Difference between revisions of "OpenRC, an alternative to systemd"

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run 'rc-update add cronie default'

Running these command(s) adds the service(s) to the specified runlevels. For example ~~if you run~~:

Running these command(s) adds the service(s) to the specified runlevels. For example on running:

sudo rc-update add dbus default

~~Then the~~ dbus service would be added to the default runelevel and would automatically be started at boot.

The dbus service would be added to the default runelevel and would automatically be started at boot.

''dbus'' (system message bus) and ''cronie'' (for cron) are some common services that can be enabled.

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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].

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.

An alternative to ''lightdm'' is [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM LXDM]. However the version in the repository 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 information about consolekit, have a look at the [[Openrc#Consolekit | Consolekit]] section.

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===== Suspend/Hibernate =====

To suspend and hibernate via the command line, '''pm-utils''' can be installed. You may also need the '''upower-pm-utils''' package if suspend and hibernate does not work. See the [[Using_OpenRC,_an_alternative_to_systemd#Troubleshooting | troubleshooting]] section for some issues ~~you may~~ face.

To suspend and hibernate via the command line, '''pm-utils''' can be installed. You may also need the '''upower-pm-utils''' package if suspend and hibernate does not work. See the [[Using_OpenRC,_an_alternative_to_systemd#Troubleshooting | troubleshooting]] section for some issues that one could face.

=== Note ===

If ~~you were~~ using [[plymouth]] before, then ~~you need to edit~~ {{ic|/etc/mkinitcpio.conf}} ~~and~~ remove the '''plymouth''' hook, as plymouth does not work correctly with OpenRC. The hooks line should look like:

If using [[plymouth]] before, then {{ic|/etc/mkinitcpio.conf}} would need to be edited to remove the '''plymouth''' hook, as plymouth does not work correctly with OpenRC. The hooks line should look like:

HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block resume filesystems keyboard keymap fsck"

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   run 'rc-update add cronie default'
-Running these command(s) adds the service(s) to the specified runlevels. For example if you run:
+Running these command(s) adds the service(s) to the specified runlevels. For example on running:
   sudo rc-update add dbus default
-Then the dbus service would be added to the default runelevel and would automatically be started at boot.
+The dbus service would be added to the default runelevel and would automatically be started at boot.
 ''dbus'' (system message bus) and ''cronie'' (for cron) are some common services that can be enabled.
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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].
-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.
+An alternative to ''lightdm'' is [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDM LXDM]. However the version in the repository 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 information about consolekit, have a look at the [[Openrc#Consolekit | Consolekit]] section.
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 ===== Suspend/Hibernate =====
-To suspend and hibernate via the command line, '''pm-utils''' can be installed. You may also need the '''upower-pm-utils''' package if suspend and hibernate does not work. See the [[Using_OpenRC,_an_alternative_to_systemd#Troubleshooting | troubleshooting]] section for some issues you may face.
+To suspend and hibernate via the command line, '''pm-utils''' can be installed. You may also need the '''upower-pm-utils''' package if suspend and hibernate does not work. See the [[Using_OpenRC,_an_alternative_to_systemd#Troubleshooting | troubleshooting]] section for some issues that one could face.
 === Note ===
-If you were using [[plymouth]] before, then you need to edit {{ic|/etc/mkinitcpio.conf}} and remove the '''plymouth''' hook, as plymouth does not work correctly with OpenRC. The hooks line should look like:
+If using [[plymouth]] before, then {{ic|/etc/mkinitcpio.conf}} would need to be edited to remove the '''plymouth''' hook, as plymouth does not work correctly with OpenRC. The hooks line should look like:
   HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block resume filesystems keyboard keymap fsck"