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Prabuanand: removed :Category:Desktop as per Help_talk:Style

2025-05-25T15:28:33Z

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	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Openbox Openbox - Archwiki]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Openbox Openbox - Archwiki]

	~~[[Category:Desktop]]~~
	[[category: Window Managers]]		[[category: Window Managers]]

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	[https://openbox.org/ Openbox] is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.		[https://openbox.org/ Openbox] is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
			== Prerequisites ==
	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
			* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

	~~Install X11 and set it up using the <code>setup-xorg-base</code> script.{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}~~

	Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm font-terminus}}		Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm font-terminus}}

Prabuanand: rearranged headings and added Include:Desktop prerequisites

2025-01-09T07:19:25Z

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	~~{{Expand\|These instructions need completing~~.}}		[https://openbox.org/ Openbox] is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

	~~== Initial setup ==~~		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}

	~~Start by booting Alpine (see [[~~Installation~~\|these]] instructions on how to do that)~~		== Installation ==

	~~=== Enable Community Repository ===~~		Install X11 and set it up using the <code>setup-xorg-base</code> script.{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}

	~~We need the Community Repository available for access to the Openbox packages. Instructions are available on the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository\|Repositories]] page.~~		Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm font-terminus}}

	~~== Minimal Installation and Configuration ==~~

	Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:

	{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm font-terminus}}

	{{Pkg\|xterm}} is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.		{{Pkg\|xterm}} is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.
	~~Terminus~~ is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in Openbox.		{{Pkg\|font-terminus}} is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in Openbox.

	~~=== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ===~~

	~~On most systems, xorg should be able to auto-detect all devices. Install the base xorg packages by running:~~

	~~{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}~~

	=== Configure user ===		=== Configure user ===
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	{{Note\|The default Openbox menu (right-click on desktop) will have a lot of options that won't work because the required packages haven't been installed. XTerm will work if you added the package in the first step, and you can use that to add additional packages.}}		{{Note\|The default Openbox menu (right-click on desktop) will have a lot of options that won't work because the required packages haven't been installed. XTerm will work if you added the package in the first step, and you can use that to add additional packages.}}

			== Troubleshooting ==

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Sertonix: add archwiki link

2023-08-25T18:05:34Z

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	{{Note\|The default Openbox menu (right-click on desktop) will have a lot of options that won't work because the required packages haven't been installed. XTerm will work if you added the package in the first step, and you can use that to add additional packages.}}		{{Note\|The default Openbox menu (right-click on desktop) will have a lot of options that won't work because the required packages haven't been installed. XTerm will work if you added the package in the first step, and you can use that to add additional packages.}}

			== See also ==
			* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Openbox Openbox - Archwiki]

	[[Category:Desktop]]		[[Category:Desktop]]
	[[category: Window Managers]]		[[category: Window Managers]]

Zcrayfish: /* Configure xorg-server */ Replaced nonsensical text.

2023-08-07T01:47:09Z

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	=== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ===		=== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ===

	On most systems, xorg should be able to auto-detect all devices. ~~However, you can still configure~~ xorg~~-server manually~~ by ~~launching~~:		On most systems, xorg should be able to auto-detect all devices. Install the base xorg packages by running:

	{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}		{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}

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2023-08-07T01:39:43Z

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	{{Cmd\|$ cp -r /etc/xdg/openbox ~/.config}}		{{Cmd\|$ cp -r /etc/xdg/openbox ~/.config}}

	{{Note\|The default configuration is minimal and most menu options won't work unless you customize and/or install additional packages. More information is available in the [http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration Openbox configuration documentation].}}		{{Note\|The default configuration is minimal and most menu options won't work unless you customize and/or install additional packages. More information is available in the [http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration Openbox configuration documentation].{{insecure url\|This server could not prove that it is openbox.org; its security certificate is from 2007.cccg.ca}}}}

	=== Edit Openbox settings ===		=== Edit Openbox settings ===

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2023-04-23T11:53:02Z

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	[[Category:Desktop]]		[[Category:Desktop]]
	[[category: Window ~~Manager~~]]		[[category: Window Managers]]

Bbbhltz at 07:29, 19 April 2023

2023-04-19T07:29:38Z

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			{{Expand\|These instructions need completing.}}

	== Initial setup ==		== Initial setup ==

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	We need the Community Repository available for access to the Openbox packages. Instructions are available on the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository\|Repositories]] page.		We need the Community Repository available for access to the Openbox packages. Instructions are available on the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository\|Repositories]] page.

	== Minimal Installation ==		== Minimal Installation and Configuration ==

	Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:		Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:
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	Terminus is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in Openbox.		Terminus is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in Openbox.

	== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ==		=== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ===

	On most systems, xorg should be able to auto-detect all devices. However, you can still configure xorg-server manually by launching:		On most systems, xorg should be able to auto-detect all devices. However, you can still configure xorg-server manually by launching:
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	{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}		{{Cmd\|# setup-xorg-base}}

	== Configure user ==		=== Configure user ===

	To make Xorg work as normal user you need to add user to these groups: video, input.		To make Xorg work as normal user you need to add user to these groups: video, input.
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	{{Cmd\|# addgroup <username> video}}		{{Cmd\|# addgroup <username> video}}

	== acpid ==		=== acpid ===

	If you installed your Alpine Linux as a VirtualBox or VMWare guest, you might find it handy to be able execute an ACPI shutdown.		If you installed your Alpine Linux as a VirtualBox or VMWare guest, you might find it handy to be able execute an ACPI shutdown.
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	{{Cmd\|# rc-update add acpid}}		{{Cmd\|# rc-update add acpid}}

	== Set Openbox as the default WM ==		=== Set Openbox as the default WM ===

	{{Cmd\|$ echo 'exec openbox-session' >> ~/.xinitrc}}		{{Cmd\|$ echo 'exec openbox-session' >> ~/.xinitrc}}

	== Copy the config files to your home folder ==		=== Copy the config files to your home folder ===

	{{Cmd\|$ mkdir ~/.config}}		{{Cmd\|$ mkdir ~/.config}}
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	{{Note\|The default configuration is minimal and most menu options won't work unless you customize and/or install additional packages. More information is available in the [http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration Openbox configuration documentation].}}		{{Note\|The default configuration is minimal and most menu options won't work unless you customize and/or install additional packages. More information is available in the [http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration Openbox configuration documentation].}}

	== Edit Openbox settings ==		=== Edit Openbox settings ===

	You can now edit the Openbox settings for your user by editing the files located in <code>~/.config/openbox</code>		You can now edit the Openbox settings for your user by editing the files located in <code>~/.config/openbox</code>

Bbbhltz: /* Install packages */

2023-04-19T07:23:51Z

Install packages

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	We need the Community Repository available for access to the Openbox packages. Instructions are available on the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository\|Repositories]] page.		We need the Community Repository available for access to the Openbox packages. Instructions are available on the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository\|Repositories]] page.

	==~~= Install packages =~~==		== Minimal Installation ==

	Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:		Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:

	{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm terminus~~-font~~}}		{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm font-terminus}}

	xterm is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.		{{Pkg\|xterm}} is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.
	Terminus is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in ~~OpenBox~~.		Terminus is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in Openbox.

	== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ==		== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ==

Justsean: /* Install packages */

2023-04-17T21:49:48Z

Install packages

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	Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:		Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:

	{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm font~~-terminus~~}}		{{Cmd\|# apk add openbox xterm terminus-font}}

	xterm is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.		xterm is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.