Episode 9 of The Linux Podcast examines why Alpine Linux has become the default base image for cloud containers, powering over 60% of images on Docker Hub. Lucas and Luna break down Alpine's technical advantages — musl libc, BusyBox utilities, and its aggressive security posture — and discuss the trade-offs that keep it from dominating the desktop. They also explore how Alpine's minimal footprint reduces attack surface and speeds up CI/CD pipelines, and why even AWS and Google Cloud rely on it for their serverless runtimes. Whether you're a DevOps engineer or a Linux enthusiast curious about the container ecosystem, this episode gives you the concrete numbers and architecture decisions behind Alpine's quiet conquest.

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