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The desktop environment '''in Alpine has no official desktops. Older versions had Xfce4, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are community contributed'''. Environments such as LXDE, Mate, etc are available, but are not fully supported due to some bloated integration.
'''Alpine Linux has no official desktop.''' Older versions used Xfce4, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are community contributed. Environments such as LXDE, Mate, etc are available, but are not fully supported due to some dependencies.


Please, if you find something hard to understand about the integration of the variety of programs, consider further reading until the end of this page to understand important notes about the [[Alpine_newbie_desktops#Behavior_of_Desktop_Environments_in_Linux|Behavior of Desktop Environments in Linux]]
== Complete Desktops ==
 
'''So you can choose from those options or follow the next suggested [[Alpine Newbies Openbox Window Manager|Alpine Newbies: Xorg and Openbox]]''' page.
 
= Alpine Desktops: Complete Desktops =


Alpine is not a graphics-focused system, however there are several complete desktops packages available for installation:  
Alpine is not a graphics-focused system, however there are several complete desktops packages available for installation:  


# [[Alpine Newbies XFCE Desktop Environment]]
# [[XFCE Setup]]
# [[Alpine Newbies LXDE Desktop Environment]]
# [[Alpine Newbies LXDE Desktop Environment]]
# [[Alpine Newbies Openbox Window Manager]]
# [[Alpine Newbies Openbox Window Manager]]
# [[MATE]]
# [[KDE]]
# [[KDE]]
 
# [[Gnome Setup]]
= Alpine Desktops: Community Contributions =
==  Community Contributions ==


There are some contributions that will periodically be complete desktops available using the Community Repository Packages, like the [[Alpine Newbies MATE Desktop Environment|MATE Desktop environment]]; others need Wayland, causing some compatibility problems:
There are some contributions that will periodically be complete desktops available using the Community Repository Packages, like the [[Alpine Newbies MATE Desktop Environment|MATE Desktop environment]]; others need Wayland, causing some compatibility problems:


# [[Alpine Newbies MATE Desktop Environment]]
# [[MATE]]
# [[Awesome(wm)_Setup|Awesome Window Manager]]
# [[Awesome(wm)_Setup|Awesome Window Manager]]


= Alpine Desktops: Upstream and external ones =
== Upstream and external ones ==


All of the original upstream desktops can be installed using the traditional Unix-like method of downloading and compiling them:
All of the original upstream desktops can be installed using the traditional Unix-like method of downloading and compiling them:
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# [[Alpine LXQT Desktop Environment]]
# [[Alpine LXQT Desktop Environment]]


= Alpine Desktops: Multimedia =
==Desktop Multimedia ==


After getting your preferred desktop, you can also improve your desktop with:
After getting your preferred desktop, you can also improve your desktop with:
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* [[Alpine multimedia for editing and amateurs]] (Amateur related such editing and converting tools)
* [[Alpine multimedia for editing and amateurs]] (Amateur related such editing and converting tools)


= Alpine Desktops: emulation and gaming =
== Desktop emulation and gaming ==


Alpine is capable of providing a good platform to play games and enjoy:
Alpine is capable of providing a good platform to play games and enjoy:


* [[Gaming on Alpine]]
* [[Alpine games packages and options]]
* [[Alpine games packages and options]]
* [[Alpine emulators packages and options]]
* [[Alpine emulators packages and options]]
* [[Alpine games from upstreams sources]]
* [[Alpine games from upstreams sources]]
* [[Alpine emulators from upstreams sources]]
* [[Alpine emulators from upstreams sources]]
* [[Steam]]


= Tutorial series =
== Tutorial series ==


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= See Also =
== See Also ==


* [[Fonts|Fonts configuration and settings in alpine]]
* [[Fonts|Fonts configuration and settings in alpine]]

Revision as of 04:32, 4 May 2021

Alpine Linux has no official desktop. Older versions used Xfce4, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are community contributed. Environments such as LXDE, Mate, etc are available, but are not fully supported due to some dependencies.

Complete Desktops

Alpine is not a graphics-focused system, however there are several complete desktops packages available for installation:

  1. XFCE Setup
  2. Alpine Newbies LXDE Desktop Environment
  3. Alpine Newbies Openbox Window Manager
  4. KDE
  5. Gnome Setup

Community Contributions

There are some contributions that will periodically be complete desktops available using the Community Repository Packages, like the MATE Desktop environment; others need Wayland, causing some compatibility problems:

  1. MATE
  2. Awesome Window Manager

Upstream and external ones

All of the original upstream desktops can be installed using the traditional Unix-like method of downloading and compiling them:

  1. Dynamic Window Manager for X
  2. Alpine LXQT Desktop Environment

Desktop Multimedia

After getting your preferred desktop, you can also improve your desktop with:

Desktop emulation and gaming

Alpine is capable of providing a good platform to play games and enjoy:

Tutorial series

Previous required What's next to read
Alpine newbie apk packages Alpine Newbies: Xorg and Openbox

See Also

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