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Gaming on Alpine

2025-04-26T15:04:27Z

Drsheppard:

This page documents the various game related packages available in Alpine Linux and lists alternate ways to game. If you are interested in developing games on Alpine Linux visit [[Game development on Alpine Linux]].

== Installing Games ==

Like with installing any other package, run the following:

{{Cmd|# apk add [game]}}

Where <code>[game]</code> is the name of the package containing the game, like <code>micro-tetris</code> from among the [[#List of games|available games]].

== Steam ==
{{Main|Steam}}
Steam, a popular game distribution platform by Valve can be run on Alpine Linux through [[Flatpak]] or this [https://github.com/ivan-hc/Steam-appimage AppImage]

== Wine ==

{{Pkg|wine}} allows you to run some Windows software, including games, under Linux. A 32-bit Alpine chroot/multiboot might be required to use 32 bit Windows games under Wine. If you use x86_64, 32-bit applications will run in Wine's experimental WoW64 mode, which may not be compatible with all software.

To run windows app/games inside a [https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1fegh0i/winealpine/ docker container] with alpine Linux, {{pkg|libcap}} is required to fix issues related to [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#failed-to-use-icmp-network-ping-this-requires-special-permissions raw sockets]

<Pre>
RUN apk add --no-cache libcap
RUN setcap cap_net_raw+epi /usr/bin/wine-preloader
</Pre>

== Permissions ==

To make sure your account is in the "games" group, run the following:

{{Cmd|# adduser youruser games}}

Log-off and then log back on in order for the changes to take effect. Most games don't require this in order to work.

== List of games ==

Below is the list of games packages available in Alpine Linux:
{|class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:100%; border:1px #0771a6 solid; background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:#ffffff; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
| width="20%" |Game
|width="20%" | Package name
|| Description
|-
| [https://www.advancemame.it/ AdvanceMAME] || {{Pkg|advancemame}} || Arcade simulator.
|-
| [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/aisleriot Aisleriot] || {{Pkg|aisleriot}} || Solitaire card games.
|-
|[https://www.chocolate-doom.org/wiki/index.php/Chocolate_Doom Chocolate Doom] || {{Pkg|chocolate-doom}} || Portable release of Doom, Heretic, Hexen, and Strife
|-
| [https://www.dosbox-staging.org/ DOSBox Staging] || {{Pkg|dosbox-staging}} || DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
|-
| [https://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear]|| {{Pkg|flightgear}} || Flight simulator.
|-
| [https://www.freeciv.org Freeciv]|| {{Pkg|freeciv}} || Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game.
|-
|[https://freedoom.github.io/ Freedoom]|| {{Pkg|freedoom}} || an entirely free software game running on a Doom engine.
|-
| [https://davidgriffith.gitlab.io/frotz/ Frotz] || {{Pkg|frotz}} || Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
|-
| [https://gcompris.net/index-en.html GCompris] || {{Pkg|gcompris-qt}} || Educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10.
|-
| [https://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ GNU Chess]|| {{Pkg|gnuchess}} || Play chess against the computer.
|-
|[https://zdoom.org/index GZDoom] || {{Pkg|gzdoom}} || Modern game engine resembling modern FPSes compatible with Doom WADs
|-
| [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LBreakout2/ LBreakout2]|| {{Pkg|lbreakout2}} || Ball-and-paddle game.
|-
| [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LBreakoutHD LBreakoutHD] || {{Pkg|lbreakouthd}} || {{Note|No level editor available.}}
The successor to LBreakout2.
{{Pkg|lbreakout2}} is needed for level creation.
|-
| [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LPairs LPairs]|| {{Pkg|lpairs2}} || Classical memory game.
|-
| [https://www.luanti.org/ Luanti] || {{Pkg|luanti}} || An open source voxel game engine.
|-
| [https://github.com/troglobit/tetris Micro Tetris] || {{Pkg|micro-tetris}} || A version of Tetris that uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices.
|-
| [https://www.nethack.org NetHack] || {{Pkg|nethack}} || A single player Rogue-like dungeon crawler or dungeon exploration game
|-
| [https://openrct2.io/ OpenRCT2] || {{Pkg|openrct2}} || {{Note| Requires original files of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2” to play.}}
A free and open-source reimplementation of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2”.
|-
| [https://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD]|| {{Pkg|openttd}} || A business simulation game.
|-
| [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch] || {{Pkg|retroarch}} || Frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players using libretro.
|-
| [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM]|| {{Pkg|scummvm}} || Engine for several graphical adventure games.
|-
| [https://www.supertux.org/ SuperTux] || {{Pkg|supertux}} || Classic 2D jump'n'run side-scroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
|-
|[https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page SuperTuxKart] || {{pkg|supertuxkart}} || Kart racing game with OSS mascots.
|-
|[https://www.xonotic.org/ Xonotic] || {{Pkg|xonotic}} || The Free and Fast Arena Shooter.
Clients are: {{Pkg|xonotic-sdl}} or {{Pkg|xonotic-glx}}. Install {{Pkg|xonotic-server}} to run a dedicated server.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Steam|Steam on Alpine Linux]]
* [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ Wine FAQ]
* [https://obsproject.com/ OBS Studio] ({{Pkg|obs-studio}}) - Used by live streamers on streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.
* [https://wine.htmlvalidator.com/install-wine-on-alpine-linux-3.html How to Install Wine on Alpine Linux 3]
[[category:Gaming]]

