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[https://github.com/riverwm/river River] is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. An introduction to River can be found in [https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-intro/ this blog post] by the author for the 0.1.0 release.   
[https://github.com/riverwm/river River] is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. An introduction to River can be found in [https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-intro/ this blog post] by the developer for the 0.1.0 release.   


This wiki was written starting from a fresh install using the Alpine 3.14.2 x86_64 extended .iso. The steps begin from the first reboot after running setup-alpine and performing a sys install to disk.  
This wiki was written starting from a fresh install using the Alpine 3.14.2 x86_64 extended .iso. The steps begin from the first reboot after running setup-alpine and performing a sys install to disk.  


== Prerequisites ==
Many steps below were taken from the [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Sway wiki entry for installing Sway].


The following links contain guides for setting up the video stack.
== Installation ==


* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Intel_Video Intel Video]
Login as root.
* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video Radeon Video]


Add yourself to the input and video groups:
Edit the repositories file and uncomment the community and testing repos. For 3.14.2, we need edge/community to get the correct software versions to support River:
{{Cat|/etc/apk/repositories|
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.14/main
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.14/community
#http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
}}


<pre>
Install & configure eudev:
# adduser $USER input
# adduser $USER video
</pre>


You have to log out and back in for this to take effect.
{{Cmd|apk update
apk add eudev
setup-udev}}


Install some TTF fonts:
Then install graphics drivers appropriate to your system:


<pre>
{{Cmd|apk add mesa-dri-gallium  # gallium
# apk add ttf-dejavu
apk add mesa-dri-classic  # or classic}}
</pre>


Since sway 1.6.1 (more specifically, since wlroots 0.14), you need to set up libseat backend if you wish to run sway directly (without nesting it in another wayland compositor). To do that, choose one of the following methods:
The following links contain guides for setting up the video stack.


<dl>
* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Intel_Video Intel Video]
* [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Radeon_Video Radeon Video]


<dt>seatd daemon</dt>
Install River and the documentation:
<dd>
<pre>
# apk add seatd
# rc-update add seatd
# rc-service seatd start
# adduser $USER seat
</pre>


If you are already logged in as a $USER, you will need to relogin.
{{Cmd|apk add river river-doc mandoc}}
</dd>


<dt>seatd-launch</dt>
Install your choice of additional packages:
<dd>
<pre>
# apk add seatd-launch
</pre>


When starting sway, you will need to prefix invocation with <code>seatd-launch</code>.
This list includes icons, fonts, and a terminal emulator named foot which is the default in River's sample init file that we will use later.
Note: <code>seatd-launch</code> is a suid binary, so it might be wise to use one of the other methods from a security perspective.
{{Cmd|apk add adwaita-icon-theme foot ttf-dejavu}}
</dd>


<dt>elogind daemon</dt>
Set seatd to start automatically at next boot and also manually start it for this session:
<dd>
TODO
</dd>


</dl>
{{Cmd|rc-update add seatd
rc-service seatd start}}


== Installation ==
Create a new user and update group membership:
{{Cmd|adduser sodface
addgroup sodface audio
addgroup sodface input
addgroup sodface seat
addgroup sodface video
addgroup sodface wheel
}}


We can now install sway:
Install sudo and run visudo, uncommenting the desired permissions for the wheel group:
{{Cmd|apk add sudo && visudo}}


<pre>
Logout and log back in as the new user.
# apk add sway sway-doc
# apk add                \ # Install optional dependencies:
    xwayland            \ # strongly reccommended for compatibility reasons
    alacritty            \ # default terminal emulator
    dmenu                \ # default application launcher
    swaylock            \ # lockscreen tool
    swayidle              # idle management (DPMS) daemon
</pre>


== Running Sway ==
== Running River ==


To run sway, first set XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to a suitable location (e.g. /tmp). Install & configure elogind to skip this step. Then run sway from the Linux console:
Before running River for the first time, copy the sample init file to ~/.config:


<pre>
{{Cmd|install -Dm0755 /usr/share/doc/river/example/init -t ~/.config/river}}
$ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp sway
</pre>


(if you run sway with seatd-launch, you will need to use <code>$ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp seatd-launch sway</code>)
Start River:


See the [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Wayland Wayland] page for a permanent configuration
{{Cmd|1=XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp river}}


{{Note|
[[Category:Desktop]]
swaylock needs to be able to read your <code>/etc/shadow</code> file to be able to validate your password
}}


== Configuration and Usage ==
== Notes ==


An example config is provided at <code>/etc/sway/config</code>. Copy it to <code>~/.config/sway/config</code> and read through it to learn the default keybindings.
Following are a few notes that are most certainly not related to River whatsoever but rather discovered while running River so I'm tacking them onto the end of this wiki.


For additional information, start at <code>man 5 sway</code> and read the [https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki upstream FAQ].
Firefox 89.0.1 complains on launch "glxtest: libpci missing", resolved by:
{{Cmd|sudo apk add pciutils-libs}}


[[Category:Desktop]]
Firefox 89.0.1 complains continuously "Unable to load hand2 from the cursor theme", resolved by:
{{Cmd|mkdir -p ~/.icons/default
ln -s /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors .icons/default/cursors}}

Revision as of 02:22, 9 January 2022

River is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor. An introduction to River can be found in this blog post by the developer for the 0.1.0 release.

This wiki was written starting from a fresh install using the Alpine 3.14.2 x86_64 extended .iso. The steps begin from the first reboot after running setup-alpine and performing a sys install to disk.

Many steps below were taken from the wiki entry for installing Sway.

Installation

Login as root.

Edit the repositories file and uncomment the community and testing repos. For 3.14.2, we need edge/community to get the correct software versions to support River:

Contents of /etc/apk/repositories

http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.14/main #http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.14/community #http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing

Install & configure eudev:

apk update apk add eudev setup-udev

Then install graphics drivers appropriate to your system:

apk add mesa-dri-gallium # gallium apk add mesa-dri-classic # or classic

The following links contain guides for setting up the video stack.

Install River and the documentation:

apk add river river-doc mandoc

Install your choice of additional packages:

This list includes icons, fonts, and a terminal emulator named foot which is the default in River's sample init file that we will use later.

apk add adwaita-icon-theme foot ttf-dejavu

Set seatd to start automatically at next boot and also manually start it for this session:

rc-update add seatd rc-service seatd start

Create a new user and update group membership:

adduser sodface addgroup sodface audio addgroup sodface input addgroup sodface seat addgroup sodface video addgroup sodface wheel

Install sudo and run visudo, uncommenting the desired permissions for the wheel group:

apk add sudo && visudo

Logout and log back in as the new user.

Running River

Before running River for the first time, copy the sample init file to ~/.config:

install -Dm0755 /usr/share/doc/river/example/init -t ~/.config/river

Start River:

XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp river

Notes

Following are a few notes that are most certainly not related to River whatsoever but rather discovered while running River so I'm tacking them onto the end of this wiki.

Firefox 89.0.1 complains on launch "glxtest: libpci missing", resolved by:

sudo apk add pciutils-libs

Firefox 89.0.1 complains continuously "Unable to load hand2 from the cursor theme", resolved by:

mkdir -p ~/.icons/default ln -s /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors .icons/default/cursors

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