User contributions for John3-16

6 December 2025

• 03:0903:09, 6 December 2025 diff hist +37‎ m Jitsi Meet ‎ Amended flag from Obsolete to Expand, listing Alpine Linux versions
• 02:5502:55, 6 December 2025 diff hist +188‎ N Talk:Jitsi Meet ‎ Needed categorization; 'Web Conferencing' would be applicable and popular? current
• 02:4402:44, 6 December 2025 diff hist +31‎ m Jitsi Meet ‎ Added Category: Web Conferencing
• 02:0302:03, 6 December 2025 diff hist +90‎ m About-virtualization-simple ‎ Added Category: Virtualization current
• 01:5801:58, 6 December 2025 diff hist +79‎ m Alpine Linux:Trivia ‎ Added category: Development current
• 01:3801:38, 6 December 2025 diff hist +613‎ Using an answerfile with setup-alpine ‎ Amended introduction regarding a fully non-interactive setup, discouraged for general use. current

5 December 2025

• 23:4623:46, 5 December 2025 diff hist +839‎ Alpine configuration management scripts ‎ →‎setup-alpine: 1. Added "-e Empty root password" option; 2. Described "-q quick mode"; 3. Elaborated descriptions and amended style for various other options current

4 December 2025

• 06:1706:17, 4 December 2025 diff hist +713‎ Wayland ‎ 1. →‎XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: XDG specifications link added; also a Note that XDG_RUNTIME_DIR may be found as "/tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir" or similar, but "/run/user/$(id -u)" keeps more in line with other facilities, as described. 2. →‎Creating and exporting XDG_RUNTIME_DIR manually: - modified XDG_RUNTIME_DIR path accordingly. See discussion.
• 06:0106:01, 4 December 2025 diff hist +2,096‎ N Talk:Wayland ‎ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR path - optimal choices/standardization across packages - for use in Creating and exporting XDG_RUNTIME_DIR manually section current

30 November 2025

• 03:1003:10, 30 November 2025 diff hist +1,691‎ Alpine Package Keeper ‎ →‎Package pinning: 'Masking a specific package' subsection added. Term used in usr-merge nag.

29 November 2025

• 18:1418:14, 29 November 2025 diff hist −729‎ Using an answerfile with setup-alpine ‎ **"fully-non-interactive setup-disk"** reduced, amended and moved to →‎#Environment_variables_and_setup-alpine: , using ERASE_DISKS as a command-line environment variable instead, elaborated in Alpine_configuration_management_scripts#Environment_Variables.
• 18:0318:03, 29 November 2025 diff hist +1,113‎ Alpine configuration management scripts ‎ "fully-non-interactive setup-disk" moved →‎#Environment Variables: from Using_an_answerfile_with_setup-alpine#Answerfile_Variables with relevant adjustments

28 November 2025

• 19:3119:31, 28 November 2025 diff hist +1,149‎ Talk:Raspberry Pi ‎ →‎Useful ERASE_DISKS variable: Thanks to Spubby for useful lead on non-interactive setup-disk part of answerfile
• 18:5518:55, 28 November 2025 diff hist +1,192‎ Using an answerfile with setup-alpine ‎ →‎Answerfile Variables: Added guidance for a fully-non-interactive setup-disk: "export ERASE_DISKS". See https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/alpine-conf/-/issues/10549
• 08:3908:39, 28 November 2025 diff hist +1,514‎ Talk:Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ →‎usr merge: Agreeing on having the usr-merge section into Edge section; 'Masking packages' section anticipated

27 November 2025

• 19:2619:26, 27 November 2025 diff hist +99‎ m Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ Updated nag message
• 04:1404:14, 27 November 2025 diff hist +2,643‎ River ‎ 1. Enhanced Beginning to distinguish River from the new river-classic fork; 2. Added suggestions for other packages, including bash/zsh/fish completion; and hints to search: first for river-classic*, etc.; 3. Proposed merging Troubleshooting content into Firefox page; 4. Changed instances of River to river-classic, its new name - may need page title change unless new River version 0.4 is integrated here, if made available; 5. Style amendments
• 01:1901:19, 27 November 2025 diff hist +156‎ m Repositories ‎ →‎Community: Added that support for community packages ends six months after their release, giving reference to docs; style amendment

