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= Prerequisites =
= Prerequisites =


* [[Installation|Alpine Installation]]
* [[Installation|Install]] Alpine Linux
* [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create user accounts]]
* [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create a user account]]
* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base|Graphical base environment]]
* [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable the Community repository]]
* [[Enable_Community_Repository#Using_community_repositories|Enabled "community" repository]]
* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base|Install Xorg]]
* [[D-Bus#Installation|Install and configure D-Bus]] with X11 add-ons


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= Install MATE Desktop =


== Install MATE Desktop ==
{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk add mate-desktop-environment lxdm adwaita-icon-theme faenza-icon-theme
 
<!-- EDIT: Is it preferred to recommend users to install all available video drivers? Also, is using some bash piping and greping the most clear way to explain how to install these, and would this possibly break in future versions? --~~~~
The next commands are used to install all available video drivers and setup Xorg server:
 
videodrivers=$(apk search --quiet --exact xf86-video* | grep -v -- '\-doc$')
setup-xorg-base $videodrivers
-->
 
<!-- This is obsolete: There is a meta package mate-desktop-environment
Add extra necessary packages. The following command will add all components of the MATE Desktop except for the {{Pkg|*-dev}}, {{Pkg|*-lang}}, and {{Pkg|*-doc}} packages. If you would like man pages added, omit {{Path|&#124; grep -v '\-doc'}}
 
{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk add desktop-file-utils gtk-engines consolekit gtk-murrine-engine caja caja-extensions marco dbus dbus-x11 lxdm udev hicolor-icon-theme sudo
# mate_pkgs=$(apk search mate -q &#124; grep -v '\-dev' &#124; grep -v '\-lang' &#124; grep -v '\-doc')
# apk add $mate_pkgs</nowiki>
}}
-->
 
 
{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk add mate-desktop-environment dbus dbus-x11 lxdm adwaita-icon-theme faenza-icon-theme sudo
# gvfs_pkgs=$(apk search gvfs -q &#124; grep -v '\-dev' &#124; grep -v '\-lang' &#124; grep -v '\-doc')
# gvfs_pkgs=$(apk search gvfs -q &#124; grep -v '\-dev' &#124; grep -v '\-lang' &#124; grep -v '\-doc')
# apk add $gvfs_pkgs</nowiki>
# apk add $gvfs_pkgs</nowiki>}}
}}




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If you are running your Alpine installation from RAM, save the changes:
We will start D-Bus before other services in order to fix D-Bus configuration file (replace the hard coded 'system_bus_socket' path):
{{Cmd|# lbu ci}}
Starting D-Bus:
{{Cmd|# rc-service dbus start}}


EDIT: No longer necessary as of at least 3.8
<br>
Fixing the  D-Bus configuration file:
<pre>
dbus_sock_path=$(find / -name system_bus_socket)
dbus_sock_path=$(echo $dbus_sock_path | sed 's/\//\\&/g')
sed -i 's/\/var\/run\/dbus\/system_bus_socket/'$dbus_sock_path'/' /etc/dbus-1/system.conf
</pre>
-->


Try starting dbus and lxdm. This will start the display manager and should allow you to login.
{{Cmd|# rc-service lxdm start}}


{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk del mate-screensaver
If it worked, enable the services to start on reboot
# ln -s /usr/etc/xdg/menus/ /etc/xdg/menus
{{Cmd|# rc-update add lxdm}}
# apk add mate-screensaver</nowiki>}}
 
* What is going on here??


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= Misc =


Add all available True Type Fonts:
=== TrueType fonts ===
{{Todo|The directions below need improvement because they don't work well: They pull in many non-font packages.}}
Add all available TrueType Fonts:
{{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- &#124; grep -v '\-doc')
{{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- &#124; grep -v '\-doc')
# apk add $ttfs</nowiki>
# apk add $ttfs</nowiki>}}
}}
 
If you are running your Alpine from RAM, save the changes:
{{Cmd|# lbu ci}}
 


Try, starting dbus and lxdm. This will start the display manager and should allow you to login.
{{Cmd|<nowiki># rc-service dbus start
# rc-service lxdm start</nowiki>}}
If it worked, enable the services to start on reboot
{{Cmd|<nowiki># rc-update add dbus
# rc-update add lxdm</nowiki>}}
<!--It just so happens that the preceding sequence of steps makes an apparently broken Xfce4 install work properly as well.-->
== Misc ==
=== Disabling standby and screensaver ===
=== Disabling standby and screensaver ===
Check the current configuration using xset:
Check the current configuration using xset:


{{Cmd|$ sudo apk add xset
{{Cmd|# apk add xset
$ xset q}}
$ xset q}}


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{{Cmd|$ xset q &#124; grep Standby
{{Cmd|$ xset q &#124; grep Standby
   Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0}}
   Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0}}
== See also ==
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MATE MATE - Archwiki]
* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/MATE MATE - Gentoo Wiki]
* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/MATE MATE - postmarketOS Wiki]


[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Desktop]]
[[Category:Desktop Environments]]

Latest revision as of 04:14, 9 January 2024

Prerequisites


Install MATE Desktop

# apk add mate-desktop-environment 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 installation 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 lxdm start

If it worked, enable the services to start on reboot

# rc-update add lxdm


Misc

TrueType fonts

Todo: The directions below need improvement because they don't work well: They pull in many non-font packages.


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:

# 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

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