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== Setup Xorg ==
Use Alpine's setup script:
{{cmd|# setup-xorg-base}}
Add any additional video drivers necessary:
{{cmd|# apk add xf86-video-ati}}
Add additional input drivers (if necessary)
{{cmd|# apk add xf86-input-synaptics}}
== Enable Community Repository ==
Mate is available in the Community repository. Uncomment {{codeline|http://<url>/alpine/<version>/community}} in {{path|/etc/apk/repositories}}. For example:
{{cat|/etc/apk/repositories|<nowiki># /etc/apk/repositories
#/media/sdb/apks
http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/alpine/v3.8/main
http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/alpine/v3.8/community
#http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/alpine/v3.8/testing
</nowiki>
}}
== Install MATE Desktop ==
== Install MATE Desktop ==
<!-- 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:


For while MATE Desktop packages are in Edge, then we'll need to add its repository to our list. To do so, issue the following command:
{{Cmd|echo http://nl.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk update}}
The next commands are used to install all avaliable video drivers and setup Xorg server:
<pre>
videodrivers=$(apk search --quiet --exact xf86-video* | grep -v -- '\-doc$')
videodrivers=$(apk search --quiet --exact xf86-video* | grep -v -- '\-doc$')
setup-xorg-base $videodrivers
setup-xorg-base $videodrivers
</pre>
Now let us install a bunch of needed packages what includes all MATE Desktop packages avaliable in our Edge repository:


<pre>
-->
apk add desktop-file-utils gtk-engines consolekit gtk-murrine-engine caja caja-extensions marco dbus lxdm udev hicolor-icon-theme sudo
 
mate_pkgs=$(apk search mate -q | grep -v '\-dev' | grep -v '\-lang' | grep -v '\-doc')
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'}}
apk add $mate_pkgs
 
</pre>
{{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>
}}


In the next step we add some services to start up with the operating system:
{{Cmd|rc-update add lxdm
rc-update add dbus
rc-update add udev}}


If you do not have a user other than root, it is time to do so. I am going to create a user called "monitor":
Create a regular user:
{{Cmd|adduser -h /home/monitor -g "Monitor User" monitor}}
{{Cmd|# adduser -h /home/<user> -g "Full User Name" <user>}}


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We will start D-Bus before other services in order to fix D-Bus configuration file (replace the hard coded 'system_bus_socket' path):
We will start D-Bus before other services in order to fix D-Bus configuration file (replace the hard coded 'system_bus_socket' path):
Starting D-Bus:
Starting D-Bus:
{{Cmd|rc-service dbus start}}
{{Cmd|# rc-service dbus start}}
 


EDIT: No longer necessary as of at least 3.8
Fixing the  D-Bus configuration file:
Fixing the  D-Bus configuration file:
<pre>
<pre>
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sed -i 's/\/var\/run\/dbus\/system_bus_socket/'$dbus_sock_path'/' /etc/dbus-1/system.conf
sed -i 's/\/var\/run\/dbus\/system_bus_socket/'$dbus_sock_path'/' /etc/dbus-1/system.conf
</pre>
</pre>
-->
<!--What is going on here??-->
{{Cmd|<nowiki># apk del mate-screensaver
# ln -s /usr/etc/xdg/menus/ /etc/xdg/menus
# apk add mate-screensaver</nowiki>}}
Add all available True Type Fonts:
{{Cmd|<nowiki>$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- &#124; grep -v '\-doc')
# apk add $ttfs</nowiki>
}}
If you are running your Alpine from RAM, save the changes:
{{Cmd|# lbu ci}}
Enable services to start on reboot
{{Cmd|<nowiki># rc-update add lxdm
# rc-update add dbus
# rc-update add udev</nowiki>}}


{{Cmd|apk del mate-screensaver
And finally, start the dbus, udev, and lxdm. This will start the display manager and allow you to login.
ln -s /usr/etc/xdg/menus/ /etc/xdg/menus
{{Cmd|<nowiki># rc-service dbus start
apk add mate-screensaver}}
# rc-service udev start
# rc-service lxdm start</nowiki>}}


Adding avaliables True Type Fonts:
<!--It just so happens that the preceding sequence of steps makes an apparently broken Xfce4 install work properly as well.-->
<pre>
ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc')
apk add $ttfs
</pre>


If you are running your Alpine from RAM, save the changes:
== Misc ==
{{Cmd|lbu ci}}
=== Disabling standby and screensaver ===
Check the current configuration using xset:


And finally, let us start the lxdm service and log in to our MATE Desktop
{{Cmd|$ sudo apk add xset
{{Cmd|rc-service udev start
$ xset q}}
rc-service lxdm start}}


=== Misc ===
==== Disabling standby and screensaver ====
First of all check the actual configuration using xset:


{{Cmd|localhost:~$ sudo apk add xset
{{cat|xset q|
localhost:~$ xset q
Keyboard Control:
... cut ...
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000000
   Standby: 600    Suspend: 600   Off: 600
  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
   DPMS is Enabled
   Monitor is On
   Monitor is On
localhost:~$
}}
}}


To disable those timers issue the command?
{{Cmd|localhost:~$ xset dpms 0 0 0}}


If you wanna check the timers again:


{{Cmd|localhost:~$ xset q
To disable those timers issue the command:
... cut ...
{{Cmd|$ xset dpms 0 0 0}}
   Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0
 
  DPMS is Enabled
Santiy check:
  Monitor is On
 
localhost:~$
{{Cmd|$ xset q &#124; grep Standby
}}
   Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0}}
 
[[Category:Desktop]]

Revision as of 12:40, 31 December 2018

Setup Xorg

Use Alpine's setup script:

# setup-xorg-base

Add any additional video drivers necessary:

# apk add xf86-video-ati

Add additional input drivers (if necessary)

# apk add xf86-input-synaptics

Enable Community Repository

Mate is available in the Community repository. Uncomment http://<url>/alpine/<version>/community in /etc/apk/repositories. For example:

Contents of /etc/apk/repositories

# /etc/apk/repositories #/media/sdb/apks http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/alpine/v3.8/main http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/alpine/v3.8/community #http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/alpine/v3.8/testing

Install MATE Desktop

Add extra necessary packages. The following command will add all components of the MATE Desktop except for the *-dev, *-lang, and *-doc packages. If you would like man pages added, omit | grep -v '\-doc'

# 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 | grep -v '\-dev' | grep -v '\-lang' | grep -v '\-doc') # apk add $mate_pkgs


Create a regular user:

# adduser -h /home/<user> -g "Full User Name" <user>

# apk del mate-screensaver # ln -s /usr/etc/xdg/menus/ /etc/xdg/menus # apk add mate-screensaver

Add all available True Type Fonts:

$ ttfs=$(apk search -q ttf- | grep -v '\-doc') # apk add $ttfs

If you are running your Alpine from RAM, save the changes:

# lbu ci

Enable services to start on reboot

# rc-update add lxdm # rc-update add dbus # rc-update add udev

And finally, start the dbus, udev, and lxdm. This will start the display manager and allow you to login.

# rc-service dbus start # rc-service udev start # rc-service lxdm start


Misc

Disabling standby and screensaver

Check the current configuration using xset:

$ sudo 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