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Prabuanand: added link to polkit page

2025-08-07T11:05:18Z

added link to polkit page

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	== Starting Xfce ==		== Starting Xfce ==

	=== With a display manager ~~(graphical login)~~ ===		=== With a display manager ===

	If the package <code>lightdm-gtk-greeter</code> has been installed per the instructions above, the lightdm display manager may be started to log in graphically with your new user.{{Cmd\|# rc-service lightdm start}}		If the package <code>lightdm-gtk-greeter</code> has been installed per the instructions above, the lightdm [[Display manager\|display manager]] may be started to log in graphically with your new user.{{Cmd\|# rc-service lightdm start}}

	After correct operation is verified, lightdm can be enabled to start up during boot:{{Cmd\|# rc-update add lightdm}}		After correct operation is verified, lightdm can be enabled to start up during boot:{{Cmd\|# rc-update add lightdm}}
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	=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===		=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===

	~~To enable the~~ privilege escalation GUI ~~for a doas/sudo user, enable [[Elogind~~]] ~~service~~ and install ~~the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows~~: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}		Ensure that all conditions related to [[Polkit#Enabling_privilege_escalation_GUI\|Enabling privilege escalation GUI]] are met and install: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}.

	Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#~~Starting Xfce~~\|~~lightdm~~]] ~~before logging into the XFCE desktop~~, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.		Ensure that Xfce is started using a graphical [[#With a display manager\|display manager]], otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.

	[[File:Requirements are not met.png\|thumb\|When requirements are not met and it is not working.]]		[[File:Requirements are not met.png\|thumb\|When requirements are not met and it is not working.]]

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

2025-05-25T15:30:20Z

removed Category:Desktop as per Help_talk:Style

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	* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Xfce4 Xfce4 - PostmarketOS Wiki]		* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Xfce4 Xfce4 - PostmarketOS Wiki]

	~~[[Category:Desktop]]~~
	[[Category:Desktop Environments]]		[[Category:Desktop Environments]]

Prabuanand: removed polkit service as it is already a prerequisite for elogind

2025-05-25T13:15:12Z

removed polkit service as it is already a prerequisite for elogind

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	=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===		=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===

	To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, enable ~~[[Polkit]] and~~ [[Elogind]] ~~services~~ and install the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}		To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, enable [[Elogind]] service and install the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}

	Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#Starting Xfce\|lightdm]] before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.		Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#Starting Xfce\|lightdm]] before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.
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	=== Unable to shut down and reboot ===		=== Unable to shut down and reboot ===

	If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that [[elogind]] ~~and [[Polkit]] services are~~ enabled.		If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that [[elogind]] service is enabled.

	=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===		=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===

Prabuanand: rephrased sentence

2025-05-25T10:02:26Z

rephrased sentence

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	=== Unable to shut down and reboot ===		=== Unable to shut down and reboot ===

	If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that ~~the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]] related to~~ [[elogind]] and [[Polkit]] are ~~met~~.		If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that [[elogind]] and [[Polkit]] services are enabled.

	=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===		=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===

Prabuanand: elogind is only installed and not enabled for xfce by setup-desktop

2025-05-25T10:00:33Z

elogind is only installed and not enabled for xfce by setup-desktop

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
	* Enable [[Polkit]] and [[Elogind]] for handling privilege escalation and for shutting down
	* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]		* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]
	{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}		{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}
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	{{:Include:Setup-desktop}}		{{:Include:Setup-desktop}}

	When xfce is chosen, the script additionally ~~installs~~ [[Display manager\|lightdm]] as display manager ~~and most of the steps listed below in the Manual installation are completed~~.		When xfce is chosen, the script additionally enables [[Display manager\|lightdm]] as [[#With a display manager(graphical login)\|display manager]].

	== Manual installation ==		== Manual installation ==
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	=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===		=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===

	To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, ~~along with the~~ [[~~#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites~~]], install the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}		To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, enable [[Polkit]] and [[Elogind]] services and install the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}

	Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#Starting Xfce\|lightdm]] before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.		Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#Starting Xfce\|lightdm]] before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.

Prabuanand: fixed heading

2025-05-25T04:54:14Z

fixed heading

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	If you are unable to login, or you see an error "Failed to execute login command", you should check {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} (if you're using {{path\|.xinitrc}}) with your preferred text editor (vi, nano, etc) and ensure that it is set to load xfce. To do this, the 'exec' line (usually the last line in the file) should read <code>exec startxfce4</code>. If {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} does not exist, create it and add the exec line. this command will do it:{{Cmd\|$ echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc}}		If you are unable to login, or you see an error "Failed to execute login command", you should check {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} (if you're using {{path\|.xinitrc}}) with your preferred text editor (vi, nano, etc) and ensure that it is set to load xfce. To do this, the 'exec' line (usually the last line in the file) should read <code>exec startxfce4</code>. If {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} does not exist, create it and add the exec line. this command will do it:{{Cmd\|$ echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc}}

	=== ~~Allowing~~ shut down and reboot ===		=== Unable to shut down and reboot ===

	If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]] related to [[elogind]] and [[Polkit]] are met.		If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]] related to [[elogind]] and [[Polkit]] are met.

