=====PC Engines APU2 - Alpine Linux 3.9 =====
Install Alpine in sys mode on local SSD.

  * Download Alpine Linux x86_64: [[https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/]]
  * dd image to USB drive
  * Update APU2 BIOS if needed, connect via serial console.
  * Boot APU2 from USB, F10, select USB drive
  * At ''boot:'' press TAB<code>Booting from Hard Disk...

ISOLINUX 6.04 6.04-pre1 EHDD Copyright (C) 1994-2015 H. Peter Anvin et al
boot: 
 vanilla
boot: 
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  * Type the name, append console settings and press ENTER:<code>vanilla console=ttyS0,115200</code><code><SNIP>

 * Creating user login records ... [ ok ]
 * Wiping /tmp directory ... [ ok ]
 * Setting hostname ... [ ok ]
 * Starting busybox syslog ... [ ok ]
 * Starting firstboot ... [ ok ]

Welcome to Alpine Linux 3.9
Kernel 4.19.18-0-vanilla on an x86_64 (/dev/ttyS0)

localhost login: 
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  * Log in with root and no password.
  * Run the ''setup-alpine'' script.
  * Reboot with the same console 'trick' as above.
  * Add a new user with ''adduser''.
  * Edit ''/etc/motd''.
  * Enable serial console access, edit ''/etc/update-extlinux.conf'', then run ''update-extlinux''
  * reboot

  * If u encounter a long delay at boot, it might be an entropy (randomness) problem, install haveged:<code>apk add haveged
rc-service haveged start
rc-update add haveged default</code>

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