Gaming on Alpine

2025-04-26T15:04:13Z

Drsheppard: /* Steam */

This page documents the various game related packages available in Alpine Linux and lists alternate ways to game. If you are interested in developing games on Alpine Linux visit [[Game development on Alpine Linux]].

== Installing Games ==

Like with installing any other package, run the following:

{{Cmd|# apk add [game]}}

Where <code>[game]</code> is the name of the package containing the game, like <code>micro-tetris</code> from among the [[#List of games|available games]].

== Steam ==
{{Main|Steam}}
Steam, a popular game distribution platform by Valve can be run on Alpine Linux through [[Flatpak]] or this [https://github.com/ivan-hc/Steam-appimage AppImage]
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Gaming_on_Alpine&action=history

== Wine ==

{{Pkg|wine}} allows you to run some Windows software, including games, under Linux. A 32-bit Alpine chroot/multiboot might be required to use 32 bit Windows games under Wine. If you use x86_64, 32-bit applications will run in Wine's experimental WoW64 mode, which may not be compatible with all software.

To run windows app/games inside a [https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1fegh0i/winealpine/ docker container] with alpine Linux, {{pkg|libcap}} is required to fix issues related to [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#failed-to-use-icmp-network-ping-this-requires-special-permissions raw sockets]

<Pre>
RUN apk add --no-cache libcap
RUN setcap cap_net_raw+epi /usr/bin/wine-preloader
</Pre>

== Permissions ==

To make sure your account is in the "games" group, run the following:

{{Cmd|# adduser youruser games}}

Log-off and then log back on in order for the changes to take effect. Most games don't require this in order to work.

