Calypso is an X Window System compositor that uses a hardware-accelerated method for fast and smooth user interface rendering. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Calypso from calypso/">https://keithp.com/calypso/ on the latest version of Alpine Linux.
Before getting started, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, update the package repository of your Alpine Linux system by running the following command:
apk update
Before installing Calypso, you need to install its dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
apk add libx11-dev libxext-dev libxcb-dev libxdamage-dev
Next, download the latest version of Calypso from https://keithp.com/calypso/ using the following command:
wget https://keithp.com/~keithp/tar/calypso-0.2.4.tar.bz2
After downloading the package, extract it using the following command:
tar -xvf calypso-0.2.4.tar.bz2
After extracting the package, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following commands to build and install Calypso:
./configure
make
make install
Once the installation process is complete, Calypso is now installed on your Alpine Linux system.
Now that Calypso is installed, you can test it by running the following command:
calypso &
This command will start Calypso in the background. You can then test it by opening a window and observing it render smoothly.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Calypso from https://keithp.com/calypso/ on the latest version of Alpine Linux. By following the steps outlined above, you can now use this fast and smooth X Window System compositor in your Alpine Linux system.
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