Add community package installation instructions for Linux

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Summary

• Add a dedicated community packages section to the Linux installation documentation.
• Clarify that these packages are maintained by distributions and community repositories rather than NetBird.
• Add installation and service instructions for:
  • Alpine Linux
  • ALT Linux Sisyphus
  • Arch Linux AUR and Chaotic-AUR
  • NixOS
  • openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • Solus
• Document the correct package-specific service integrations, including Alpine's netbird-openrc package and Arch's netbird@main.service.
• Add desktop package instructions where available.
• Add a common post-install check to confirm that the CLI can reach the NetBird daemon before login.

Validation

The package installation and service instructions were validated in libvirt VMs against their respective repositories. The checks covered package provenance, CLI availability, service activation, daemon socket access, expected unauthenticated status, and desktop package payloads where applicable.

Documentation checks:

• npm run lint:mdx
• uvx --from codespell codespell src/pages/get-started/install/linux.mdx
• git diff --check
• npm run build
• Inspected the generated Linux installation page

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Reorganized Linux installation guidance into a Community packages section.
  • Added installation instructions for Alpine, ALT Linux, Arch, NixOS, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and Solus.
  • Documented desktop package options and service setup where applicable.
  • Added instructions for verifying service status with netbird status.
  • Removed the obsolete standalone NixOS installation section.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The Linux installation guide removes the former NixOS section and adds community package instructions for six distributions. It also documents service verification with netbird status.

Changes

Linux community packages

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Community package installation methods src/pages/get-started/install/linux.mdx	The page adds community package guidance and installation instructions for Alpine, ALT Linux, Arch, NixOS, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and Solus. It includes desktop package and service setup steps where applicable.
Service verification instructions src/pages/get-started/install/linux.mdx	The page adds netbird status checks, including pre-login daemon responses and Alpine root execution behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 054cf

This change adds Linux package installation documentation and service guidance without introducing runtime behavior changes; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• netbirdio/docs#793: Both changes update Linux installation documentation, including openSUSE instructions.
• netbirdio/docs#897: Both changes update Alpine installation documentation.

Suggested reviewers: sunsetdrifter

Poem

A rabbit hops through packages bright,
Alpine and Arch now guide the flight.
NixOS joins with services in line,
netbird status says all is fine.
Six Linux paths, neatly shown—
A burrow of docs has grown!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding Linux community package installation instructions.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/pages/get-started/install/linux.mdx`:
- Around line 315-319: Update the Alpine installation section around the netbird
package instructions to explicitly state that the packages require Alpine edge,
including the edge Community repository, or replace the steps with verified
supported stable-release instructions. Keep the install commands aligned with
the stated Alpine version and repository.

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