== List of games ==

Below is the list of games packages available in Alpine Linux:
{|class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:100%; border:1px #0771a6 solid; background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:#ffffff; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
| width="20%" |Game
|width="20%" | Package name
|| Description
|-
| [https://www.advancemame.it/ AdvanceMAME] || {{Pkg|advancemame}} || Arcade simulator.
|-
| [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/aisleriot Aisleriot] || {{Pkg|aisleriot}} || Solitaire card games.
|-
|[https://www.chocolate-doom.org/wiki/index.php/Chocolate_Doom Chocolate Doom] || {{Pkg|chocolate-doom}} || Portable release of Doom, Heretic, Hexen, and Strife
|-
| [https://www.dosbox-staging.org/ DOSBox Staging] || {{Pkg|dosbox-staging}} || DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
|-
| [https://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear]|| {{Pkg|flightgear}} || Flight simulator.
|-
| [https://www.freeciv.org Freeciv]|| {{Pkg|freeciv}} || Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game.
|-
|[https://freedoom.github.io/ Freedoom]|| {{Pkg|freedoom}} || an entirely free software game running on a Doom engine.
|-
| [https://davidgriffith.gitlab.io/frotz/ Frotz] || {{Pkg|frotz}} || Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
|-
| [https://gcompris.net/index-en.html GCompris] || {{Pkg|gcompris-qt}} || Educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10.
|-
| [https://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ GNU Chess]|| {{Pkg|gnuchess}} || Play chess against the computer.
|-
|[https://zdoom.org/index GZDoom] || {{Pkg|gzdoom}} || Modern game engine resembling modern FPSes compatible with Doom WADs
|-
| [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LBreakout2/ LBreakout2]|| {{Pkg|lbreakout2}} || Ball-and-paddle game.
|-
| [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LBreakoutHD LBreakoutHD] || {{Pkg|lbreakouthd}} || {{Note|No level editor available.}}
The successor to LBreakout2.
{{Pkg|lbreakout2}} is needed for level creation.
|-
| [https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LPairs LPairs]|| {{Pkg|lpairs2}} || Classical memory game.
|-
| [https://www.luanti.org/ Luanti] || {{Pkg|luanti}} || An open source voxel game engine.
|-
| [https://github.com/troglobit/tetris Micro Tetris] || {{Pkg|micro-tetris}} || A version of Tetris that uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices.
|-
| [https://www.nethack.org NetHack] || {{Pkg|nethack}} || A single player Rogue-like dungeon crawler or dungeon exploration game
|-
| [https://openrct2.io/ OpenRCT2] || {{Pkg|openrct2}} || {{Note| Requires original files of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2” to play.}}
A free and open-source reimplementation of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2”.
|-
| [https://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD]|| {{Pkg|openttd}} || A business simulation game.
|-
| [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch] || {{Pkg|retroarch}} || Frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players using libretro.
|-
| [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM]|| {{Pkg|scummvm}} || Engine for several graphical adventure games.
|-
| [https://www.supertux.org/ SuperTux] || {{Pkg|supertux}} || Classic 2D jump'n'run side-scroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
|-
|[https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page SuperTuxKart] || {{pkg|supertuxkart}} || Kart racing game with OSS mascots.
|-
|[https://www.xonotic.org/ Xonotic] || {{Pkg|xonotic}} || The Free and Fast Arena Shooter.
Clients are: {{Pkg|xonotic-sdl}} or {{Pkg|xonotic-glx}}. Install {{Pkg|xonotic-server}} to run a dedicated server.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Steam|Steam on Alpine Linux]]
* [https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ Wine FAQ]
* [https://obsproject.com/ OBS Studio] ({{Pkg|obs-studio}}) - Used by live streamers on streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.
* [https://wine.htmlvalidator.com/install-wine-on-alpine-linux-3.html How to Install Wine on Alpine Linux 3]
[[category:Gaming]]

Suspend on LID close

2025-04-07T14:36:44Z

Drsheppard: change dir for acpid in aports

This article explains how to make your laptop go to Suspend when closing the LID.

== acpid2 ==

[https://sourceforge.net/projects/acpid2/ acpid2] (provided by package {{pkg|acpid}}) is a flexible and extensible daemon with Netlink support for delivering ACPI events.
The [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/blob/master/main/acpid/handler.sh default handler script] ({{path|/etc/acpi/handler.sh}}) installed with the package provides support for suspend on LID close out of the box.
We recommend installing {{pkg|zzz}} along with {{pkg|acpid}} to get support for pre/post suspend hooks etc.

# Install {{pkg|acpid}} and {{pkg|zzz}}: {{cmd|# apk add acpid zzz}}
# Enable and start the acpid daemon: {{cmd|# rc-update add acpid && rc-service acpid start}}

== Busybox acpid ==

This can be done via [[Busybox acpid]] with a hook in {{path|/etc/acpi/LID/00000080}}:

# '''with zzz:'''{{cmd|# apk add zzz}} {{cat|/etc/acpi/LID/00000080|#!/bin/sh
exec zzz
}}
# '''or with pm-utils:''' {{cmd|# apk add pm-utils}} {{cat|/etc/acpi/LID/00000080|#!/bin/sh
exec pm-suspend
}}
# '''or with raw variant''': {{cat|/etc/acpi/LID/00000080|#!/bin/sh
echo mem > /sys/power/state
}}

Make the hook executable:
{{cmd|# chmod +x /etc/acpi/LID/00000080}}

That should be it. To make sure that the acpid daemon is running, execute:
{{cmd|# rc-service acpid start}}

== elogind ==

Use elogind to trigger suspend and use doas to grant normal user such permissions.

Install elogind:

apk add elogind
rc-update add elogind
rc-service elogind start

Now suspend on lid close should be working as expected.

