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What you can do with Starling

Starling is an open source project that builds a Linux desktop environment with a Swift shell and compositor, a Swift port of the Flutter framework, and first-party apps such as a terminal and an office suite.

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  • Build and run the Starling desktop from source

    Compile the Swift shell and run the Starling desktop from a staged tree on Linux.

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    Clone the starling repo and its starling-engine sibling, then run ./bootstrap.sh and build/run-desktop.sh on this Linux machine. Expected output: the Starling desktop session starts from the .stage/ tree. Verify that the .stage/ directory exists and that the desktop process is running before reporting success.

  • Package the Starling desktop as a Debian package

    Stage the desktop and build a .deb that adds a Starling session to the login screen.

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    In the starling repo, build the shell and apps with swift build -c release, then run build/stage.sh and build/package-desktop.sh. Expected output: a starling-desktop_ _amd64.deb file in the output directory. Verify that the package installs files under /usr/lib/starling and /usr/share/starling before reporting success.

  • Build the Starling Terminal from source

    Compile the Starling Terminal app with Swift for local use or to modify it.

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    In the starling repo, run cd apps/TerminalApp && swift build -c release. Expected output: a release build of Starling Terminal with no errors. Verify that the build finishes and that the Terminal sources match the features listed in the README, then report the result.

  • Try Starling Office in a browser to draft documents

    Open the Writer, Slides, and Sheets apps in a browser with no install.

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    Open https://writer.starling.build/, https://slides.starling.build/, and https://sheets.starling.build/ in a browser and check that each one loads. Expected output: a short list stating which apps loaded and which did not. Verify each page loads before reporting that the app works.

How to use Starling

  1. Check you have what it needs: A Linux machine, ideally Ubuntu, since the desktop is developed and tested on Ubuntu and docs/BUILDING.md covers its setup; A Swift toolchain, needed for the swift build commands; A built starling-engine checkout placed next to this repo.
  2. Open starling-build/starling on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. git clone https://github.com/starling-build/starling-engine next to this repo, then build it following its README (inferred, check the README)
  4. Run ./bootstrap.sh in the Starling repo to create the engine symlink
  5. Run cd shell && swift build -c release
  6. Run build/run-desktop.sh with the GPU free of other display software

These steps come from our top use case, Build and run the Starling desktop from source, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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Requirements

  • A Linux machine, ideally Ubuntu, since the desktop is developed and tested on Ubuntu and docs/BUILDING.md covers its setup
  • A Swift toolchain, needed for the swift build commands
  • A built starling-engine checkout placed next to this repo
  • A free GPU with no display manager or compositor running, for the desktop run step
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Questions about Starling

What is Starling?

Starling is an open source project that builds a Linux desktop environment with a Swift shell and compositor, a Swift port of the Flutter framework, and first-party apps such as a terminal and an office suite. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/starling-build/starling.

Who is Starling for?

Linux and Swift developers who want to build, package, or try the Starling desktop, terminal, or office apps from source or in a browser.

What can I do with Starling?

4 use cases so far, for example: Build and run the Starling desktop from source; Package the Starling desktop as a Debian package; Build the Starling Terminal from source. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Starling?

A Linux machine, ideally Ubuntu, since the desktop is developed and tested on Ubuntu and docs/BUILDING.md covers its setup; A Swift toolchain, needed for the swift build commands; A built starling-engine checkout placed next to this repo; A free GPU with no display manager or compositor running, for the desktop run step.

What are alternatives to Starling?

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Is Starling safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.