dCore Desktop Quicky

A basic dCore install consists of a kernel and an initrd file with an appropriate boot stanza. This provides only a commandline interface. To get a graphic desktop a desktop boot code needs to be added (eg. desktop=flwm) to the boot loader and the following steps applied.

Note, the -r flag (eg. sce-import -b -r Xprogs) may optionally be added to extract the Debian ('*.deb') files in RAM when importing new extensions. The -b flag used below ensures newly created SCE extensions are automatically loaded at boot time.

• Run tce-setdrive to specify the partition that will be used for dCore's data files.
• Run sce-import -b Xprogs to install software needed for dCore graphics.
  • Optionally run sce-import graphics-$(uname -r) for additional graphics drivers, especially if the system fails to boot into graphics after applying all of these steps.
• Run sce-import -b xorg-all to install all X.org graphic drivers
  • Optionally review dCore Xorg-<specific> Driver Installation for your specific system.
• Run sce-import -b wbar to install the wbar program launcher.
• Run sce-import -b flwm_topside or sce-import -b flwm to install a variation of the FLWM (Window Manager).
• As indicated above, ensure the correct desktop boot code is added to the boot loader (eg. desktop=flwm).

• Restart the system to boot into a graphical desktop. If this does not work, then

Review the relevant READMEs for additional information.

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