Michael's cwm desktop (minimal) - Revision history

Mikethe1wheelnut at 11:02, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T11:02:00Z

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	Logged back in as user:		Logged back in as user:
	{{cmd\|$ flatpak --user install chromium}}		{{cmd\|$ flatpak --user install chromium}}
	Select the option you want ~~(there appear to be two of interest)~~, then confirm when instructed.		Select the option you want, then confirm when instructed.

Mikethe1wheelnut at 11:01, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T11:01:14Z

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	~~Back~~ in ~~cwm~~,		Logged back in as user:
			{{cmd\|$ flatpak --user install chromium}}
			Select the option you want (there appear to be two of interest), then confirm when instructed.

Mikethe1wheelnut at 02:36, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T02:36:20Z

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	<<warning! the following must be done as a user, if you do it as root, it won't work!>>		<<warning! the following must be done as a user, if you do it as root, it won't work!>>
	{{cmd\|$ flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}		{{cmd\|$ flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}
	At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)		At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.) <alpine seems to think you can just log-out the user and log-back in.. haven't tested it.. I do know that logging out and back in results in software getting found. Flathub says something funny that confuses me.
	<drop back to root>		<drop back to root>
	{{cmd\|# reboot}}		{{cmd\|# reboot}}

Mikethe1wheelnut at 02:34, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T02:34:08Z

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	{{cmd\|# apk add xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk}}		{{cmd\|# apk add xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk}}
	{{cmd\|# apk add flatpak}}		{{cmd\|# apk add flatpak}}
	{{cmd\|# flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}		<<warning! the following must be done as a user, if you do it as root, it won't work!>>
			{{cmd\|$ flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}
	At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)		At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)
			<drop back to root>
	{{cmd\|# reboot}}		{{cmd\|# reboot}}
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	Back in cwm,		Back in cwm,

Mikethe1wheelnut at 02:19, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T02:19:10Z

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	{{cmd\|echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}} -does- provide an output. good. :-)		{{cmd\|echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}} -does- provide an output. good. :-)
	become root again, then:		become root again, then:
	{{cmd\|apk add polkit}} (or polkit-elogind?)		{{cmd\|# apk add polkit}} (or polkit-elogind?)
	{{cmd\|rc-update add polkit}}		{{cmd\|# rc-update add polkit}}
	{{cmd\|rc-service polkit start}}		{{cmd\|# rc-service polkit start}}
	------------		------------
	{{cmd\|apk add xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk}}		{{cmd\|# apk add xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk}}
	{{cmd\|apk add flatpak}}		{{cmd\|# apk add flatpak}}
	{{cmd\|flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}		{{cmd\|# flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}
	At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)		At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)
	{{cmd\|reboot}}		{{cmd\|# reboot}}
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	Back in cwm,		Back in cwm,

Mikethe1wheelnut at 02:01, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T02:01:08Z

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	[[Michael's base installation procedure\|..continuing from basic install..]]		[[Michael's base installation procedure\|..continuing from basic install..]]

	{{cmd\|apk add mesa-dri-gallium}}		{{cmd\|# apk add mesa-dri-gallium}}

	add the following lines to .xinitrc:		add the following lines to .xinitrc:
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	(also, technically, the wallpaper will have to wait until I download the appropriate file..)		(also, technically, the wallpaper will have to wait until I download the appropriate file..)

	{{cmd\|setup-xorg-base}}		{{cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}
	{{cmd\|apk add cwm}}		{{cmd\|# apk add cwm}}
	{{cmd\|apk add xrandr feh}}		{{cmd\|# apk add xrandr feh}}

	{{cmd\|apk add firefox}} (because it's easy, and allows you to test sound)		{{cmd\|# apk add firefox}} (because it's easy, and allows you to test sound)

	create .cwmrc in your users home folder and add the following line to it:		create .cwmrc in your users home folder and add the following line to it:
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	--> leave root!:		--> leave root!:

	{{cmd\|return}}		{{cmd\|# return}}

	launch cwm:		launch cwm:

