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These are my personal xfce4 desktop notes.
#REDIRECT [[Xfce]]
 
Remaining differences to [[Xfce_Setup]]:
 
== Base system setup ==
 
# apk add chromium
# apk add slim
# apk add paper-icon-theme paper-gtk-theme
# apk add font-noto
 
# add user to specific groups
## adduser (username) audio
## adduser (username) video
## adduser (username) dialout
 
# Add /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-intel.conf to have tear free scrolling:
<pre>
Section "Device"
  Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
  Driver      "intel"
  Option      "TearFree"    "true"
EndSection
</pre>
 
 
== Changing cosmetics ==
 
# change xfce4 style/icons to paper: Settings -> Appearance -> Style and Icons
# change window manager theme to Paper: Settings -> Window Manager -> Style
# Change mouse Theme to Paper: Settings -> Mouse and Trackpad -> Theme
# enable all Composer Shadows: Settings -> Window Manager Tweaks -> Composer
# change fonts to noto
## Settings - > Appearance -> Fonts: Set to Noto Sans UI
### Turn on Anti-aliasing (is the default) and enable Sub-Pixel order -> RGB
 
== Setting up Alsa audio ==
 
# apk add alsa-utils
# rc-update add alsa
# rc-service alsa start
# Set the default sound device
## List sound devices: <code>cat /proc/asound/card*/id</code>
## Depending on your setup select the proper device
### create a /etc/asound.conf with following content where PCH is sound card name.
<pre>
pcm.!default {
    type plug
    slave.pcm {
        @func getenv
        vars [ ALSAPCM ]
        default "hw:PCH"
    }
}
</pre>
 
== additional software ==
 
# apk add geany
# apk add thunar-archive thunar-volman
# apk add xarchiver
 
== Tweaks ==
 
Enable webgl on chromium when running on hardened kernel:
 
Edit: <code>/boot/extlinux.conf</code>
 
Add: <code>grsec_sysfs_restrict=0</code> to the end of the of the APPEND line.
 
Don't forget to add it to your update-extlinux.conf
 
[[Category:Installation]]
[[Category:Desktop]]
 
 
{{Merge |XFCE Setup |date=December 2018}}

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