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alsen

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From: Bologna

Registered: 2016-12-15

Posts: 29  

Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

How and which graphic environment I can install on Devuan Raspberry 3

Thnks

Alberto

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Maker and a fun of Devuan

linijkarz

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Registered: 2017-06-04

Posts: 12  

Re: Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

Most likely all of them, though for such underpowered device I'd really recommend something along the lines of Xfce or LXDE.

In the same way as you would on debian.

alsen

Member

From: Bologna

Registered: 2016-12-15

Posts: 29  

Re: Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

Hi,

I have do this sequence of command

#apt-get update
#apt-get upgrade
#apt-get install xfce4

....
all seems downloaded  and installed ok but

#root@devuan:~# startx
mktemp: failed to create file via template '/tmp/serverauth.XXXXXXXXXX': Read-only file system
xauth:  error in locking authority file
xauth:  error in locking authority file /root/.Xauthority
xauth:  error in locking authority file /root/.Xauthority

I obtain a read-only file system
any ideas ?

THanks
Alberto

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Maker and a fun of Devuan

donpine

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From: Marshall, IL USA

Registered: 2017-06-15

Posts: 2  

Re: Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

IIRC I had the same problem.  I suspect your xserver was not installed.  Try (as root):

apt-get install xserver-xorg

Let us know if this works.

alsen

Member

From: Bologna

Registered: 2016-12-15

Posts: 29  

Re: Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

Hi donpine,

Yes it works

I have restart from a fresh image of last Devuan image for Raspberry 3

#apt-get update
#apt-get upgrade
#apt-get install xserver-xorg
#apt-get install xfce4

#startx

But another question .... is missing a good browser ...

Thanks to all
Alberto

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Maker and a fun of Devuan

Racoton

Member

Registered: 2017-06-01

Posts: 25  

Re: Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

YOu can use fluxbox window's manager. It's lighter and its face remove hiccups.

FOSSuser

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From: Surrey/Hants border UK

Registered: 2016-12-11

Posts: 167  

Re: Install graphic user interface on Raspberry 3

With only 1gb ram in a Pi3, Firefox will run, but is slow, depending on websites you visit, it may be worth trying Dillo, but it is a bit quirky to use.