24 November 2025

• 03:2103:21, 24 November 2025 diff hist +92‎ m Alpine configuration management scripts ‎ →‎setup-apkrepos: 1. Added option "-o Only enable a community repo for every defined repo"; 2. Added sample cli for both adding both community repo and fastest mirror
• 03:1403:14, 24 November 2025 diff hist +74‎ Alpine configuration management scripts ‎ →‎setup-apkrepos: added option Only enable a community repo for every defined repo"

21 November 2025

• 18:4418:44, 21 November 2025 diff hist +489‎ Talk:KDE ‎ →‎Should this page be renamed to Plasma: - Concur.
• 18:2918:29, 21 November 2025 diff hist +481‎ m Udhcpc ‎ 1. →‎Configuration: - Added observation that 'udhcpc.conf' would not be overwritten, if amended, whenever its source package busybox is subsequently updated, but a new file created: 'udhcpc.conf.apk-new'; 2. →‎Configuration: Moved the advanced 'default.script' help after the introductory 'key:value pairs' help; 3. Style and grammar amendments. current

17 November 2025

• 03:0003:00, 17 November 2025 diff hist +335‎ m Talk:Bootstrapping Alpine on PC Engines ALIX.3 ‎ Appreciated disposition to contribute by Trone current

15 November 2025

• 05:2005:20, 15 November 2025 diff hist −20‎ Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ Undo revision 31419 by John3-16 - Undid this revision also, which added "As indicated above", since usr_merge_nag.sh does not currently indicate that the /usr-merge will be implemented in the future, so it is not "indicated [above/there]: the merge request pipeline that would have enacted the revision was skipped (see previous change). Tag: Undo
• 05:0905:09, 15 November 2025 diff hist −404‎ Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ Undo revision 31418 by John3-16 - Undid my revision, as the merge request pipeline that updated the text in the usr_merge_nag.sh script (https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/91806/diffs) was skipped: https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/91806/pipelines?commit_id=0db52277bea433ba4241117d4860cc7ca14e532f Tag: Undo
• 04:3704:37, 15 November 2025 diff hist +512‎ m Desktop environments and Window managers ‎ 1. Alpine Linux as a general daily desktop use case in Beginning; 2. Changed Cosmic to upstream style, COSMIC; 3. Amalgamated tiling and dynamic using slash(/) for some distinction (i3, herbstluftwm, ratpoison arguably not dynamic); 4. Style and grammar amendments.
• 03:4503:45, 15 November 2025 diff hist −2‎ m Installation ‎ Attempted to use 'Desktop How To' as wiki link name instead of 'Guide to daily drive [sic]' - descriptive, and that Desktop 'How to' link is indeed useful; please review if not suitable. Considered adding Daily driver guide link, but respected useful notice to wiki editors regarding limiting possibly duplicate material.

14 November 2025

• 05:2605:26, 14 November 2025 diff hist +1,467‎ m AppImage ‎ 1. Added internal links to 'Running glibc programs' and to 'fuse' package; 2. Added paragraph re storage location; root being discouraged; $PATH; and .desktop; 3. Moved chmod to 'Installation'; 4. Removed 'Example' subheading to demonstrate two usage models depending on paths; 5. Added Category: Software; 6. Style and grammar amendments, using Cmd template, and 'var' for variables. current

13 November 2025

• 21:1121:11, 13 November 2025 diff hist +97‎ m Tutorials and Howtos ‎ 1. Added Sway customization guide to 'Tutorials'; 2. Reordered Tutorials list to conglomerate Sway tutorials; 3. Style amendment. current
• 20:4920:49, 13 November 2025 diff hist −52‎ COSMIC ‎ 1. Removed xf86-input-libinput requirement, an X11 wrapper for the [libinput requirement](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/): cosmic-session already pulls in cosmic-comp, which used libinput-dev as a makedepend and libinput-libs as a dependency that [provides libinput.so.10](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/contents?file=libinput.so.10). 2. Updated'alpha' stage to 'beta'. 3. Renamed udev (systemd requirement) to eudev replacement; udev had also been mentioned as a prerequisite.
• 00:1300:13, 13 November 2025 diff hist +19‎ COSMIC ‎ Corrected last revision from moments ago that used original command, which appeared to fail - `$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache`. Using nowiki formatting; plus @testing tag – as per recommended use of testing repo.

