=====  Lumina Desktop =====

**Lumina** is a lightweight [[en:system:userspace:desktop_enviroment|desktop environment]], free of D-Bus and *kit, designed to have as few **system dependencies and requirements** as possible. Check this [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumina_(desktop_environment)|Wikipedia]] article, and the official [[https://www.lumina-desktop.org/handbook/|handbook]].

==== Installation ====

=== Prebuilt package ===
To **install** Lumina desktop, <color #620BB9/#EEDDFF>run</color>:

<code bash>
pacman -S lumina lumina-extra
</code>

<note>
This packages groups [[https://www.hyperbola.info/packages/extra/x86_64/lumina-core/|lumina]] includes both **lumina-core** and **lumina-core-utils**, and [[https://www.hyperbola.info/groups/x86_64/lumina-extra/|lumina-extra]] includes own implementations: **archiver**, **fileinfo**, **fm**, **mediaplayer**, **photo**, **screenshot**, **textedit**, respectively
</note>

==== Configuration ====

A **configuration file** is installed in <color #620BB9/#EEDDFF>/etc/luminaDesktop.conf</color> . Lumina also has a bunch of own configuration **tools**.

==== Invocation ====

Lumina provides its own replacement for [[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg/Guide#Using_startx|startx]] to be started from console.

<code bash>
start-lumina-desktop
</code>

Alternatively it can be added to the <color #620BB9/#EEDDFF>~./xinitrc</color> file for being started via [[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg/Guide#Using_startx|startx]] or a [[en:system:userspace:display_manager|display manager]]

Make sure to read this [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X_resources#Adding_to_xinitrc|article]], for more information on managing startx on Arch GNU/Linux (the information applies to Hyperbola, as well). But relevant commands are bellow:

<code bash>
[[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources
exec start-lumina-desktop
</code>

==== External resources ====

  * [[https://lumina-desktop.org/|Official webpage]].
  * Moore, Ken (26 April 2014). [[https://lumina-desktop.org/faq/|"Quick Lumina Desktop FAQ"]].
  * [[https://github.com/lumina-desktop/lumina|Lumina]] source code.