User contributions for John3-16
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). current 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. current
- 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. current
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; $PATH; and .desktop; 3. Moved chmod to 'Installation'; 4. Removed 'Example' subheading to demonstrate two usage models depending on paths; 5. Added Category: Software; 6. Style and grammar amendments, using Cmd template, and 'var' for variables. current
13 November 2025
- 21:1121:11, 13 November 2025 diff hist +97 m Tutorials and Howtos 1. Added Sway customization guide to 'Tutorials'; 2. Reordered Tutorials list to conglomerate Sway tutorials; 3. Style amendment. current
- 20:4920:49, 13 November 2025 diff hist −52 Cosmic 1. Removed xf86-input-libinput requirement, an X11 wrapper for the [libinput requirement](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/): cosmic-session already pulls in cosmic-comp, which used libinput-dev as a makedepend and libinput-libs as a dependency that [provides libinput.so.10](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/contents?file=libinput.so.10). 2. Updated'alpha' stage to 'beta'. 3. Renamed udev (systemd requirement) to eudev replacement; udev had also been mentioned as a prerequisite. current
- 00:1300:13, 13 November 2025 diff hist +19 Cosmic Corrected last revision from moments ago that used original command, which appeared to fail - `$ 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. current
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
7 October 2025
- 18:2118:21, 7 October 2025 diff hist +562 Talk:Sway Amended dbus-update-activation-environment variables as per upstream wiki - github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#systemd-and-dbus-activation-environments ; maybe the line should be addressed before Pipewire and Screening, as it is required notwisthanding.
- 18:0118:01, 7 October 2025 diff hist −122 Sway Provided different alternatives for setting XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP, as use of xdg-desktop-portal requires more detailing.
- 16:0316:03, 7 October 2025 diff hist +18 Sway 1. 'Starting Sway' section moved after 'Configuration'; 2. Amended dbus-update-activation-environment variables as per upstream wiki - github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#systemd-and-dbus-activation-environments ; 3. Added XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP management
- 15:5915:59, 7 October 2025 diff hist +1,025 Sway 1. 'Starting Sway' section moved after 'Configuration'; 2. Amended dbus-update-activation-environment variables as per upstream wiki - github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#systemd-and-dbus-activation-environments ; 3. Added XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP management
2 October 2025
- 01:4001:40, 2 October 2025 diff hist +55 m Using an answerfile with setup-alpine Added syntax illustration for APKREPOSOPTS to add community repo in addition to CDN repo: "-1 -c" current
12 September 2025
- 17:4317:43, 12 September 2025 diff hist +2,105 Talk:OpenRC 1. Supporting Prabu's concerns re recent edits; 2. Discussion re "$ openrc -U" reverting to a certain runlevel; 3. Amended various root prompts back to user prompts current
- 16:5016:50, 12 September 2025 diff hist +194 OpenRC 1. Amended various prompts back to root; 2. {{Cmd|}} formatting instead of {{ic|}} except when inline or in bullet list; <var> code used for variables (ServiceName, runlevel) as per Template:Cmd; 3. Style amendments
11 September 2025
- 02:3702:37, 11 September 2025 diff hist −32 m REFInd 1. rEFInd described upstream as a boot manager; minor changes to that effect; 2. Added various template codes; 3. Style/grammar amendments current
- 02:1202:12, 11 September 2025 diff hist +678 m REFInd 1. rEFInd described upstream as a boot manager; minor changes to that effect; 2. Added various template codes; 3. style/grammar amendments
9 September 2025
- 12:0912:09, 9 September 2025 diff hist −79 Desktop environments and Window managers Removed Hikari from list of window managers: removed from repo Sept 2025
- 11:5511:55, 9 September 2025 diff hist +432 Hikari Page proposed for deletion: Hikari removed from repo [inactive since 2022], depends on outdated wlroots0.15. Note also to that effect under Install Hikari. [May be useful to keep page for some time for those who had installed it; could be left to the discretion of the wiki patroller(s) in due course.] https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/commit/88455a5c71a548b78dbea7e0cef7adaeba9c6462 ; https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/commit/d5712a730dc9f156e8d22d762dc655cbf224fa36 current
2 September 2025
- 07:5907:59, 2 September 2025 diff hist +276 N Talk:File management Query whether gvfs-dev alternative/substitute is available in Edge and v3.21-v3.22 current
- 07:5307:53, 2 September 2025 diff hist +955 File management 1.Added krusader,spacefm,vifm,xfe & yazi FMs; 2.Added ext links Lomiri,PostmarketOS,GNOME Files,LXDE,Cinnamon; 3.Added links to pkgs,mostly in GVfs table; 4. Added that gvfs-dev is only available in AL 3.19.x-3.20.x [also available in v3.14-3.18]; see Discussion re more recent releases; 5.Style/grammar amendments
29 August 2025
- 02:0502:05, 29 August 2025 diff hist +769 Bootloaders 1. Added availability of Unified Kernel Image in the introductory paragraph; 2. Moved rEFInd section after Syslinux section to respect order of listing; 3. Added phrase to check what would be the local path for syslinux.efi; 4. Added upstream link for Unified Stream Image; 5. Style/grammar amendments
27 August 2025
- 23:5823:58, 27 August 2025 diff hist −6 m Desktop environments and Window managers 1. Added sxmo* packages link for desktop environment; 2. Internal link to cosmic* packages for COSMIC desktop environment instead of external link.
24 August 2025
- 01:4001:40, 24 August 2025 diff hist +1,762 Sway 1.Added sample setup-desktop,dbus-run-session clis; 2.Added ext links DejaVu,Unicode,wlr-screencopy;int links PipeWire, user services; DBus link x1 only; 3.New tty1 block usefulness; 4.zzz now in community [since Alpine 3.18], not testing; 5.Added scaling subheadings; 6.Todo: update Nvidia passage; 7.Style amendments inc. title sentence headings (Help:Style); references to Sway compositor or desktop capitalised: cf. 'Output scaling for high resolution displays', etc; 8. sway_error line corrected
17 August 2025
- 04:2404:24, 17 August 2025 diff hist +1,574 N Alpine Linux talk:IRC Are further IRC channels relevant? Are some new?
11 August 2025
- 21:4421:44, 11 August 2025 diff hist +5,369 Talk:OpenRC Moving or removing various passages
- 20:5620:56, 11 August 2025 diff hist −422 m OpenRC Reverted to not adding the note from 9 August 2025 re pam, as per Discussion, 11 August 2025; plus reference to it.
9 August 2025
- 18:5218:52, 9 August 2025 diff hist +1,490 OpenRC 1. Added Note with link to upstream guide that discusses pam in the configuration of user services; 2. Added link to that section under 'PAM Support'; 2. Added indication about how adding pipewire-pulse service may be relevant with pipewire service 4. Added links for init (Wikipedia), agetty, busybox, cgroups v2; 5. Style amendments, including adding boldface to various runlevels
8 August 2025
- 16:3316:33, 8 August 2025 diff hist +413 Talk:OpenRC External link broken re inittab speedup method
- 16:2116:21, 8 August 2025 diff hist +2,143 N Talk:OpenRC Mention safer and quicker method to prevent slow startup by chronyd: editing /etc/conf.d/chronyd