For some reason, I was having an extremely hard time preparing and booting #AlpineLinux on my Pi this time, so went around looking for some lightweight alternatives. Found #TinyCore's tailored build called #piCore.

Burning and booting it was a cinch, and it feels pretty close to alpine. Downside is I have to relearn its package management and other mechanisms. Luckily, there's a short book that seems to explain everything:

http://tinycorelinux.net/corebook.pdf

Off to some reading for me!