OpenRC: Revision history

5 September 2025

• curprev 12:5412:54, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 16,690 bytes +101‎ →‎Config files for user services: hint on .profile
• curprev 12:5012:50, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 16,589 bytes +230‎ →‎PAM support: warn about pam initialising services
• curprev 12:4412:44, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 16,359 bytes +127‎ →‎Runlevels: also refer to pam as an option
• curprev 12:4312:43, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 16,232 bytes +1‎ →‎User services: Fix improperly closed tag
• curprev 12:4212:42, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 16,231 bytes +395‎ →‎Config files for user services: describe runlevels
• curprev 12:3412:34, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 15,836 bytes 0‎ →‎Configure environment variables: Typo
• curprev 12:3412:34, 5 September 2025‎ WhyNotHugo talk contribs‎ 15,836 bytes +26‎ →‎PAM support: clarify that this is not mandatory

22 August 2025

• curprev 04:1404:14, 22 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 15,810 bytes −5‎ restored old heading
• curprev 03:1203:12, 22 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,815 bytes +62‎ moved headings and text to improve readability

21 August 2025

• curprev 17:1017:10, 21 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,753 bytes +567‎ added note on local service based on upstream documentation

12 August 2025

• curprev 16:5716:57, 12 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,186 bytes −1‎ updated the list of services as a link to pkgs.a.o and minor rewording
• curprev 09:5609:56, 12 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,187 bytes −44‎ rewording done
• curprev 07:4707:47, 12 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,231 bytes −175‎ removed redundant link
• curprev 07:4507:45, 12 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,406 bytes +160‎ updated Tip with link to alpine Issue, which in turn is linked to upstream discussion based on note from User:John3-16 in Talk:OpenRC
• curprev 05:3305:33, 12 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,246 bytes +59‎ fixed some mistakes in the example commands
• curprev 05:1405:14, 12 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,187 bytes +709‎ changes based on content provided by User:John3-16 in Talk:OpenRC page

11 August 2025

• curprev 20:5620:56, 11 August 2025‎ John3-16 talk contribs‎ m 14,478 bytes −422‎ Reverted to not adding the note from 9 August 2025 re pam, as per Discussion, 11 August 2025; plus reference to it.
• curprev 10:3710:37, 11 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 14,900 bytes −264‎ replaced pipewire by ServiceName and moved the specific example to PipeWire page
• curprev 09:5909:59, 11 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 15,164 bytes +95‎ added clarification on override behaviour

9 August 2025

• curprev 18:5218:52, 9 August 2025‎ John3-16 talk contribs‎ 15,069 bytes +1,490‎ 1. Added Note with link to upstream guide that discusses pam in the configuration of user services; 2. Added link to that section under 'PAM Support'; 2. Added indication about how adding pipewire-pulse service may be relevant with pipewire service 4. Added links for init (Wikipedia), agetty, busybox, cgroups v2; 5. Style amendments, including adding boldface to various runlevels

8 August 2025

• curprev 19:5519:55, 8 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,579 bytes +77‎ changes based on suggestion from user John3-16 in Talk page

6 August 2025

• curprev 03:2203:22, 6 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,502 bytes −12‎ removed mako as the user service is not officially packaged

3 August 2025

• curprev 13:0213:02, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 13,514 bytes −1‎ moved Tip to make it easier to follow
• curprev 12:5512:55, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 13,515 bytes −49‎ rephrased sentence
• curprev 12:4212:42, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,564 bytes −27‎ removed numbered list and edited Tip
• curprev 12:3912:39, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 13,591 bytes −4‎ fixed typo
• curprev 12:3712:37, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,595 bytes +28‎ updated instructions based on https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17375#note_530383
• curprev 12:1312:13, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 13,567 bytes 0‎ fixed typo
• curprev 11:4711:47, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 13,567 bytes −2‎ fixed the command as the previous command fails in fish shell
• curprev 11:3711:37, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,569 bytes 0‎ fixed typo
• curprev 11:3611:36, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 13,569 bytes +53‎ rephrased sentence
• curprev 11:3111:31, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,516 bytes +802‎ restored back instructions in troubleshooting section https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/commit/a071675863ee667b9b5bc94115ff5d26adbb6cd1
• curprev 11:1011:10, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 12,714 bytes +1‎ fixed typo
• curprev 10:1810:18, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 12,713 bytes −113‎ changes to improve consistency
• curprev 10:0110:01, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,826 bytes −31‎ reworded sentence and links to make easier to follow, fixed typo
• curprev 07:3007:30, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 12,857 bytes −1‎ reworded sentence
• curprev 07:2807:28, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ m 12,858 bytes +63‎ clarified on $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
• curprev 07:1107:11, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,795 bytes −617‎ removed references to 'gui' runlevel. refer https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17375#note_530344
• curprev 06:3206:32, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,412 bytes +216‎ made further changes based on suggestions from Jose Jurado at https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17375#note_530342
• curprev 04:5504:55, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,196 bytes +231‎ updated instructions based on https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17375#note_530342
• curprev 04:4504:45, 3 August 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,965 bytes +85‎ reworded Prerequisites

28 July 2025

• curprev 06:2606:26, 28 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,880 bytes −16‎ fixed typo and made changes to make instructions consistent
• curprev 03:5603:56, 28 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,896 bytes +494‎ simplfied the steps to reduce ambiguity

27 July 2025

• curprev 18:2918:29, 27 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,402 bytes +50‎ rephrased sentence to simplify the steps
• curprev 17:3717:37, 27 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 12,352 bytes −770‎ updated instructions for xorg
• curprev 16:0016:00, 27 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 13,122 bytes −3,367‎ replaced command usage as this keeps changing with openrc versions and can easily outdated

23 July 2025

• curprev 03:2003:20, 23 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 16,489 bytes +317‎ added error message based on irclogs at #alpine-linux irc at 2025-07-21 02:02:29

21 July 2025

• curprev 07:3407:34, 21 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 16,172 bytes +24‎ replaced wlsunset by pipewire

4 July 2025

• curprev 15:4115:41, 4 July 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 16,148 bytes −3‎ changed the heading name by removing the v2

13 June 2025

• curprev 11:1211:12, 13 June 2025‎ Prabuanand talk contribs‎ 16,151 bytes −23‎ simplified the instructions to reduce ambiguity