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* [[Installation|Install]] | * [[Installation|Install]] Alpine Linux | ||
* [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create a user account]] | * [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create a user account]] | ||
* [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable the Community repository]] | * [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable the Community repository]] | ||
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If you are running your Alpine from RAM, save the changes: | If you are running your Alpine installation from RAM, save the changes: | ||
{{Cmd|# lbu ci}} | {{Cmd|# lbu ci}} | ||
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Try | Try starting dbus and lxdm. This will start the display manager and should allow you to login. | ||
{{Cmd|# rc-service lxdm start}} | {{Cmd|# rc-service lxdm start}} | ||
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=== TrueType fonts === | === TrueType fonts === | ||
{{Todo|The directions below need improvement because they don't work well: They pull in many non-font packages.}} | |||
Add all available TrueType Fonts: | Add all available TrueType Fonts: | ||
{{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc') | {{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc') | ||
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* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MATE MATE - Archwiki] | * [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MATE MATE - Archwiki] | ||
* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/MATE MATE - Gentoo Wiki] | * [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/MATE MATE - Gentoo Wiki] | ||
* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/MATE MATE - | * [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/MATE MATE - postmarketOS Wiki] | ||
[[Category:Desktop]] | [[Category:Desktop]] | ||
[[Category:Desktop Environments]] | [[Category:Desktop Environments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:14, 9 January 2024
Prerequisites
- Install Alpine Linux
- Create a user account
- Enable the Community repository
- Install Xorg
- Install and configure D-Bus with X11 add-ons
Install MATE Desktop
# apk add mate-desktop-environment lxdm adwaita-icon-theme faenza-icon-theme # gvfs_pkgs=$(apk search gvfs -q | grep -v '\-dev' | grep -v '\-lang' | grep -v '\-doc') # apk add $gvfs_pkgs
If you are running your Alpine installation from RAM, save the changes:
# lbu ci
Try starting dbus and lxdm. This will start the display manager and should allow you to login.
# rc-service lxdm start
If it worked, enable the services to start on reboot
# rc-update add lxdm
Misc
TrueType fonts
Todo: The directions below need improvement because they don't work well: They pull in many non-font packages.
Add all available TrueType Fonts:
$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc') # apk add $ttfs
Disabling standby and screensaver
Check the current configuration using xset:
# apk add xset $ xset q
Contents of xset q
Keyboard Control:
auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000
XKB indicators:
00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: off 02: Scroll Lock: off
03: Compose: off 04: Kana: off 05: Sleep: off
06: Suspend: off 07: Mute: off 08: Misc: off
09: Mail: off 10: Charging: off 11: Shift Lock: off
12: Group 2: off 13: Mouse Keys: off
auto repeat delay: 500 repeat rate: 20
auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf
fadfffefffedffff
9fffffffffffffff
fff7ffffffffffff
bell percent: 0 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100
Pointer Control:
acceleration: 2/1 threshold: 4
Screen Saver:
prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
timeout: 600 cycle: 0
Colors:
default colormap: 0x22 BlackPixel: 0x0 WhitePixel: 0xffffff
Font Path:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,built-ins
DPMS (Energy Star):
Standby: 600 Suspend: 0 Off: 900
DPMS is Enabled
Monitor is On
To disable those timers issue the command:
$ xset dpms 0 0 0
Santiy check:
$ xset q | grep Standby Standby: 0 Suspend: 0 Off: 0