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== additional software == | |||
# apk add geany | |||
# apk add thunar-archive thunar-volman | |||
# apk add xarchiver |
Revision as of 14:55, 28 September 2017
These are my personal xfce4 desktop notes.
Base system setup
- Do a minimal Alpine install
- Enable community repo in repositories
- setup-xorg-base
- apk add dbus
- rc-update add dbus
- apk add sudo
- apk add xfce4
- apk add chromium
- apk add slim
- apk add paper-icon-theme paper-gtk-theme
- apk add font-noto
- apk add xf86-video-intel (for intel video only)
- apk add xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-evdev
- add local user and add to sudo list
- add user to specific groups
- adduser (username) audio
- adduser (username) video
- adduser (username) dialout
- Add /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-intel.conf to have tear free scrolling:
Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" Driver "intel" Option "TearFree" "true" EndSection
Testing basic xorg system
- reboot system
- rc-service slim start
- verify xorg starts correctly and you can login to slim
- rc-update add slim
Changing cosmetics
- change xfce4 style/icons to paper: Settings -> Appearance -> Style and Icons
- change window manager theme to Paper: Settings -> Window Manager -> Style
- Change mouse Theme to Paper: Settings -> Mouse and Trackpad -> Theme
- enable all Composer Shadows: Settings -> Window Manager Tweaks -> Composer
- change fonts to noto
- Settings - > Appearance -> Fonts: Set to Noto Sans UI
- Turn on Anti-aliasing (is the default) and enable Sub-Pixel order -> RGB
- Settings - > Appearance -> Fonts: Set to Noto Sans UI
Setting up Alsa audio
- apk add alsa-utils
- rc-update add alsa
- rc-service alsa start
- Set the default sound device
- List sound devices:
cat /proc/asound/card*/id
- Depending on your setup select the proper device
- create a /etc/asound.conf with following content where PCH is sound card name.
- List sound devices:
pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm { @func getenv vars [ ALSAPCM ] default "hw:PCH" } }
additional software
- apk add geany
- apk add thunar-archive thunar-volman
- apk add xarchiver