I think it's a wonderful way for a package manager to operate.”