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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 are attempted to be listed below:
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== Desktop Environments ==
'''Alpine Linux''' has no official desktop and setting up a graphical environment is not even part of [[Installation]]. All window managers and desktop environments that are available in Alpine Linux are listed in this page. Quick installation using [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-desktop|setup-desktop]] script is available for few [[Setup-desktop|desktops]].


See also: [[:Category:Desktop Environments|Desktop Environments Category]]
{{Tip|For servers consider using [[Alpine_Configuration_Framework_Design|Alpine Configuration Framework(ACF)]] for security reasons.}}


== Desktop environments ==
Desktop environment (DE) is made of a bundle of programs that share a common graphical user interface (GUI), sometimes described as a graphical shell. A desktop environment typically consists of icons, windows, toolbars, folders, wallpapers desktop widgets and might also provide drag and drop.
* [[Xfce]]
* [[Xfce]]
* [[LXQt]]
* [[LXQt]]
* [[KDE|KDE Plasma]]
* [[KDE|KDE Plasma]]
* [[Gnome]]
* [[GNOME]]
* [[MATE]]
* [[MATE]]


== Window Managers ==
== Window managers ==
 
See also: [[:Category:Window Managers|Window Managers Category]]
 
===  [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:
A window manager is software that controls the placement and appearance of windows within a windowing system in a graphical user interface. In case of [[Wayland]], these are called  compositors because they additionally perform the task of a compositing window manager.
** [[Sway]]
** [[River]]
** Cagebreak (Available in Edge Branch)
** dwl (Available in Edge Branch)
** Qtile (Available in Edge Branch)


=== Other Window Managers ===
Almost all components of a desktop needs to be added manually by the user. A [[Alpine_Linux:Glossary#S|stacking]] a.k.a. floating or [[Alpine_Linux:Glossary#T|tiling]] a.k.a. dynamic layout is commonly used for window management.


* Wayland
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** Cage - Wayland Compositor for running single app on fullscreen mode (kiosk)
! WM Name !! Protocol!! Style !! Toolkit!!class="unsortable"|Inspiration
|-
| [[AwesomeWM|Awesome]] ||X11  || Tiling || Lua ||
|-
| {{Pkg|berry|arch=}} || X11 || Stacking || C ||
|-
| {{Pkg|bspwm|arch=}} || X11 || Tiling || C ||
|-
|  {{Pkg|cage |arch=}} || Wayland || Kiosk || C/wlroots || ratpoison
|-
| {{Pkg|cagebreak|arch=}} || Wayland || Tiling ||C/wlroots || ratpoison and cage
|-
| {{Pkg|cwm|arch=}} || X11 || Stacking || C ||
|-
| {{Pkg|dwl|arch=}}  || Wayland || Tiling || C/wlroots||[[dwm]]
|-
| [[dwm]] || X11 || Tiling || C ||
|-
| [[Fluxbox]] || X11 || Stacking || C++ ||Blackbox
|-
| {{Pkg|herbstluftwm|arch=}} || X11 || Tiling || C++ ||
|-
| [[Hyprland]] || Wayland || Tiling || C++ ||
|-
| [[I3wm|i3]] || X11 || Tiling || C ||
|-
| {{Pkg|jwm|arch=}} || X11 || Stacking || C ||
|-
| [[LabWC]] || Wayland || Stacking || C/wlroots||[[Openbox]]
|-
| {{Pkg|mwm|arch=}} || X11 || Stacking || C ||
|-
| [[Openbox]] || X11 || Stacking || C ||
|-
| [[Qtile]] || Both || Tiling || Python ||
|-
| {{Pkg|ratpoison|arch=}}  || X11 || Kiosk || C ||
|-
| [[River]] || Wayland || Tiling || Zig || [[dwm]] and xmonad
|-
| {{Pkg|spectrwm |arch=}}  || X11 || Tiling || C||xmonad and [[dwm]]
|-
| [[Sway]] || Wayland || Tiling || C/wlroots || [[I3wm|i3]]
|-
| [[twm]] || X11 || Tiling || C ||
|-
| {{Pkg|wayfire|arch=}} || Wayland || Stacking || C++/wlroots || Compiz
|-
| [[Weston]] || Wayland || Stacking ||  C ||
|}


== See Also ==
== See also ==
* [[Installation]]
* [[Installation#Post-Installation|Post Installation]]
* [[Installation#Post-Install|Post Install]]
* [[Wayland]]
* [[Fonts]]
* [[Xorg]]
* [[Category:Display Managers]]
* [[Display manager]]
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_environment Desktop environment - Archwiki]
* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Desktop_environment Desktop environment - Gentoo Wiki]


[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Newbie]]
[[Category:Desktop Environments]]
[[Category:Window Managers]]
[[Category:Compositor]]

Latest revision as of 10:38, 10 March 2025

Alpine Linux has no official desktop and setting up a graphical environment is not even part of Installation. All window managers and desktop environments that are available in Alpine Linux are listed in this page. Quick installation using setup-desktop script is available for few desktops.

Tip: For servers consider using Alpine Configuration Framework(ACF) for security reasons.

Desktop environments

Desktop environment (DE) is made of a bundle of programs that share a common graphical user interface (GUI), sometimes described as a graphical shell. A desktop environment typically consists of icons, windows, toolbars, folders, wallpapers desktop widgets and might also provide drag and drop.

Window managers

A window manager is software that controls the placement and appearance of windows within a windowing system in a graphical user interface. In case of Wayland, these are called compositors because they additionally perform the task of a compositing window manager.

Almost all components of a desktop needs to be added manually by the user. A stacking a.k.a. floating or tiling a.k.a. dynamic layout is commonly used for window management.

WM Name Protocol Style Toolkit Inspiration
Awesome X11 Tiling Lua
berry X11 Stacking C
bspwm X11 Tiling C
cage Wayland Kiosk C/wlroots ratpoison
cagebreak Wayland Tiling C/wlroots ratpoison and cage
cwm X11 Stacking C
dwl Wayland Tiling C/wlroots dwm
dwm X11 Tiling C
Fluxbox X11 Stacking C++ Blackbox
herbstluftwm X11 Tiling C++
Hyprland Wayland Tiling C++
i3 X11 Tiling C
jwm X11 Stacking C
LabWC Wayland Stacking C/wlroots Openbox
mwm X11 Stacking C
Openbox X11 Stacking C
Qtile Both Tiling Python
ratpoison X11 Kiosk C
River Wayland Tiling Zig dwm and xmonad
spectrwm X11 Tiling C xmonad and dwm
Sway Wayland Tiling C/wlroots i3
twm X11 Tiling C
wayfire Wayland Stacking C++/wlroots Compiz
Weston Wayland Stacking C

See also

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