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    MagicMirror^2 without GUI/windowmanager

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      tcsabina
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      Why the struggle?
      Just install Raspbian, and run MM as described in the howto…

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        john_alan @tcsabina
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        @tcsabina thanks, but I’m finding MM really slow and clunky when running on my 2gb Pi4 with stock (up to date) Buster.

        I thought without the Desktop/GUI/Window Manager, it might perform better. Is it possible to run without the desktop environment, from the terminal?

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          tcsabina
          last edited by tcsabina

          I see.

          Sounds strange that you have bad performance with Pi4. We all run it on Pi3 without serious problem…
          There might be issues with your Pi4, don’t you think?
          Or maybe give another distro a try (the one before).

          But back to the original question:
          I am not into the core of MM, so I cannot really help. I am not sure if you need X server for the MM window…

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            sdetweil @john_alan
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            @john_alan well, you run serveronly mode… which doesn’t present a UI locally…
            but access via a browser from other systems.

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              john_alan
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              @sdetweil said in MagicMirror^2 without GUI/windowmanager:

              @john_alan well, you run serveronly mode… which doesn’t present a UI locally…

              Ok thanks all.

              Think it might be my resolution being too high!

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