For normal user to trigger suspend, install doas:

apk add doas

Configure doas in <code>/etc/doas.conf</code>:

permit nopass $USER as root cmd /bin/loginctl

You should now be able to suspend the computer as a normal user, using the full path to executable.

= See Also =
* [https://github.com/jirutka/zzz zzz]
* [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/484550/pm-suspend-vs-systemctl-suspend pm-suspend vs systemd...]
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Pm-utils&oldid=498864 Archwiki pm-utils (archived page)]

[[Category:Power Management]]
[[category: Desktop]]

User:Drsheppard

2023-05-03T03:18:56Z

Drsheppard:

Hi, folks i'm Dr.Sheppard and I consider Alpine Linux a work of art but it Alpine has one problem - outdated documentation. I'm here to help solve this problem

GitHub: https://github.com/drsheppard01/
Mail: gbog at proton dot me

My ideas how to improve linux packaging: https://github.com/Drsheppard01/app-design

User:Drsheppard

2023-05-03T03:16:38Z

Drsheppard: Created page with "Hi, folks i'm Dr.Sheppard and I consider Alpine Linux a work of art but it Alpine has one problem - outdated documentation. I'm here to help solve this problem"

Hi, folks i'm Dr.Sheppard and I consider Alpine Linux a work of art but it Alpine has one problem - outdated documentation. I'm here to help solve this problem

River

2023-05-03T03:07:11Z

Drsheppard:

[https://github.com/riverwm/river River] is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. An introduction to River can be found in [https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-intro/ this blog post] by the developer for the 0.1.0 release.

This wiki was written starting from a fresh install using the Alpine 3.14.2 x86_64 extended .iso. The steps begin from the first reboot after running setup-alpine and performing a sys install to disk.

Many steps below were taken from the [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Sway wiki entry for installing Sway].

== Installation ==

Login as root.

Edit the repositories file and uncomment the community and testing repos. For 3.14.2, we need edge/community to get the correct software versions to support River:
{{Cat|/etc/apk/repositories|
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/main
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
}}

Install & configure eudev:

{{Cmd|apk update
apk add eudev
setup-devd udev}}

Then install the mesa gallium drivers:

{{Cmd|apk add mesa-dri-gallium}}

The following links contain guides for setting up the video stack.

* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Intel_Video Intel Video]
* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video Radeon Video]

Install River and the documentation:

{{Cmd|apk add river river-doc mandoc}}

Install your choice of additional packages:

This list includes icons, fonts, and a terminal emulator named foot which is the default in River's sample init file that we will use later.
{{Cmd|apk add adwaita-icon-theme foot ttf-dejavu}}

Set seatd to start automatically at next boot and also manually start it for this session:

{{Cmd|rc-update add seatd
rc-service seatd start}}

Create a new user and update group membership:
{{Cmd|adduser sodface
addgroup sodface audio
addgroup sodface input
addgroup sodface seat
addgroup sodface video
addgroup sodface wheel
}}

Install sudo and run visudo, uncommenting the desired permissions for the wheel group:
{{Cmd|apk add sudo && visudo}}

Logout and log back in as the new user.

== Running River ==

Before running River for the first time, copy the sample init file to ~/.config:

{{Cmd|install -Dm0755 /usr/share/doc/river/examples/init -t ~/.config/river}}

Set [[Wayland#XDG_RUNTIME_DIR|XDG_RUNTIME_DIR]] and then start River:

{{Cmd|1=river}}

[[Category:Desktop]]

== Notes ==

Following are a few notes that are most certainly not related to River whatsoever but rather discovered while running River so I'm tacking them onto the end of this wiki.

Firefox 89.0.1 complains on launch "glxtest: libpci missing", resolved by:
{{Cmd|sudo apk add pciutils-libs}}

Firefox 89.0.1 complains continuously "Unable to load hand2 from the cursor theme", resolved by:
{{Cmd|mkdir -p ~/.icons/default
ln -s /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors .icons/default/cursors}}

River

2023-05-03T02:56:29Z

Drsheppard: fix issues in directory

[https://github.com/riverwm/river River] is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. An introduction to River can be found in [https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-intro/ this blog post] by the developer for the 0.1.0 release.

This wiki was written starting from a fresh install using the Alpine 3.14.2 x86_64 extended .iso. The steps begin from the first reboot after running setup-alpine and performing a sys install to disk.

Many steps below were taken from the [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Sway wiki entry for installing Sway].

