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{{Draft|This is attempting to be a jumping off page for everything you need to have a decent workstation.  Should this instead be a section in "Tutorials and Howtos"?}}
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'''Alpine Linux''' has no official desktop. Older versions used [[Xfce]], but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are optional.
'''Alpine Linux''' has no official desktop; older versions used [[Xfce]], but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are optional.  This page is an attempt at being a ''jumping off page'' for everything you need to have a decent workstation.


= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface Graphical user interfaces (GUI)] =
= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface Graphical user interfaces (GUI)] =
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= Networking =
= Networking =


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* [[Tutorials_and_Howtos#Networking_2|Networking]]


= Printer =
= Printer =
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* [[Default applications]] (Changing the default application associated with a filetype.)
* [[Default applications]] (Changing the default application associated with a filetype.)
* [[FAQ#Why_don.27t_I_have_man_pages_or_where_is_the_.27man.27_command.3F|man command/man pages]]


= See Also =
= See Also =

Revision as of 19:26, 1 October 2022

This material is work-in-progress ...

Should this instead be a section in "Tutorials and Howtos"?
(Last edited by Encode on 1 Oct 2022.)


Alpine Linux has no official desktop; older versions used Xfce, but now, all GUI and graphical interfaces are optional. This page is an attempt at being a jumping off page for everything you need to have a decent workstation.

Graphical user interfaces (GUI)

Display Server

Desktop environments

Window managers

Stacking (floating) window managers

Tiling (dynamic) window managers

Fonts

Note: Depending on the Desktop environment/window manager fonts may or may not be installed automatically.

Networking

Printer

Sound

Note: If you are unsure, PipeWire is recommended.

Laptop

This material needs expanding ...

To be done.

Miscellaneous

See Also