Arch Linux Installation - Conclusion
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We have finally arrived at the part that you've all been waiting for, installing and interacting with the XFCE desktop environment.XFCE SetupCodeProjectLogged in as your user account issue the following command:sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies gamin firefoxThen press enter, enter, Y to instal
We have finally arrived at the part that you've all been waiting for, installing and interacting with the XFCE desktop environment.
XFCE Setup
Logged in as your user account issue the following command:
- sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies gamin firefox
- Then press enter, enter, Y to install the packages and continue the installation
Editing .xinitrc
We're almost ready to start our desktop environment but first we need to copy then edit the xwindow config file.
- cp /etc/skel/.xinitrc ~
- nano .xinitrc
Now uncomment the following line:
- exec startxfce4
Exit the file then save.
At this pont the graphical user environment is installed so let's boot it up with the following command:
- startx
Yay! Welcome to Arch Linux! A panel will pop up with two options, just select use default config and you'll be all set to go!
Bonus - Login Manager
This isn't a requirement but if you are one who likes to have a login screen this part is for you. The first thing we need to do is install slim.
- sudo pacman -S slim slim-themes
- sudo systemctl enable slim.service
Then to set the theme for our login screen we have to edit the slim config file.
- sudo nano /etc/slim.conf
Look for the line that has:
- current_theme default
Change default to Arch minimal then exit and save then reboot the system:
- sudo reboot
There you go! you now have a login screen!
Wrap Up
This concludes the Arch Linux series. If you have any questions or concerns leave a comment below!