Difference between revisions of "OpenRC, an alternative to systemd"
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Note that it will boot to a command line, as the service for a graphical display manager has not yet been installed. | Note that it will boot to a command line, as the service for a graphical display manager has not yet been installed. | ||
On installing ''openrc-base'', | On installing ''openrc-base'', one may get messages like: | ||
run 'rc-update add dbus default' | run 'rc-update add dbus default' | ||
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''lightdm'' and a ''lightdm-greeter'' (like ''lightdm-gtk-greeter'') should be installed to use lightdm as display manager. A guide is available on the [https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=21386.0 forums]. | ''lightdm'' and a ''lightdm-greeter'' (like ''lightdm-gtk-greeter'') should be installed to use lightdm as display manager. A guide is available on the [https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=21386.0 forums]. | ||
An alternative to ''lightdm'' that | An alternative to ''lightdm'' that is [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM LXDM]. However the version in the repos does not automatically start a ck-session on login; alternative [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lxdm-consolekit/ lxdm-consolekit] from the [[AUR]] can be used. | ||
For more | For more information about consolekit, have a look at the [[Openrc#Consolekit | Consolekit]] section. | ||
==== Audio (ALSA) ==== | ==== Audio (ALSA) ==== | ||
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==== Network Manager ==== | ==== Network Manager ==== | ||
By default ''dhcpcd'' is enabled via [https://github.com/gentoo/netifrc netifrc]. However if | By default ''dhcpcd'' is enabled via [https://github.com/gentoo/netifrc netifrc]. However if one uses Wifi to connect to the internet, or need a graphical network applet, then '''networkmanager-openrc''' can be installed. | ||
''networkmanager-openrc'' replaces the normal networkmanager package in the repos. Also, it requires ''consolekit'' and ''polkit-consolekit'', which replaces the normal polkit from the repos. | ''networkmanager-openrc'' replaces the normal networkmanager package in the repos. Also, it requires ''consolekit'' and ''polkit-consolekit'', which replaces the normal polkit from the repos. | ||