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-date = 2022-12-23
-title = "Alpine Linux as a Desktop OS"
-description = ""
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-
-# Isn't Alpine Linux for Servers?
-
-This is a question I see a lot when people are presented with an example of
-Alpine Linux running as a desktop OS.
-
-While Alpine is small, fast, and minimal, that doesn't stop it from functioning
-at a productive level for desktop users.
-
-This post is documentation of how I installed and modified Alpine Linux to
-become my daily desktop OS.
-
-# Installation
-
-Note that I cover the installation of Alpine Linux in my other post, so I won't
-repeat it here: [Alpine Linux: My New Server OS](../alpine-linux/).
-
-Basically, get a bootable USB or whatever you prefer with Alpine on it, boot the
-ISO, and run the setup script.
-
-```sh
-setup-alpine
-```
-
-Once you have gone through all the options and installer finishes without
-errors, reboot.
-
-```sh
-reboot
-```
-
-# Initial Setup
-
-Once Alpine is installed and the machine has rebooted, login is as root
-initially or `su` to root once you log in as your user. From here, you should
-start by updating and upgrading the system in case the ISO was not fully
-up-to-date.
-
-```sh
-# Update and upgrade system
-apk -U update && apk -U upgrade
-
-# Add an editor so we can enable the community repository
-apk add nano
-```
-
-You need to uncomment the `community` repository for your version of Alpine
-Linux.
-
-For v3.17, the `repositories` file should look like this:
-
-```sh
-nano /etc/apk/repositories
-```
-
-```conf
-#/media/sda/apks
-http://mirrors.gigenet.com/alpinelinux/v3.17/main
-http://mirrors.gigenet.com/alpinelinux/v3.17/community
-#http://mirrors.gigenet.com/alpinelinux/edge/main
-#http://mirrors.gigenet.com/alpinelinux/edge/community
-#http://mirrors.gigenet.com/alpinelinux/edge/testing
-```
-
-```sh
-# Add the rest of your packages
-apk add linux-firmware iwd doas git curl wget
-
-# Add yourself to the wheel group so you can use the doas command
-adduser $USER wheel
-```
-
-# Window Manager (Desktop)
-
-The [Sway installation guide](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Sway) has
-everything you need to get Sway working on Alpine.
-
-However, I'll include a brief list of the commands I ran and their purpose for
-posterity here.
-
-```sh
-# Add eudev and set it up
-apk add eudev
-setup-devd udev
-
-# Since I have Radeon graphics, I need the following packages
-apk add mesa-dri-gallium mesa-va-gallium
-
-# Add user to applicable groups
-adduser $USER input
-adduser $USER video
-
-# Add a font package
-apk add ttf-dejavu
-
-# Add the seatd daemon
-apk add seatd
-rc-update add seatd
-rc-service seatd start
-
-# Add user to seat group
-adduser $USER seat
-
-# Add elogind
-apk add elogind polkit-elogind
-rc-update add elogind
-rc-service elogind start
-
-# Finally, add sway and dependencies
-apk add sway sway-doc
-apk add                \ # Install optional dependencies:
-    xwayland             \ # recommended for compatibility reasons
-    foot                 \ # default terminal emulator
-    bemenu               \ # wayland menu
-    swaylock swaylockd   \ # lockscreen tool
-    swaybg               \ # wallpaper daemon
-    swayidle               # idle management (DPMS) daemon
-```
-
-Once you have the packages installed and set-up, you need to export the
-`XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` upon login. To do this, edit your `.profile` file.
-
-If you use another shell, such as `zsh`, you need to edit that shell's profile
-(e.g., `~/.zprofile`)!
-
-```sh
-nano ~/.profile
-```
-
-Within the file, paste this:
-
-```sh
-if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
-  export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir
-  if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
-    mkdir "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
-    chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
-  fi
-fi
-```
-
-Once that's complete, you can launch Sway manually.
-
-```sh
-dbus-run-session -- sway
-```
-
-## Personal Touches
-
-I also added the following packages, per my personal preferences and situation.
-
-```sh
-doas apk add brightnessctl   \ # Brightness controller
-             zsh             \ # Shell
-             firefox         \ # Browser
-             syncthing       \ # File sync service
-             wireguard-tools \ # Wireguard VPN
-             gomuks          \ # CLI Matrix client
-             neomutt         \ # CLI email client
-             thunderbird     \ # GUI email client
-             gnupg             # GPG key manager
-```
-
-From here, I use my Syncthing storage to pull all the configuration files I
-stored from prior desktops, such as [my
-dotfiles](https://git.sr.ht/~cyborg/dotfiles).
-
-# Resolving Issues
-
-## WiFi Issues
-
-I initially tried to set up my Wi-Fi the standard way with `iwd`, but it didn't
-work.
-
-Here is what I initially tried (I did all of this as `root`):
-
-```sh
-apk add iwd
-rc-service iwd start
-iwctl station wlan0 connect <SSID> # This will prompt for the password
-rc-update add iwd boot && rc-update add dbus boot
-```
-
-Then, I added the Wi-Fi entry to the bottom of the networking interface file:
-
-```sh
-nano /etc/network/interfaces
-```
-
-```conf
-auto wlan0
-iface wlan0 inet dhcp
-```
-
-Finally, restart the networking service:
-
-```sh
-rc-service networking restart
-```
-
-My Wi-Fi interface would receive an IP address from the router, but it could not
-ping anything in the network. To solve the Wi-Fi issues, I originally upgraded
-to Alpine's `edge` repositories, which was unnecessary.
-
-Really, the solution was to enable the `NameResolvingService=resolvconf` in
-`/etc/iwd/main.conf`.
-
-```sh
-doas nano /etc/iwd/main.conf
-```
-
-```conf
-[Network]
-
-NameResolvingService=resolvconf
-```
-
-Once I finished this process, my Wi-Fi is working flawlessly.
-
-## Sound Issues
-
-Same as with the Wi-Fi, I had no sound and could not control the mute/unmute or
-volume buttons on my laptop.
-
-To resolve this, I installed
-[pipewire](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/PipeWire).
-
-```sh
-# Add your user to the following groups
-addgroup $USER audio
-addgroup $USER video
-
-# Install pipewire and other useful packages
-apk add pipewire wireplumber pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack pipewire-alsa
-```
-
-Finally, I needed to add `/usr/libexec/pipewire-launcher` to my
-`.config/sway/config` file so that Pipewire would run every time I launched
-sway.
-
-```sh
-nano ~/.config/sway/config
-```
-
-```conf
-# Run pipewire audio server
-exec /usr/libexec/pipewire-launcher
-
-# Example audio button controls
-bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%
-bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%
-bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle
-bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle
-```
-
-Note that I do not use bluetooth or screen sharing, so I won't cover those
-options in this post.
-
-Other than these issues, I have a working Alpine desktop. No other complaints
-thus far!