Prerequisites
Install MATE Desktop
# apk add mate-desktop-environment dbus dbus-x11 lxdm adwaita-icon-theme faenza-icon-theme
# gvfs_pkgs=$(apk search gvfs -q | grep -v '\-dev' | grep -v '\-lang' | grep -v '\-doc')
# apk add $gvfs_pkgs
If you are running your Alpine from RAM, save the changes:
# lbu ci
Try, starting dbus and lxdm. This will start the display manager and should allow you to login.
# rc-service dbus start
# rc-service lxdm start
If it worked, enable the services to start on reboot
# rc-update add dbus
# rc-update add lxdm
Misc
TrueType fonts
Add all available TrueType Fonts:
$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc')
# apk add $ttfs
Disabling standby and screensaver
Check the current configuration using xset:
$ sudo apk add xset
$ xset q
Contents of xset q
Keyboard Control:
auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000
XKB indicators:
00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: off 02: Scroll Lock: off
03: Compose: off 04: Kana: off 05: Sleep: off
06: Suspend: off 07: Mute: off 08: Misc: off
09: Mail: off 10: Charging: off 11: Shift Lock: off
12: Group 2: off 13: Mouse Keys: off
auto repeat delay: 500 repeat rate: 20
auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf
fadfffefffedffff
9fffffffffffffff
fff7ffffffffffff
bell percent: 0 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100
Pointer Control:
acceleration: 2/1 threshold: 4
Screen Saver:
prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes
timeout: 600 cycle: 0
Colors:
default colormap: 0x22 BlackPixel: 0x0 WhitePixel: 0xffffff
Font Path:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,built-ins
DPMS (Energy Star):
Standby: 600 Suspend: 0 Off: 900
DPMS is Enabled
Monitor is On
To disable those timers issue the command:
$ xset dpms 0 0 0
Santiy check:
$ xset q | grep Standby
Standby: 0 Suspend: 0 Off: 0
See also