Getting Started with Arch Linux 04 - Installing Desktop Environments
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Overview
In the fourth video of the Arch Linux series, we install one or more desktop environments.
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Commands Used in this Video
Check if you have an IP address
ip a
Ping test
ping -c 5 www.google.com
Bring Ethernet online
systemctl status NetworkManager systemctl start NetworkManager
Install Xorg packages
pacman -Syyy pacman -S xorg-server
List PCI cards to see what video card you have (look for VGA)
lspci
Install packages required for Intel graphics cards
pacman -S xf86-video-intel libgl mesa
Install packages required for Nvidia graphics cards
pacman -S nvidia nvidia-libgl mesa
If you installed the LTS kernel:
pacman -S nvidia-lts
Install packages required for ATI graphics cards
pacman -S mesa xf86-video-amdgpu
Install packages required for graphics on Arch Linux VirtualBox VMs
pacman -S virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-modules-arch mesa mesa-libgl
Create a user for yourself
useradd -m -g users -G wheel jay
Set a password for your account
passwd jay
Install packages for the GNOME display manager
Note: Activate GDM OR SDDM, not both!
pacman -S gdm systemctl enable gdm
Install packages for SDDM
pacman -S sddm systemctl enable sddm
Install GNOME packages
pacman -S gnome gnome-terminal nautilus gnome-tweaks gnome-control-center
Optional:
pacman -S firefox gnome-backgrounds adwaita-icon-theme arc-gtk-theme
Install packages required for the Plasma desktop
pacman -S plasma konsole dolphin
Install packages required for the Xfce desktop
pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies xfce4-terminal
Enable Network Manager
systemctl enable NetworkManager
Reboot the system and test
reboot