Any tutorial on how to get from Core ISO to Desktop?

[Member fladd]

I tried to get from the Core ISO to a graphical desktop by installing X and IceWM, but it failed. The desktop didn’t load correctly.
Is there any tutorial on how to correctly build into a graphical system fro the Core ISO?

[Moderator caprea]

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Yes,
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/antix-core-plus-just-enough-x-a-recipe/

[Member fladd]

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Great, thanks!

I think what would also be great is an ISO that already has X (maybe with one single simple desktop) installed, but no apps, so one can build from there directly.

• This reply was modified 3 months ago by fladd.

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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fladd wrote:

Great, thanks!

I think what would also be great is an ISO that already has X (maybe with one single simple desktop) installed, but no apps, so one can build from there directly.

I’m sure someone in the community could do that and it would be supported.

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

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[Member techore]

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This may help.

Login as root or use sudo.

Install xorg packages. Package xserver-xorg-legacy permits use of startx.

apt install xorg xinput xserver-xorg-legacy

Install twm, cyrillic font, and xterm for testing. They can all be removed later.

apt install twm xfonts-cyrillic xterm

Update Xwrapper.conf.

echo "needs_root_rights=yes" >> /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

Login with your user account not root.

nano ~/.xinitrc

Results

xterm &
exec twm

Test before proceeding.

startx

Desktop should display using twm. Click to deposit xterm then left mouse click on the desktop, select “Exit,” then “Yes, really quit.”

Reference: https://gitlab.com/techore/antix-dwm-guide/-/blob/main/docs/xorg.md#install-xorg

The above is a starting point for installing the window manager of your choice and updating .xinitrc. Obviously, you need a working display driver.

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