12 November 2025

• 23:2623:26, 12 November 2025 diff hist +4‎ COSMIC ‎ Added escape characters '-0' and '0' to use {{ command line '$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache'
• 23:1123:11, 12 November 2025 diff hist +183‎ m COSMIC ‎ 1. Amended cosmic instances to COSMIC, as per upstream, bar packages, commands; 2. Amended broken internal links; 3. Amended cosmic-session instruction and cosmic-term name; 4. Added internal links to polkit and udev; 5. Style and grammar amendments.

6 November 2025

• 17:2517:25, 6 November 2025 diff hist +20‎ m Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ Added "As indicated above," to "This update is not currently a requirement but will be implemented in the future."
• 17:0017:00, 6 November 2025 diff hist +404‎ m Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ 1. Updated usr_merge_nag.sh text to reflect https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/91806/diffs 2. Modified "/usr merge" to "/usr-merge"

2 November 2025

• 21:1721:17, 2 November 2025 diff hist +13‎ m Setting the timezone ‎ Corrected addition to Localization category
• 21:1321:13, 2 November 2025 diff hist +659‎ m Setting the timezone ‎ 1. Added recommendation to employ desktop environment setting, if available; 2. Indicated that tzdata is pulled in with various packages; 3. Moved introduction to Manual configuration into its section; 4. Added to Localization category

28 October 2025

• 23:5223:52, 28 October 2025 diff hist −5‎ m Desktop environments and Window managers ‎ Changed internal link from cosmic* packages to new Cosmic page.
• 14:0314:03, 28 October 2025 diff hist +250‎ Distrobox ‎ 1. Reworded introduction to complement the link's description further; 2. Updated electron package names; 3. Added --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations flag to run electron v.38 packages; 4. Style and grammar amendments. current
• 03:2603:26, 28 October 2025 diff hist +99‎ m Kernels ‎ Added linux-eswin experimental kernel
• 02:5502:55, 28 October 2025 diff hist +2,675‎ Udhcpc ‎ 1. Added troubleshooting section 'can't rename '/etc/resolv.conf.*': Operation not permitted'; 2. Added "/tmp/resolv.conf" as a possible default value in the udhcpc.conf key:value pair table; 3. Added possibility of fine tuning /etc/udhcpc/udhcpc.conf with NO_DNS as another example; 4. Amended grammar.

27 October 2025

• 10:5610:56, 27 October 2025 diff hist −4‎ m Configure Networking ‎ Amended 'group write denied' to 'group read denied'; amended grammar current

26 October 2025

• 21:2521:25, 26 October 2025 diff hist +1,539‎ Configure Networking ‎ Added 'Connectivity failing / "ping: bad address"' section

16 October 2025

• 18:0418:04, 16 October 2025 diff hist +24‎ m Sway customization guide ‎ Applying section title "Sway - Full-Sized Views, Navigating Using Alt+Tab" approved by patroller on 13.10.2025 in Talk:Sway. Moved introductory passage specific to this configuration option into this section. current

13 October 2025

• 04:2804:28, 13 October 2025 diff hist +4,120‎ Talk:Sway ‎ Re new section request

9 October 2025

• 20:1520:15, 9 October 2025 diff hist +144‎ m Mako ‎ Added link to Sway's upstream wiki re dbus and updated variables accordingly, specifying XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway current
• 19:5519:55, 9 October 2025 diff hist +233‎ m Steam ‎ Amended dbus-update-activation-environment variables as per upstream wiki - github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#systemd-and-dbus-activation-environments, specifying XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
• 19:3919:39, 9 October 2025 diff hist +21,181‎ Sway ‎ 1. Added 'Quickstart - config File'; 2. grammar amended.
• 16:2416:24, 9 October 2025 diff hist +132‎ PipeWire ‎ 1. Passage "Verify that the above OpenRC user service is started" removed, currently redundant after "Issue the command $ rc-status -Ur to view and verify the current user runlevel as gui and default..."; 2. Added instruction to start wireplumber; 3. Added instruction to "enable" - i.e. autostart on next sessions - wireplumber at gui/default runlevel.

8 October 2025

• 17:4117:41, 8 October 2025 diff hist +1,598‎ Include:Upgrading to Edge ‎ Added "/usr merge" instructions