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Implementation of [[Projects:PinePhone Daily Driver]] using [[swayWM]].
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Implementation of [[Projects:PinePhone Daily Driver]] using [[SwayWM]].
  
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{{Warning|Currently discontinued. Using [[swayWM]] ([[Wayland]]) proved too hard for now due to problematic on-screen keyboard and gestures detection.}}
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{{warning|1='''HARDCORE'''
  
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{{Todo|Try this again after some time...}}
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It is too much work to put all of the parts of the system together and maintain them on your own!
  
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=== Components ===
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Next stop: [[Projects:PinePhone Daily Driver with Arch Linux]]}}
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* Custom-built [[postmarketOS]]
 
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* [[swayWM]] for UI
 
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* System packages:
 
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** [[networkmanager]]
 
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** [[termite]], termite-terminfo
 
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** [[bluez]]
 
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** [[squeekboard]], gsettings-desktop-schemas
 
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** {{todo|1=alsa-utils (to unmute speaker via {{code|1=alsamixer}} and then save as default via {{code|1=alsactl store}})}}
 
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** {{todo|1=gestures}}
 
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* App packages:
 
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** [[vim]]
 
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** [[firefox]]
 
  
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=== Setup ===
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== Components ==
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{{IconWarn}} '''Warning:''' serial console is required to properly setup the device with [[swayWM]] since there is no touch controls by default.
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* [[Arch Linux ARM]] with [[SwayWM]]
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* [[PinePhone-Toolkit|pinephone-toolkit]]
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* System packages: [[sddm]] [[bemenu]] [[networkmanager]] [[alacritty]] [[bluez]] [[squeekboard]]
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* App packages: [[vim]] [[firefox]] [[galculator]] [[thunderbird]] [[vlc]] [[birdie]] [[htop]]
  
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{{Todo|Move some of this setup into a repository}}
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== Setup ==
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Configs are stored in a [https://github.com/Dejvino/pinephone-sway-poc repository].
  
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==== [[swayWM]] ====
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{{Todo|Create a package for people to use and install easily}}
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# Copy {{code|1=/etc/sway/config}} to {{code|1=~/.config/sway/config}}
 
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# Edit:
 
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#* {{code|1=$term termite}}
 
  
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==== [[Bluetooth]] ====
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=== Power Management ===
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* backlight off and CPU sleep when screen is locked via power button
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* handled via [[PinePhone-Toolkit]]
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=== [[sudo]] ===
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Add NOPASSWD for shutdown and reboot to wheel group:
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{{codeblock|title=visudo|1=%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
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%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff,/sbin/reboot}}
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=== [[elogind]] ===
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Power key needs to be locked from [[elogind]], otherwise it would shutdown the system. This way as long as the UI session is running, power button is ignored by [[elogind]]. Once the session ends and we're back in the login screen, the power button is again able to shutdown the system.
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{{codeblock|title=/usr/share/wayland-sessions/sway.desktop|1=
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...
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Exec=elogind-inhibit --what=handle-power-key --mode=block dbus-run-session /usr/bin/sway
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...
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}}
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(included in the POC repository)
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=== [[SwayWM]] ===
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(config included in the POC repository)
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=== [[waybar]] ===
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(config included in the POC repository)
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* Pick a theme! Mine is: [https://github.com/carlosdss22/dotfiles/]
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* {{IconInfo}} For '''clock''' module, don't forget to set the ''locale'' and ''timezone'' parameters, otherwise nothing will show up.
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=== lisgd ===
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[[sxmo#lisgd]] reconfigured through command line parameters in [[SwayWM]] config.
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(config included in the POC repository)
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=== [[PinePhone-Toolkit]] ===
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Used mainly in [[SwayWM]] config.
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=== [[Bluetooth]] ===
 
* Enable the service on boot: {{code|1=rc-update add bluetooth}}
 
* Enable the service on boot: {{code|1=rc-update add bluetooth}}
 
* Enable the controller by default:
 
