packages and desktop profiles

desktop profiles

optional desktops available via praxis-install --desktop <name>:

• minimal - no desktop, tty login only
• xfce - lightweight x11 desktop
• plasma - kde plasma, full-featured
• gnome - gnome desktop
• mate - mate, lightweight fork of gnome 2
• lxqt - lxqt, minimal qt-based
• i3 - i3wm + alacritty, tiling
• openbox - openbox + tint2, lightweight stacking
• budgie - budgie wayland session (labwc compositor)

example:

praxis-install --hostname praxisbox --desktop xfce deploy rootfs /mnt/praxis

switch desktops after install:

praxis-profile switch xfce

bundles

package groups installable via praxis-install --bundle <name>:

• essentials - curl, wget, nano, vim, htop, tmux, openssh
• internet - firefox, thunderbird, transmission, irssi
• developer - git, gcc, make, python, nodejs, rust
• media - mpv, ffmpeg, imv, yt-dlp, imagemagick
• fonts - noto, jetbrains-mono, inter, nerd-fonts

combine bundles and desktops:

praxis-install \
  --hostname praxisbox \
  --desktop plasma \
  --bundle developer \
  --bundle internet \
  deploy rootfs /mnt/praxis

add individual packages:

praxis-install \
  --hostname praxisbox \
  --desktop xfce \
  --bundle essentials \
  --packages firefox,vlc,neovim \
  deploy rootfs /mnt/praxis

launch installed desktop

if you install a desktop profile, start it from the shell:

praxis-desktop list
praxis-desktop start xfce

that's shell-first. no display manager yet. choose your desktop, start it, or add a dm in a later version.

next: first boot - what to check after rebooting.