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The Alpine Linux script for quickly [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-desktop|setting up a desktop]] is:{{Cmd|# setup-desktop}} | |||
On running the above command, you will be prompted to select a desktop environment.{{Cmd|Which desktop environment? ('gnome', 'plasma', 'xfce', 'mate', 'sway', 'lxqt' or 'none') [none]}} | |||
Once you have chosen a desktop environment, this script installs the chosen desktop along with necessary packages, {{pkg|firefox|repo=community}} browser and adds necessary services to run on startup. You can reboot when complete, and the system will boot into a graphical login screen with the chosen desktop environment, except for [[Sway#Setup-desktop|sway]]. To view the packages installed by the script: {{Codeline|$ cat /usr/sbin/setup-desktop}} | |||
Latest revision as of 06:03, 23 May 2025
The Alpine Linux script for quickly setting up a desktop is:
# setup-desktop
On running the above command, you will be prompted to select a desktop environment.
Which desktop environment? ('gnome', 'plasma', 'xfce', 'mate', 'sway', 'lxqt' or 'none') [none]
Once you have chosen a desktop environment, this script installs the chosen desktop along with necessary packages, firefox browser and adds necessary services to run on startup. You can reboot when complete, and the system will boot into a graphical login screen with the chosen desktop environment, except for sway. To view the packages installed by the script: $ cat /usr/sbin/setup-desktop