* Enable the controller by default:
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==== TODOs ====
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=== TODOs ===
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* {{Todo|Touch gestures and controls}}
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{{todo|Complete these TODOs!}}
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** Custom input device? [https://python-evdev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial.html]
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# power saving (so that I can leave the battery in the device when I'm not using it)
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* {{Todo|Configure [[Firefox]] for touch: [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Firefox]}}
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## hibernation / suspend command - needs crust support in pmos: [https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/issues/550 issue 550]
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* {{Todo|Sound, alsa}}
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## shortcut to enter suspend
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* {{Todo|squeekboard virtual keyboard}}
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##* {{IconInfo}} {{code|1=rtcwake -m mem -s 10}} ... {{IconFail}} does not resume operation after issuing ''s2idle''
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* {{todo|acpi for battery monitoring}}
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# Core UI
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#* Display rotation
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#** Vertical waybar - hide/show based on output transformation/waybar-window size [https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/search?q=hidden&unscoped_q=hidden]
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# Install and test essential apps & workflows
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## {{IconDone}} Terminal: [[termite]]
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## {{IconWip}} Web browser: [[Firefox]]
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##* Mostly works. Portrait mode doesn't fit perfectly. Clunky UI, some menus overflow.
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## {{IconWip}} Passwords manager: [[KeepassXC]])
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##* Doesn't support such a small screen. Modify and submit a PR?
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## {{IconTodo}} Personal Information Manager with [[WebDAV]] sync support for calendar, contacts
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## {{IconTodo}} Email client: [[thunderbird]]
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##* Doesn't support such a small screen. Modify and submit a PR?
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## {{IconDone}} Calculator: [[galculator]]
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## {{IconTodo}} Alarm: ?
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## {{IconTodo}} IM clients
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##* XMPP: ?
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##* Matrix: ?
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##* Slack: ?
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## {{IconWip}} Music player: [[audacious]]
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##* A few problems with the small screen. Otherwise seems to work.
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## {{IconTodo}} Camera & Video recorder: ?
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## {{IconTodo}} VPN client: [[NetworkManager]]?
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# Support for non-essential apps & workflows
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#* {{IconTodo}} RSS client: ?
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#* {{IconTodo}} OTP generator: ?
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#* {{IconTodo}} Ebook reader: ?
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#* {{IconTodo}} Weather forecast: ?
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#* {{IconTodo}} Maps, navigation: ?
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#* {{IconTodo}} Calls & Texts: ?
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#* {{IconTodo}} Samba share mounted from NAS
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#** CIFS is not supported by the kernel right now
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# Tweaking
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#* Configure [[Firefox]] for touch: [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Firefox]?
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#* ...
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# non-essential userspace apps
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#* ...
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# cool stuff
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#* presentation mode [https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Module:-Idle-Inhibitor]
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#* night mode: flux / nightlight / redshift / ...
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#* automated brightness based on screen content [https://github.com/maximbaz/wluma]
  
 
== Rejected solutions ==
 
== Rejected solutions ==

Latest revision as of 04:17, 23 October 2021

Implementation of Projects:PinePhone Daily Driver using SwayWM.

(!) HARDCORE

It is too much work to put all of the parts of the system together and maintain them on your own!

Next stop: Projects:PinePhone Daily Driver with Arch Linux

Components

Setup

Configs are stored in a repository.

TODO: Create a package for people to use and install easily

Power Management

  • backlight off and CPU sleep when screen is locked via power button
  • handled via PinePhone-Toolkit

sudo

Add NOPASSWD for shutdown and reboot to wheel group:

visudo%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /sbin/poweroff,/sbin/reboot

elogind

Power key needs to be locked from elogind, otherwise it would shutdown the system. This way as long as the UI session is running, power button is ignored by elogind. Once the session ends and we're back in the login screen, the power button is again able to shutdown the system.

/usr/share/wayland-sessions/sway.desktop... Exec=elogind-inhibit --what=handle-power-key --mode=block dbus-run-session /usr/bin/sway ... (included in the POC repository)

SwayWM

(config included in the POC repository)

waybar

(config included in the POC repository)

  • Pick a theme! Mine is: [1]
  • [i] For clock module, don't forget to set the locale and timezone parameters, otherwise nothing will show up.

lisgd

sxmo#lisgd reconfigured through command line parameters in SwayWM config.

(config included in the POC repository)

PinePhone-Toolkit

Used mainly in SwayWM config.

Bluetooth

  • Enable the service on boot: rc-update add bluetooth
  • Enable the controller by default:

/etc/bluetooth/main.conf[Policy] AutoEnable=true

TODOs

TODO: Complete these TODOs!

  1. power saving (so that I can leave the battery in the device when I'm not using it)
    1. hibernation / suspend command - needs crust support in pmos: issue 550
    2. shortcut to enter suspend
      • [i] rtcwake -m mem -s 10 ... ☓ does not resume operation after issuing s2idle
  2. Core UI
    • Display rotation
      • Vertical waybar - hide/show based on output transformation/waybar-window size [2]
  3. Install and test essential apps & workflows
    1. ☑ Terminal: termite
    2. ☆ Web browser: Firefox
      • Mostly works. Portrait mode doesn't fit perfectly. Clunky UI, some menus overflow.
    3. ☆ Passwords manager: KeepassXC)
      • Doesn't support such a small screen. Modify and submit a PR?
    4. ☐ Personal Information Manager with WebDAV sync support for calendar, contacts
    5. ☐ Email client: thunderbird
      • Doesn't support such a small screen. Modify and submit a PR?
    6. ☑ Calculator: galculator
    7. ☐ Alarm: ?
    8. ☐ IM clients
      • XMPP: ?
      • Matrix: ?
      • Slack: ?
    9. ☆ Music player: audacious
      • A few problems with the small screen. Otherwise seems to work.
    10. ☐ Camera & Video recorder: ?
    11. ☐ VPN client: NetworkManager?
  4. Support for non-essential apps & workflows
    • ☐ RSS client: ?
    • ☐ OTP generator: ?
    • ☐ Ebook reader: ?
    • ☐ Weather forecast: ?
    • ☐ Maps, navigation: ?
    • ☐ Calls & Texts: ?
    • ☐ Samba share mounted from NAS
      • CIFS is not supported by the kernel right now
  5. Tweaking
  6. non-essential userspace apps
    • ...
  7. cool stuff
    • presentation mode [4]
    • night mode: flux / nightlight / redshift / ...
    • automated brightness based on screen content [5]

Rejected solutions

under Wayland

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