Merge pull request #4720 from szarnyasg/musl-clarification

Clarify scope of musl distribution
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diff --git a/_posts/2025-02-05-announcing-duckdb-120.md b/_posts/2025-02-05-announcing-duckdb-120.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Currently, DuckDB extensions use DuckDB’s internal C++ structures. This – al
 ### musl Extensions
 
 [**Distributing extensions for musl.**](https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/15607)
-The [`musl` C library](https://musl.libc.org/) is often used in lightweight setups such as Docker setups running Alpine Linux. Starting with this release, we officially support musl and we distribute extensions for the `linux_amd64_musl` platform (but not yet for `linux_arm64_musl`).
+The [`musl` C library](https://musl.libc.org/) is often used in lightweight setups such as Docker setups running Alpine Linux. Starting with this release, we officially support musl and we distribute extensions for the `linux_amd64_musl` platform (but not yet for `linux_arm64_musl`). Note that DuckDB binaries (e.g., the CLI client) are not yet distributed for musl platforms, so you have to [build them from source]({% link docs/dev/building/linux.md %}).
 
 ## Final Thoughts
 

diff --git a/docs/dev/building/linux.md b/docs/dev/building/linux.md
@@ -27,7 +27,19 @@ apk add g++ git make cmake ninja
 ```
 
 Note that Alpine Linux uses the musl libc as its C standard library.
-There are no official binaries distributed for musl libc but DuckDB can be build with it manually following the instructions on this page.
+There are no official DuckDB binaries distributed for musl libc but it can be build with it manually following the instructions on this page.
+Note that starting with DuckDB v1.2.0, [extensions are distributed for the `linux_amd64_musl` platform]({% post_url 2025-02-05-announcing-duckdb-120 %}#musl-extensions).
+
+#### Python Client on Alpine Linux
+
+To install the Python client on Alpine Linux, run:
+
+```batch
+apk add g++ py3-pip
+pip3 install duckdb
+```
+
+This will compile DuckDB from source.
 
 ## Building DuckDB
 
@@ -47,7 +59,7 @@ build/release/duckdb
 
 For different build configurations (`debug`, `relassert`, etc.), please consult the [Build Configurations page]({% link docs/dev/building/build_configuration.md %}).
 
-### Building Using Extension Flags
+## Building Using Extension Flags
 
 To build using extension flags, set the `CORE_EXTENSIONS` flag to the list of extensions that you want to be build. For example: