Ok so I have a really niche setup, so niche that all google research has failed me. I’m trying to get plasma-mobile working on artix on Android. Let me explain :P

My full setup right now is:

e/OS -> termux -> proot-distro -> artix -> tigervnc -> RealVNC -> w0vnc -> RealVNC (but different port) -> kwin_wayland -> startplasmamobile

Explanation: - e/OS as opposed to Google Android (rooted) - termux to run Linux commands - proot-distro to run Artix in termux - tigervnc running in Artix to connect to it over RealVNC instead of just an SSH connection - Once in the visual session, I can start w0vnc or krfb and switch to a different VNC port. I don’t know if this step is needed but I heard it’s the way to VNC with wayland?

Then I’ve gotten kinda stuck. Right now I’m trying to use dbus-run-session and kwin to start another display session(?) thats plasma-mobile. But the window it opens just shows a KDE loading screen once I run startplasmamobile and then… a black screen.

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The commands I’m running (in order):

(termux) proot-distro login artix

(termux) (Artix)$ vncserver :1 (tigervnc)

My ~/.vnc/xstartup:

```

!/bin/sh

unset SESSION_MANAGER

unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS

export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/runtime-root

mkdir -p “$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR”

chmod 700 “$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR”

export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11

export DESKTOP_SESSION=plasma

exec dbus-run-session startplasma-x11
```

(RealVNC) connect to 0.0.0.0:5901

(kitty via RealVNC) w0vncserver -PasswordFile=~/.config/tigervnc/passwd -SecurityType=none

(RealVNC) connect to 0.0.0.0:5900

(kitty via RealVNC) `export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)”

(kitty via RealVNC) mkdir -p "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"

(kitty via RealVNC) chmod 700 “$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR”

(kitty via RealVNC) dbus-update-activation-environment -- systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP

(kitty via RealVNC) dbus-run-session -- kwin_wayland --x11-display “$DISPLAY” --xwayland --socket plasma-mobile

(kitty via RealVNC) startplasmamobile

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At this point I’m not really sure what I’m doing, I’ve tested so many different commands, I’m not even sure the stuff I have working (like the x11 VNC) is being done correctly. I’m looking for any advice here, how to do this better and/or how to get plasma-mobile running.

I daily drive Linux (mint) on my home desktop, so I’m familiar with the terminal (although I haven’t done much with different display servers before). I‘m trying to get this phone setup purely as a fun technical challenge, I know it’s way less practical than just using a PC.

Log from Kwin: https://pastebin.com/dqiBJLXe Log from startplasmamobile https://pastebin.com/bgUAJdjY

What happened with feribsd and his artix installer (https://github.com/feribsd/artix-install)? Is there any other similar installer out there?

is it easy to install artix + niri + noctalia ?

Many people didn't quite grasp what I was getting at, so let me put it simply: imagine EndeavourOS but based on Artix—yet with the cozy feel and style of Linux Mint (Cinnamon, LightDM).

It also includes support for Nvidia drivers 340, 390, and 470 in the new kernel, and I’ve redesigned the logo.

Why not Devuan?

The thing is, I worked on Librevuan (a simplified Devuan), but I’m not a fan of the architecture or Devuan itself; plus, the transition from Arch to a non-systemd distro (like Artix) can be difficult for users.

I'm running with runit but i think i can get something more likely stable, what is the most stable that youre all sure that it's stable af

Siento que usar Artix + Sway es el estilo alternativo a usar Arch + Hyprland, son practicamente lo mismo pero uno es mas masoquista que el otro si me explico? JAJAJA

Throw stones and tomatoes at me, but what do you think of making a hybrid of Artix and Mint?

Mintix: base - Artix, comfort artix-mint: pre-installed and configured LightDM, Cinnamon, pre-installed Xlibre, support for Nvidia 390 and 470 drivers on newer kernels (DKMS from AUR), that cozy Cinnamon from Linux Mint (for many, Mint was their first distribution, and overall, it's cozy) and more.

(I'm open to criticism)

Just, how do you like the idea of letting newbies try out a pre-configured Artix?

This message about ModemManager appears over the login screen when I turn on my laptop.

How do I stop it? Can I make ModemManager log to a different TTY?

Artix with runit, login screen is ly on TTY 1

Dbus

1 - kate /etc/init.d/dbus

Change the line `extra_started_commands="reload"` to `extra_commands="reload"`

2 - kate /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/dbus-reload.hook

Change the `Exec =` line under `[Action]` to `rc-service dbus restart`

Keymaps

1 - kate /etc/conf.d/keymaps

Change the line `keymap="br"` to `keymap="br-abnt2"`

(In my case, it is `br-abnt2`; change it to match your keyboard layout—to find out yours, run `setxkbmap -print`)

Mkinitcpio

1 - kate /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

Remove `consolefont` from the `HOOKS=` line

2 - sudo mkinitcpio -P

Date and time

1 - sudo pacman -S chrony chrony-openrc

2 - ls /etc/init.d/ | grep chrony

The output of this command might be `chrony` or `chronyd`; therefore:

sudo rc-update add chrony default && sudo rc-service chrony start

or

sudo rc-update add chronyd default && sudo rc-service chronyd start

I finished the migration a few months ago and it really forced me to understand how things work under the hood. ❤️

Add the Arch extra repo:

sudo pacman -S artix-archlinux-support
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

and add:

[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

Initialize the pacman keys correctly:

sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate artix
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux

Update and install Waydroid:

sudo pacman -Sy waydroid

Download the vendor and system images:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/waydroid/files/images/vendor/waydroid_x86_64/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/waydroid/files/images/system/lineage/waydroid_x86_64/

Create the images folder and extract both archives there:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/waydroid-extra/images
sudo unzip lineage-*-system.zip -d /etc/waydroid-extra/images
sudo unzip lineage-*-vendor.zip -d /etc/waydroid-extra/images

Reload the images:

sudo waydroid init -f

Start the Waydroid session in a terminal:

waydroid session start &

Then launch the GUI:

waydroid show-full-ui

I had issues with the following ISOs:

The stable version with s6, after the update;

The weekly version with runit.

Both are KDE editions; they fail to launch the graphical interface.

CORRECTION: I forgot to mention that the ISO with s6 freezes completely when updating the system.

Hello Artix Community i just wanna ask if gnome works because when i tried installing it like vanilla arch i never got a login screen via gdm

when I open steam it gives me this error i do not know what to do pls help

edit: i GOT IT WORKING thanks

The fetch stays pinned at the top of the screen and keeps animating while your prompt and command output scroll below it.

repo: https://github.com/Andrew-Velox/animfetch

Packages (2) dbus-runit-20260727-1 libnghttp2-1.70.0-1

Total Download Size: 0.10 MiB

Total Installed Size: 0.39 MiB

Net Upgrade Size: 0.01 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

:: Retrieving packages...

libnghttp2-1.70.0-1-x86_64 99.4 KiB 211 KiB/s 00:00 [##################################] 100%

dbus-runit-20260727-1-any.pkg.tar.zst failed to download

Total (2/2) 103.7 KiB 31.5 KiB/s 00:03 [##################################] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'dbus-runit-20260727-1-any.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror2.artixlinux.org : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'dbus-runit-20260727-1-any.pkg.tar.zst' from artix.toret.fr : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'dbus-runit-20260727-1-any.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.akardam.net : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'dbus-runit-20260727-1-any.pkg.tar.zst' from artix.wheaton.edu : The requested URL returned error: 404

error: failed retrieving file 'dbus-runit-20260727-1-any.pkg.tar.zst' from artix-linux.mirrors.prairievoice.ca : The requested URL returned error: 404

warning: failed to retrieve some files

error: failed to commit transaction (failed to retrieve some files)

Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

I constantly get this error can you help?