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A subchapter 3.6.18 describing installation and configuration of XFCE would be welcome. #737

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A subchapter 3.6.18 describing installation and configuration of XFCE would be welcome.#737

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@guayaseal
guayaseal
opened on Jan 21, 2023

XFCE seems to be to most natural desktop for void. One can install void with XFCE. If someone installs just plain void with no desktop and then wants to add XFCE there is NO documentation for it. Just the names for the meta-packages, some notes on dbus etc. A little work worth done I think...
Thanks in advance!

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  1. guayaseal commented on Jan 27, 2023

    @guayaseal
    guayaseal
    on Jan 27, 2023
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    In short (my experience):

    • install and start dbus,
    • install gvfs (Trash etc),
    • for all other partitions you don't want icons on your desktop create fake entries in fstab with 'noauto' option (for example: /dev/sda1 / ntfs noauto 0 0),
    • install a lightweight DM (for example lightdm + some greater).

  2. paper42 commented on Jan 27, 2023

    @paper42
    paper42
    on Jan 27, 2023
    Contributor

    I do not think this is in the scope of the handbook.

  3. guayaseal commented on Jan 27, 2023

    @guayaseal
    guayaseal
    on Jan 27, 2023
    Author

    And KDE is in the scope of the handbook...?

  4. regulator-g commented on Mar 9, 2023

    @regulator-g
    regulator-g
    on Mar 9, 2023

    Agreed, searching XFCE in the docs doesn't return anything. If a chapter is out of scope perhaps list steps under xorg.

    I downloaded the XFCE ISO but when you follow one of the advanced install guides, you are just left with a TTY..

    There's also posts on reddit where people have installed lightdm and aren't sure what to do next

  5. triallax commented on Mar 21, 2023

    @triallax
    triallax
    on Mar 21, 2023
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    I downloaded the XFCE ISO but when you follow one of the advanced install guides, you are just left with a TTY..

    See https://docs.voidlinux.org/installation/live-images/guide.html#source.

  6. regulator-g commented on Mar 22, 2023

    @regulator-g
    regulator-g
    on Mar 22, 2023

    I downloaded the XFCE ISO but when you follow one of the advanced install guides, you are just left with a TTY..

    See https://docs.voidlinux.org/installation/live-images/guide.html#source.

    Thanks but that page needs to be linked on this page at the appropriate point, I'm not sure where in the advanced steps I should switch back to using the GUI installer:

    https://docs.voidlinux.org/installation/guides/fde.html

  7. paper42 commented on Mar 22, 2023

    @paper42
    paper42
    on Mar 22, 2023
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    You can not. If you are using the FDE chroot guide, it's assumed you know what you want to install.

  8. regulator-g commented on Mar 22, 2023

    @regulator-g
    regulator-g
    on Mar 22, 2023

    You can not. If you are using the FDE chroot guide, it's assumed you know what you want to install.

    Well I dont know, I've never installed xfce on void, thats why in this issue we are asking for some documentation

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