TW JeOS on raspi 3 - want a light-weight desktop

**suse_rasputin** · 03-Oct-2017, 11:04

Hi!

Have here a JeOS on Raspi 3 and want to add a light-weight desktop environment. Is there an easy and straightforward way, like this manual for raspian

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/v...?f=66&t=133691

Thanks in advance

**malcolmlewis** · 03-Oct-2017, 11:18

Originally Posted by suse_rasputin

Hi!

Have here a JeOS on Raspi 3 and want to add a light-weight desktop environment. Is there an easy and straightforward way, like this manual for raspian

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/v...?f=66&t=133691

Thanks in advance

Hi

Code:

zypper se -t pattern
zypper in -t pattern <your DE>

I suggest x11, personally I use twin since it doesn't need X.

**suse_rasputin** · 03-Oct-2017, 11:45

Hi, and thanks!I thought maybe LXQT might be a good choice?What is the way to disable Bluetooth and Wifi on the Raspi 3 completely? :-)

**malcolmlewis** · 03-Oct-2017, 11:56

Originally Posted by suse_rasputin

Hi, and thanks!I thought maybe LXQT might be a good choice?What is the way to disable Bluetooth and Wifi on the Raspi 3 completely? :-)

Hi
Enlightenment seems ok.
On Tumbleweed it's not working anyway AFAIK already omitted....

But rfkill will turn them off.

Check;

Code:

/etc/dracut.conf.d/raspberrypi_modules.conf

**suse_rasputin** · 03-Oct-2017, 12:17

Originally Posted by malcolmlewis

HiEnlightenment seems ok.On Tumbleweed it's not working anyway AFAIK already omitted....

But rfkill will turn them off.Check;

Code:

/etc/dracut.conf.d/raspberrypi_modules.conf

Enlightment? Will give it a try...etc/dracut.conf.d/raspberrypi_modules.conf:

Code:

add_drivers+=" sdhci-iproc bcm2835-sdhost bcm2835_dma mmc_block dwc2 "# Workaround for Wifi#omit_drivers+=" sdhci-iproc"

**suse_rasputin** · 03-Oct-2017, 12:27

Only repo is

Code:

99 (Default)│   x   │     x     │openSUSE-Ports-Tumbleweed-repo-oss│       │http://download.opensuse.org/ports/aarch64/tumbleweed/repo/oss/

so I get:

Code:

zypper in -t pattern enlightmentLoading repository data...Reading installed packages...'enlightment' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.No provider of 'enlightment' found.Resolving package dependencies...Nothing to do.

**malcolmlewis** · 03-Oct-2017, 14:39

Originally Posted by suse_rasputin

Only repo is

Code:

99 (Default)│   x   │     x     │openSUSE-Ports-Tumbleweed-repo-oss│       │http://download.opensuse.org/ports/aarch64/tumbleweed/repo/oss/

so I get:

Code:

zypper in -t pattern enlightmentLoading repository data...Reading installed packages...'enlightment' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.No provider of 'enlightment' found.Resolving package dependencies...Nothing to do.

Hi
You have a typo....

Code:

zypper in -t pattern enlightenment

The following 1003 NEW packages are going to be installed:
....
The following 18 NEW patterns are going to be installed:
....
The following 312 recommended packages were automatically selected:
....

**tsu2** · 04-Oct-2017, 08:21

That's interesting adding a Desktop to JeOS.
It should be noted though that JeOS is a severely stripped down OS, so I don't know if simply adding a Desktop would be all that successful, particularly a Desktop with lots of bells and whistles which ordinarily assumes installation on a "normal" and not JeOS image.

IMO what I've done is probably best... Instead of adding a Desktop, just buy yourself another 8GB SDcard and burn a whole new install on it.
Links to images and installation procedure for the RPi3 is at the following link (continually updated)

https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Raspberry_Pi3

TSU

**malcolmlewis** · 04-Oct-2017, 08:51

Originally Posted by tsu2

That's interesting adding a Desktop to JeOS.
It should be noted though that JeOS is a severely stripped down OS, so I don't know if simply adding a Desktop would be all that successful, particularly a Desktop with lots of bells and whistles which ordinarily assumes installation on a "normal" and not JeOS image.

IMO what I've done is probably best... Instead of adding a Desktop, just buy yourself another 8GB SDcard and burn a whole new install on it.
Links to images and installation procedure for the RPi3 is at the following link (continually updated)

https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Raspberry_Pi3

TSU

Hi
Tumbleweed will boot/run from USB these days.... my TW RPI3 is running off a 16GB stick at present. Maybe setup a multiboot system on one RPI with multiple USB devices?

**tsu2** · 04-Oct-2017, 09:08

Just wanted to clarify...
I was raising potential issues related only to adding Desktops to a JeOS...

If the User started with almost any of the other images (particularly the XFCE and LXQt images), then the base OS and sub-systems would not be stripped down, so might be able to add almost any other Desktop one would want with little concern about missing sub-systems... and you could create a multi-Desktop Demo like the raspbian link provided by the @OP.

Particularly if restricted in space though, I'd recommend almost any Desktop other than KDE/Plasma. AFAIK all other Desktops I've installed use gnome-base sub-systems.

TSU

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