INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLING CRUX-XFCE4 REPO

1. First download the necessary files:

   wget --no-ch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mac-a-r0ni/crux-xfce4/master/xfce4.httpup
   wget --no-ch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mac-a-r0ni/crux-xfce4/master/xfce4.pub

2. Move the downloaded file to the proper folder:

   sudo mv xfce4.httpup xfce4.pub /etc/ports/

3. Create the dir where the ports are contained:

   sudo mkdir /usr/ports/xfce4

4. Add the ports line in your /etc/prt-get.conf to fetch the repo:

   prtdir /usr/ports/xfce4

5. Update the repo onto your computer:

   sudo ports -u xfce4

NOTES

1. Enable the contrib repo because some dependencies reside there.

2. The XFCE 4.18 Desktop has been tested on CRUX/CRUX-ARM 3.7. You may need to ignore footprints if youve installed certain software from the official repos.

3. I'm currently testing some "meta" ports, there is a basic skeleton desktop port which will pull in the bare minimum needed for running the XFCE Desktop. After the repo is setup run:

   sudo prt-get depinst xfce4

   Please note, it's the bare minimum, and does not contain any gvfs ports, or any other plugins. You will need to then build any extra ports you would like.

4. As of xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.8.0 it requires elogind and accountsservice ports. You do not need to enable elogind, but it's required for installation.

5. mousepad dependency has changed from gtksourceview to gtksourceview4, new installs are not effected, but existing installs will need re-building.

CONTACT

If you have any questions, doubts or problems regarding the ports, please feel free to contact me at j at lngn dot net or just open a issue.

XFCE INSTALLATION

1. To ensure you have a sane Xorg installation I decided to put all the Xorg dependencies with the first package you install from XFCE on libxfce4util

2. Install the packages in this exact order:

   sudo prt-get depinst libxfce4util xfconf libxfce4ui udisks2 gvfs garcon exo xfce4-panel thunar thunar-volman xfce4-settings xfce4-session xfwm4 xfdesktop xfce4-appfinder tumbler xfce4-terminal xfce4-power-manager xfce4-notifyd xfce4-screenshooter mousepad xdg-user-dirs

3. Get a big cup of coffee and just relax...

4. To launch Xfce create a .xinitrc file in your home directory with the following content:

   #!/bin/sh
   exec dbus-launch startxfce4 --with-ck-launch

5. If you have any problem launching XFCE and you have a an Intel graphic card, install xorg-xf86-video-intel and the mesa ports from the xorg repo.

6. For apps that need authorization (running as root) on X11 you'll need to install the 'polkit-gnome' and 'pinentry' ports.

7. Enjoy this beautiful Desktop Environment!