# Reimagining the Linux distro with Wolfi

DevFeed: [Reimagining the Linux distro with Wolfi](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reimagining-the-linux-distro-with-wolfi-13209.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/reimagining-the-linux-distro-with-wolfi>)

Published: 2024-02-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Package Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-management.md>), [APK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apk.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [apk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apk.md>), [apko](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apko.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-security.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [melange](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/melange.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [package-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/package-management.md>), [secure-container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-container-images.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>), [wolfi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wolfi.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains why Chainguard created Wolfi, a minimal Linux distribution designed for modern container use. It describes the roles of Melange for building APK packages and Apko for assembling reproducible container images, along with Wolfi's security advisory and vulnerability-management capabilities.

## Source excerpt

Discover Wolfi: Chainguard's answer to modern container security, creating minimal, secure Linux distributions for today's needs.