	{{cmd\|startx}}		{{cmd\|$ startx}}

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	{{cmd\|ctrl-alt-shift-q}}		{{cmd\|ctrl-alt-shift-q}}
	uninstall firefox		uninstall firefox
	{{cmd\|apk del firefox}}		{{cmd\|# apk del firefox}}
	and install flatpak (necessary for ungoogled chromium)		and install flatpak (necessary for ungoogled chromium)
	...		...
	add xterm so that we can do all this from inside cwm, because we need to make sure that d-bus is properly launched for this user, and that happens when we run startx, and to check, we need xterm.		add xterm so that we can do all this from inside cwm, because we need to make sure that d-bus is properly launched for this user, and that happens when we run startx, and to check, we need xterm.
	{{cmd\|apk add xterm}}		{{cmd\|# apk add xterm}}
	{{cmd\|return}}		{{cmd\|# return}}
	{{cmd\|startx}}		{{cmd\|$ startx}}
	{{cmd\|echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}} -does- provide an output. good. :-)		{{cmd\|echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}} -does- provide an output. good. :-)
	become root again, then:		become root again, then:

Mikethe1wheelnut at 00:41, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T00:41:40Z

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	Back in cwm,		Back in cwm,

	~~/home/legolas # flatpak install flathub io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium~~

	~~Note that the directory~~

	~~'/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'~~

	~~is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so~~
	~~applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the~~
	~~session is restarted.~~

	~~Looking for matches…~~
	error: Unable to load summary from remote flathub: GPG verification enabled, but no summary found (check that the configured URL i n remote config is correct)
	~~/home/legolas # return~~
	~~~ $ flatpak --user install io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium~~
	~~Looking for matches…~~
	~~error: No remote refs found for ‘io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium’~~
	~~~ $ flatpak --user search chromium~~
	~~No matches found~~
	~~~ $ flatpak --user install chromium~~
	~~Looking for matches…~~
	~~error: No remote refs found for ‘chromium’~~
	~~~ $ flatpak --user search firefox~~
	~~No matches found~~

	~~-------------------------~~
	~~-------------------------~~

	~~Later, after some more tom-foolery that may just have messed up the system further, I get:~~

	~~/home/legolas # flatpak update~~

	~~Note that the directory~~

	~~'/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'~~

	~~is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so~~
	~~applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the~~
	~~session is restarted.~~

	~~Looking for updates…~~

	~~Nothing to do.~~

	~~----------------------~~
	~~and~~
	~~----------------------~~

	~~/home/legolas # flatpak update --appstream~~

	~~Note that the directory~~

	~~'/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'~~

	~~is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so~~
	~~applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the~~
	~~session is restarted.~~

	~~Updating appstream data for remote flathub~~
	~~Error updating: Error updating appstream2: No such ref 'appstream2/x86_64' in remote flathub; Error updating appstream: No such ref 'appstream/x86_64' in remote flathub~~

Mikethe1wheelnut at 00:17, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T00:17:36Z

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	At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)		At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)
	{{cmd\|reboot}}		{{cmd\|reboot}}
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			Back in cwm,

			/home/legolas # flatpak install flathub io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium

			Note that the directory

			'/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'

			is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so
			applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the
			session is restarted.

			Looking for matches…
			error: Unable to load summary from remote flathub: GPG verification enabled, but no summary found (check that the configured URL i n remote config is correct)
			/home/legolas # return
			~ $ flatpak --user install io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium
			Looking for matches…
			error: No remote refs found for ‘io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium’
			~ $ flatpak --user search chromium
			No matches found
			~ $ flatpak --user install chromium
			Looking for matches…
			error: No remote refs found for ‘chromium’
			~ $ flatpak --user search firefox
			No matches found

			-------------------------
			-------------------------

			Later, after some more tom-foolery that may just have messed up the system further, I get:

			/home/legolas # flatpak update

			Note that the directory

			'/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'

			is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so
			applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the
			session is restarted.

			Looking for updates…

			Nothing to do.

			----------------------
			and
			----------------------

			/home/legolas # flatpak update --appstream

			Note that the directory

			'/root/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'

			is not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so
			applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the
			session is restarted.

			Updating appstream data for remote flathub
			Error updating: Error updating appstream2: No such ref 'appstream2/x86_64' in remote flathub; Error updating appstream: No such ref 'appstream/x86_64' in remote flathub

Mikethe1wheelnut at 19:59, 24 May 2025

2025-05-24T19:59:55Z

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	{{cmd\|apk add flatpak}}		{{cmd\|apk add flatpak}}
	{{cmd\|flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}		{{cmd\|flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}
			At this point, flathub recommends that you restart (that means reboot, right? your system, so I'll do that.)
			{{cmd\|reboot}}

Mikethe1wheelnut at 19:56, 24 May 2025

2025-05-24T19:56:22Z

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	{{cmd\|apk add xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk}}		{{cmd\|apk add xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk}}
			{{cmd\|apk add flatpak}}
			{{cmd\|flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo}}