== Installation ==

Login as root.

Edit the repositories file and uncomment the community and testing repos. For 3.14.2, we need edge/community to get the correct software versions to support River:
{{Cat|/etc/apk/repositories|
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/main
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
}}

Install & configure eudev:

{{Cmd|apk update
apk add eudev
setup-udev}}

Then install the mesa gallium drivers:

{{Cmd|apk add mesa-dri-gallium}}

The following links contain guides for setting up the video stack.

* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Intel_Video Intel Video]
* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video Radeon Video]

Install River and the documentation:

{{Cmd|apk add river river-doc mandoc}}

Install your choice of additional packages:

This list includes icons, fonts, and a terminal emulator named foot which is the default in River's sample init file that we will use later.
{{Cmd|apk add adwaita-icon-theme foot ttf-dejavu}}

Set seatd to start automatically at next boot and also manually start it for this session:

{{Cmd|rc-update add seatd
rc-service seatd start}}

Create a new user and update group membership:
{{Cmd|adduser sodface
addgroup sodface audio
addgroup sodface input
addgroup sodface seat
addgroup sodface video
addgroup sodface wheel
}}

Install sudo and run visudo, uncommenting the desired permissions for the wheel group:
{{Cmd|apk add sudo && visudo}}

Logout and log back in as the new user.

== Running River ==

Before running River for the first time, copy the sample init file to ~/.config:

{{Cmd|install -Dm0755 /usr/share/doc/river/examples/init -t ~/.config/river}}

Set [[Wayland#XDG_RUNTIME_DIR|XDG_RUNTIME_DIR]] and then start River:

{{Cmd|1=river}}

[[Category:Desktop]]

== Notes ==

Following are a few notes that are most certainly not related to River whatsoever but rather discovered while running River so I'm tacking them onto the end of this wiki.

Firefox 89.0.1 complains on launch "glxtest: libpci missing", resolved by:
{{Cmd|sudo apk add pciutils-libs}}

Firefox 89.0.1 complains continuously "Unable to load hand2 from the cursor theme", resolved by:
{{Cmd|mkdir -p ~/.icons/default
ln -s /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors .icons/default/cursors}}

River

2023-05-03T02:53:20Z

Drsheppard: update version, remove mixing stable and edge channels (don't do this!)

[https://github.com/riverwm/river River] is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. An introduction to River can be found in [https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-intro/ this blog post] by the developer for the 0.1.0 release.

This wiki was written starting from a fresh install using the Alpine 3.14.2 x86_64 extended .iso. The steps begin from the first reboot after running setup-alpine and performing a sys install to disk.

Many steps below were taken from the [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Sway wiki entry for installing Sway].

== Installation ==

Login as root.

Edit the repositories file and uncomment the community and testing repos. For 3.14.2, we need edge/community to get the correct software versions to support River:
{{Cat|/etc/apk/repositories|
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/main
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.17/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
}}

Install & configure eudev:

{{Cmd|apk update
apk add eudev
setup-udev}}

Then install the mesa gallium drivers:

{{Cmd|apk add mesa-dri-gallium}}

The following links contain guides for setting up the video stack.

* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Intel_Video Intel Video]
* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video Radeon Video]

Install River and the documentation:

{{Cmd|apk add river river-doc mandoc}}

Install your choice of additional packages:

This list includes icons, fonts, and a terminal emulator named foot which is the default in River's sample init file that we will use later.
{{Cmd|apk add adwaita-icon-theme foot ttf-dejavu}}

Set seatd to start automatically at next boot and also manually start it for this session:

{{Cmd|rc-update add seatd
rc-service seatd start}}

Create a new user and update group membership:
{{Cmd|adduser sodface
addgroup sodface audio
addgroup sodface input
addgroup sodface seat
addgroup sodface video
addgroup sodface wheel
}}

Install sudo and run visudo, uncommenting the desired permissions for the wheel group:
{{Cmd|apk add sudo && visudo}}

Logout and log back in as the new user.

== Running River ==

Before running River for the first time, copy the sample init file to ~/.config:

{{Cmd|install -Dm0755 /usr/share/doc/river/example/init -t ~/.config/river}}

Set [[Wayland#XDG_RUNTIME_DIR|XDG_RUNTIME_DIR]] and then start River:

{{Cmd|1=river}}

[[Category:Desktop]]

== Notes ==

Following are a few notes that are most certainly not related to River whatsoever but rather discovered while running River so I'm tacking them onto the end of this wiki.

