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= Prerequisites = | = Prerequisites = | ||
* [[Installation| | * [[Installation|Install]] Alpine Linux | ||
* [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create user | * [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|Create a user account]] | ||
* [[Alpine_setup_scripts#setup-xorg-base| | * [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable the 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 = | |||
{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk add mate-desktop-environment lxdm adwaita-icon-theme faenza-icon-theme | |||
{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk add mate-desktop-environment | |||
# gvfs_pkgs=$(apk search gvfs -q | grep -v '\-dev' | grep -v '\-lang' | grep -v '\-doc') | # gvfs_pkgs=$(apk search gvfs -q | grep -v '\-dev' | grep -v '\-lang' | grep -v '\-doc') | ||
# apk add $gvfs_pkgs</nowiki> | # apk add $gvfs_pkgs</nowiki>}} | ||
}} | |||
If you are running your Alpine installation from RAM, save the changes: | |||
{{Cmd|# lbu ci}} | |||
{{Cmd|# | |||
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Try starting dbus and lxdm. This will start the display manager and should allow you to login. | |||
{{Cmd|# rc-service lxdm start}} | |||
{{Cmd| | If it worked, enable the services to start on reboot | ||
# | {{Cmd|# rc-update add lxdm}} | ||
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= Misc = | |||
Add all available | === TrueType fonts === | ||
{{Todo|The directions below need improvement because they don't work well: They pull in many non-font packages.}} | |||
Add all available TrueType Fonts: | |||
{{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc') | {{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc') | ||
# apk add $ttfs</nowiki> | # apk add $ttfs</nowiki>}} | ||
}} | |||
=== Disabling standby and screensaver === | === Disabling standby and screensaver === | ||
Check the current configuration using xset: | Check the current configuration using xset: | ||
{{Cmd| | {{Cmd|# apk add xset | ||
$ xset q}} | $ xset q}} | ||
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{{Cmd|$ xset q | grep Standby | {{Cmd|$ xset q | 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 Alpine Linux
- Create a user account
- Enable the Community repository
- Install Xorg
- Install and configure D-Bus with X11 add-ons
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
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
To disable those timers issue the command:
$ xset dpms 0 0 0
Santiy check:
$ xset q | grep Standby Standby: 0 Suspend: 0 Off: 0