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* [[Installation|Install]] Alpine Linux | * [[Installation|Install]] Alpine Linux | ||
* [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create a user account]] (optional but recommended) | * [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create a user account]] (optional but recommended) | ||
* [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable the Community repository]] | * [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable the Community repository]] | ||
* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base|Install Xorg]] | * [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base|Install Xorg]] | ||
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= Installation = | = Installation = | ||
In home directory create a file named ".xinitrc": | In home directory create a file named ".xinitrc": | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 15 January 2024
twm (Tab Window Manager) is the standard window manager for the X Window System since version X11R4.
Prerequisites
- Install Alpine Linux
- Create a user account (optional but recommended)
- Enable the Community repository
- Install Xorg
Installation
In home directory create a file named ".xinitrc":
vi ~/.xinitrc
Or, if you prefer nano text editor
nano ~/.xinitrc
Write to file:
Contents of ~/.xinitrc
Save the file.
Install twm
# apk add twm
If doing no further configuration, you will also need xterm to open apps:
# apk add xterm
Start the X window manager
startx
You will be greeted with a black screen. Hold left mouse button and select "XTerm". Type in a program name to launch it.
Keyboard layout
The keyboard layout defaults to US qwerty. If you use an alternative layout (e.g. Colemak) you can install setxkbmap:
# apk add setxkbmap
Then switch to another layout (example for colemak):
setxkbmap us -variant colemak