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In addition to the above, Alpine Linux [[Repositories|repositories]] supports other [[Desktop_environments_and_Window_managers|Desktop environments and Window managers]], which can be installed manually. | In addition to the above, Alpine Linux [[Repositories|repositories]] supports other [[Desktop_environments_and_Window_managers|Desktop environments and Window managers]], which can be installed manually. | ||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Daily_driver_guide|Alpine Linux - Daily Driver Guide]] | |||
* [[Tutorials_and_Howtos#Desktop|Tutorials related to Desktop]] | |||
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] | |||
* [[Installation#Post-Installation|Post Installation]] | |||
* [[:Category:Display Managers]] | |||
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_environment Desktop environment - Archwiki] | |||
* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Desktop_environment Desktop environment - Gentoo Wiki] | |||
[[Category:Desktop]] | |||
[[Category:Newbie]] | |||
Revision as of 08:53, 20 August 2024
To use Alpine Linux as a Desktop, a desktop environment needs to be installed. The desktops environments that can be installed in Quickstart mode using Setup-desktop utility are listed:
- Create a non-privileged user account for security reasons, if you skipped this step during Installation.
- Enable community repository. Setup-desktop script automatically does this for you.
- Install graphics driver for your video hardware.
Installation using setup-desktop
The Alpine Linux script for setting up a desktop quickly is setup-desktop.
# setup-desktop
On running the above command, you will be prompted to select a desktop environment.
Which desktop environment? ('gnome', 'plasma', 'xfce', 'mate', 'sway' or 'none') [none]
Once you have chosen a desktop environment, this script installs the chosen desktop along with all the necessary packages, firefox browser and adds the necessary services to run on startup. You can reboot when complete and the system will boot into a graphical login screen with the desktop environment. Depending on the desktop chosen, the script also activates the necessary services like dbus, elogind, login manager etc..
To view all the packages that are installed by the script for the chosen desktop you can issue the below command:
# cat /sbin/setup-desktop
In addition to the above, Alpine Linux repositories supports other Desktop environments and Window managers, which can be installed manually.