Firefox 89.0.1 complains on launch "glxtest: libpci missing", resolved by:
{{Cmd|sudo apk add pciutils-libs}}

Firefox 89.0.1 complains continuously "Unable to load hand2 from the cursor theme", resolved by:
{{Cmd|mkdir -p ~/.icons/default
ln -s /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors .icons/default/cursors}}

Desktop environments and Window managers

2023-02-02T16:45:16Z

Drsheppard:

{{TOC right}}

{{Tip|Be sure to add your user to <code>input</code> and <code>video</code> groups.}}

'''Alpine Linux''' has no official desktop. Older versions used Xfce, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are optional. many are available and is attempted to be listed below:

== Desktop environments ==

# [[Xfce]]
# [[LXQt]]
# [[KDE|KDE Plasma]]
# [[Gnome]]
# [[MATE]]

== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking_window_manager Stacking (floating) window managers] ==

* X11:
** [[Openbox]]

* Wayland:
** [[Weston]]
** [[LabWC]]
** [[Wayfire]]

== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager Tiling (dynamic) window managers] ==

* X11:
** Bspwm
** Herbstluftwm
** [[Dwm]]
** [[I3wm|i3]]
** [[AwesomeWM|Awesome Window Manager]]
** Ratpoison (Available in Edge Branch)
** spectrwm (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)

* Wayland:
** [[ Sway ]]
** [[River]]
** Cagebreak (Available in Edge Branch)
** dwl (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)

== Other Window Managers ==

* Wayland
** Cage - Wayland Compositor for running single app on fullscreen mode (kiosk)

== See Also ==
* [[Installation]]
* [[Installation#Post-Install|Post Install]]
* [[Alpine newbie]]
* [[Fonts]]

[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Newbie]]

Desktop environments and Window managers

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'''Alpine Linux''' has no official desktop. Older versions used Xfce, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are optional. many are available and is attempted to be listed below:

== Desktop environments ==

# [[Xfce]]
# [[LXQt]]
# [[KDE|KDE Plasma]]
# [[Gnome]]
# [[MATE]]

== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking_window_manager Stacking (floating) window managers] ==

* X11:
** [[Openbox]]

* Wayland:
** [[Weston]]
** [[LabWC]]
** [[Wayfire]]

== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager Tiling (dynamic) window managers] ==

* X11:
** Bspwm
** Herbstluftwm
** [[Dwm]]
** [[I3wm|i3]]
** [[AwesomeWM|Awesome Window Manager]]
** Ratpoison (Available in Edge Branch)
** spectrwm (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)

* Wayland:
** [[ Sway ]]
** [[River]]
** Cagebreak (Available in Edge Branch)
** dwl (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)

== Other Window Managers ==

** Cage - Wayland Compositor for running single app on fullscreen mode (kiosk)

== See Also ==
* [[Installation]]
* [[Installation#Post-Install|Post Install]]
* [[Alpine newbie]]
* [[Fonts]]

[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Newbie]]

Desktop environments and Window managers

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{{Tip|Be sure to add your user to <code>input</code> and <code>video</code> groups.}}

'''Alpine Linux''' has no official desktop. Older versions used Xfce, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are optional. many are available and is attempted to be listed below:

== Desktop environments ==

# [[Xfce]]
# [[LXQt]]
# [[KDE|KDE Plasma]]
# [[Gnome]]
# [[MATE]]

== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking_window_manager Stacking (floating) window managers] ==

* X11:
** [[Openbox]]

* Wayland:
** [[Weston]]
** [[LabWC]]
** [[Wayfire]]

== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager Tiling (dynamic) window managers] ==

* X11:
** Bspwm
** Herbstluftwm
** [[Dwm]]
** [[I3wm|i3]]
** [[AwesomeWM|Awesome Window Manager]]
** Ratpoison (Available in Edge Branch)
** spectrwm (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)

* Wayland:
** [[ Sway ]]
** [[River]]
** Cagebreak (Available in Edge Branch)
** dwl (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)

== See Also ==
* [[Installation]]
* [[Installation#Post-Install|Post Install]]
* [[Alpine newbie]]
* [[Fonts]]

[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Newbie]]