Linux instructions don't work for alpine

[jsoref]

https://www.scala-lang.org/download/

Run the following command in your terminal, following the on-screen instructions.

On the x86-64 architecture:

curl -fL https://github.com/coursier/coursier/releases/latest/download/cs-x86_64-pc-linux.gz | gzip -d > cs && chmod +x cs && ./cs setup

• Provide an alpine compatible cs VirtusLab/coursier-m1#156

Otherwise, on the ARM64 architecture:

curl -fL https://github.com/VirtusLab/coursier-m1/releases/latest/download/cs-aarch

• Can coursier work with alpine in a docker? coursier/coursier#1739 (comment)

Other ways to install Scala
Pick a specific release

This page contains a comprehensive archive of previous Scala releases.

• Download all page is misleading #1812

Current Releases

Current 3.7.x release: 3.7.1
Released on June 4, 2025

https://www.scala-lang.org/download/3.7.1.html

• Download doesn't explain how to just get scala working using a jar tarball #1813

And that last one is a circular loop to this one!

For the curious, it is definitely possible to install scala on alpine.
Hand waving steps:

1. install java (some hand waving for this step, I used cs which is referenced in bugs above to get it, but you can also use docker run -it --platform linux/arm64 --entrypoint bash eclipse-temurin amongst other things)
2. curl -o https://github.com/scala/scala3/releases/download/3.7.1/scala3-3.7.1.tar.gz
3. tar zxf scala3-3.7.1.tar.gz
4. ./scala3-3.7.1/bin/scala
5. wait a bit