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The Alpine Linux script for setting up a desktop quickly is [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-desktop|setup-desktop]]. {{Cmd|# setup-desktop}}
The Alpine Linux script for [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-desktop|setting up a desktop]] quickly 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]}}
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 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.. 
Once you have chosen a desktop environment, this script installs the chosen desktop along with necessary packages, {{pkg|firefox|repo=community}} 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 chosen desktop environment. To view the packages installed by the script issue the command:{{Codeline|cat /usr/sbin/setup-desktop}}
 
To view all the packages that are installed by the script for the chosen desktop you can issue the below command:{{Cmd|# cat /usr/sbin/setup-desktop}}

Revision as of 09:07, 17 March 2025

The Alpine Linux script for setting up a desktop quickly 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 the 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. To view the packages installed by the script issue the command:cat /usr/sbin/setup-desktop