	=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===		=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===

Prabuanand: rephrased sentence and added wikilink

2025-05-25T04:43:24Z

rephrased sentence and added wikilink

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
			* Enable [[Polkit]] and [[Elogind]] for handling privilege escalation and for shutting down
	* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]		* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]
	{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}		{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}
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	<!--Unsure if this needed.. xfce needs the {{Pkg\|adwaita-icon-theme}}, otherwise some icons might be missing, -->		<!--Unsure if this needed.. xfce needs the {{Pkg\|adwaita-icon-theme}}, otherwise some icons might be missing, -->

	=== ~~Allowing shut down and reboot~~ ===		=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===

	To enable ~~users to shut down~~ the ~~machine or reboot~~, the ~~packages {{Pkg~~\|~~elogind}} and~~ {{~~Pkg~~\|polkit~~-elogind~~}} ~~need to be installed.~~{{Cmd\|# apk add ~~elogind~~ polkit~~-elogind~~}}		To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, along with the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], install the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}

	~~A reboot is required to let it take effect.{{Cmd\|# lbu commit # if running in diskless mode, to save state~~
	~~$ reboot}}~~

	~~=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===~~

	~~To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, you need to install {{pkg\|elogind}},{{pkg\|polkit-elogind}}, {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}}, and {{pkg\|lightdm}} packages as follows: {{Cmd~~\|~~# apk add elogind polkit-elogind xfce-polkit lightdm}}~~		Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#Starting Xfce\|lightdm]] before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.
	~~Note that elogind and~~ lightdm ~~must be running~~ before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.

	[[File:Requirements are not met.png\|thumb\|When requirements are not met and it is not working.]]		[[File:Requirements are not met.png\|thumb\|When requirements are not met and it is not working.]]

	~~To make elogind/lightdm running, either make them start automatically at system start:{{Cmd\|# rc-update add elogind}}~~
	~~or start them manually for this time only:{{Cmd\|# rc-service elogind start }}~~
	~~Change elogind for lightdm and run the above two commands for lightdm.~~

	Now, make sure in Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart, "XFCE PolKit" exists and checked. If it is not found, navigate to {{path\|/etc/xdg/autostart}} and check if {{path\|xfce-polkit.desktop}} exists and its size is not 0. If everything above has been done, when you type <code>admin://</code> in the address bar, you will see the password dialogue.		Now, make sure in Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart, "XFCE PolKit" exists and checked. If it is not found, navigate to {{path\|/etc/xdg/autostart}} and check if {{path\|xfce-polkit.desktop}} exists and its size is not 0. If everything above has been done, when you type <code>admin://</code> in the address bar, you will see the password dialogue.
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	If you are unable to login, or you see an error "Failed to execute login command", you should check {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} (if you're using {{path\|.xinitrc}}) with your preferred text editor (vi, nano, etc) and ensure that it is set to load xfce. To do this, the 'exec' line (usually the last line in the file) should read <code>exec startxfce4</code>. If {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} does not exist, create it and add the exec line. this command will do it:{{Cmd\|$ echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc}}		If you are unable to login, or you see an error "Failed to execute login command", you should check {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} (if you're using {{path\|.xinitrc}}) with your preferred text editor (vi, nano, etc) and ensure that it is set to load xfce. To do this, the 'exec' line (usually the last line in the file) should read <code>exec startxfce4</code>. If {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} does not exist, create it and add the exec line. this command will do it:{{Cmd\|$ echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc}}

			=== Allowing shut down and reboot ===

			If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]] related to [[elogind]] and [[Polkit]] are met.

	=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===		=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===

	[[File:Nopolkit.png\|thumb\|When XFCE is first installed using the instruction on this page.]]		[[File:Nopolkit.png\|thumb\|When XFCE is first installed using the instruction on this page.]]
	GUI application that needs root access fails with a message "permission denied". Refer [[#Enabling privilege escalation GUI\|Enabling privilege escalation GUI]] section.		GUI application that needs root access fails with a message "permission denied". Refer [[#Enabling privilege escalation GUI\|Enabling privilege escalation GUI]] section.

Prabuanand: fixed typo

2025-05-24T13:33:05Z

fixed typo

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	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
	* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]		* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]
	{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the ~~other ones~~ are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}		{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}
	== Installation using setup-desktop ==		== Installation using setup-desktop ==
	{{:Include:Setup-desktop}}		{{:Include:Setup-desktop}}

Prabuanand: added Tip

2025-05-23T16:03:04Z

added Tip

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	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
	* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]		* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]
			{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the other ones are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}
	== Installation using setup-desktop ==		== Installation using setup-desktop ==
	{{:Include:Setup-desktop}}		{{:Include:Setup-desktop}}

Prabuanand: moved content to File management and added back the link

2025-05-03T10:50:08Z

moved content to File management and added back the link

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 [[File:Polkitworking.png|thumb|Now it is working.]]
-=== Auto-mounting USB drives ===
+=== File management ===
-To enable automatic mounting of USB drives, install these packages:
+Install the necessary [[File management]] packages for automounting of removable storage and browsing of network shares  within XFCE that works seamlessly with file associations.
-To list descriptions of all gvfs- packages:{{cmd|$ apk info -d gvfs-*}}
+Make sure that mounting is enabled in {{ic|Thunar>Edit>Preferences>Advanced>Volume Management>Configure>Storage>Removable Storage}}
-Make sure that mounting is enabled in
+If the XFCE sessions are already in progress, they need to be restarted for the changes to take effect, i.e. log out and log in again.
 === Localized keyboard layout ===

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
			* Enable [[Polkit]] and [[Elogind]] for handling privilege escalation and for shutting down
	* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]		* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base\|Install Xorg]]
	{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}		{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if desktop is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}
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	<!--Unsure if this needed.. xfce needs the {{Pkg\|adwaita-icon-theme}}, otherwise some icons might be missing, -->		<!--Unsure if this needed.. xfce needs the {{Pkg\|adwaita-icon-theme}}, otherwise some icons might be missing, -->

	=== ~~Allowing shut down and reboot~~ ===		=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===

	To enable ~~users to shut down~~ the ~~machine or reboot~~, the ~~packages {{Pkg~~\|~~elogind}} and~~ {{~~Pkg~~\|polkit~~-elogind~~}} ~~need to be installed.~~{{Cmd\|# apk add ~~elogind~~ polkit~~-elogind~~}}		To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, along with the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]], install the {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}} package as follows: {{Cmd\|# apk add xfce-polkit}}

	~~A reboot is required to let it take effect.{{Cmd\|# lbu commit # if running in diskless mode, to save state~~
	~~$ reboot}}~~

	~~=== Enabling privilege escalation GUI ===~~

	~~To enable the privilege escalation GUI for a doas/sudo user, you need to install {{pkg\|elogind}},{{pkg\|polkit-elogind}}, {{pkg\|xfce-polkit}}, and {{pkg\|lightdm}} packages as follows: {{Cmd~~\|~~# apk add elogind polkit-elogind xfce-polkit lightdm}}~~		Ensure that Xfce is started using [[#Starting Xfce\|lightdm]] before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.
	~~Note that elogind and~~ lightdm ~~must be running~~ before logging into the XFCE desktop, otherwise you will see an empty error dialogue box at login.

	[[File:Requirements are not met.png\|thumb\|When requirements are not met and it is not working.]]		[[File:Requirements are not met.png\|thumb\|When requirements are not met and it is not working.]]

	~~To make elogind/lightdm running, either make them start automatically at system start:{{Cmd\|# rc-update add elogind}}~~
	~~or start them manually for this time only:{{Cmd\|# rc-service elogind start }}~~
	~~Change elogind for lightdm and run the above two commands for lightdm.~~

	Now, make sure in Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart, "XFCE PolKit" exists and checked. If it is not found, navigate to {{path\|/etc/xdg/autostart}} and check if {{path\|xfce-polkit.desktop}} exists and its size is not 0. If everything above has been done, when you type <code>admin://</code> in the address bar, you will see the password dialogue.		Now, make sure in Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart, "XFCE PolKit" exists and checked. If it is not found, navigate to {{path\|/etc/xdg/autostart}} and check if {{path\|xfce-polkit.desktop}} exists and its size is not 0. If everything above has been done, when you type <code>admin://</code> in the address bar, you will see the password dialogue.
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	If you are unable to login, or you see an error "Failed to execute login command", you should check {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} (if you're using {{path\|.xinitrc}}) with your preferred text editor (vi, nano, etc) and ensure that it is set to load xfce. To do this, the 'exec' line (usually the last line in the file) should read <code>exec startxfce4</code>. If {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} does not exist, create it and add the exec line. this command will do it:{{Cmd\|$ echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc}}		If you are unable to login, or you see an error "Failed to execute login command", you should check {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} (if you're using {{path\|.xinitrc}}) with your preferred text editor (vi, nano, etc) and ensure that it is set to load xfce. To do this, the 'exec' line (usually the last line in the file) should read <code>exec startxfce4</code>. If {{path\|~/.xinitrc}} does not exist, create it and add the exec line. this command will do it:{{Cmd\|$ echo "exec startxfce4" >> ~/.xinitrc}}

			=== Allowing shut down and reboot ===

			If users are unable to shut down the machine or reboot, ensure that the [[#Prerequisites\|Prerequisites]] related to [[elogind]] and [[Polkit]] are met.

	=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===		=== Permission denied when using Thunar ===

	[[File:Nopolkit.png\|thumb\|When XFCE is first installed using the instruction on this page.]]		[[File:Nopolkit.png\|thumb\|When XFCE is first installed using the instruction on this page.]]
	GUI application that needs root access fails with a message "permission denied". Refer [[#Enabling privilege escalation GUI\|Enabling privilege escalation GUI]] section.		GUI application that needs root access fails with a message "permission denied". Refer [[#Enabling privilege escalation GUI\|Enabling privilege escalation GUI]] section.