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im about to install arch as soon as the HD i bought on ebay comes in, but wondering, if i successfully manage to install it, after i reboot to run it, will it go right into kde or does it go a text mode? if it doesn't, what do i do?, and if i do, do i have to set anything so that it always boot into kde? thx...
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well, I really wouldn't suggest it. It is much safer to boot into runlevel 3 and then just enter your root password and type: kdm - which gives your login screen (if you are using kde)
Having said that, if you want to start in runlevel 5, check out your /etc/inittab file and look at this line:
id:3:initdefaultand replace the 3 with a 5.
Again, I don't recommend it, but if you really want to do it, that should work.
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k, since i haven't seen arch at all, what exactly happens from the second u start your computer? about how long things take to load? arch will go into:
dell optiplex gx1 pII 400mhz
262 ram
floppy
cd (waiting for nec cdburner, hope it works)
6gig (waiting for 7.6gig hd)
which i should brag i got for $25 :shock:
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Okay, when your computer starts you will be prompted with the standard linux console. Now you can login and configure X to set your monitor rates, mouse type and videocard. After that you can tell your computer to start kde when you typ startx or you can go on and configure KDM.
apt-get install arch
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Don't do kdm at boot until you have X configured properly because if X does not start but fails with errors the system will continuously try to start a broken X for you. Therefore. I highly recommend making sure 'startx' brings up X in a useful manner first.
Jeff
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assuming you installed the 'base' system. It will boot to a command prompt.
Here is a very rough guide to installing kde/gnome and how I got it installed on my machine
#pacman -S cvs 'this installs the Concurrent Versions System used by abs
#abs ' this tool downloads the package tree and lists all the packages available to you
#pacman -S xfree 'install the xfree package and any required depends
#cd /var/abs/kde
#pacman -S `bin/ls` 'install the kde group and any required depends
configure xfree
edit /etc/rc.conf and add 'kdm' to your modules array under DEAMONS
reboot and you should get kdm as your login manager.
BTW: there is probably a 'better' way of installing kde but this is the way i am most comfortable doing it.
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#cd /var/abs/kde
#pacman -S `bin/ls` 'install the kde group and any required depends
configure xfree
edit /etc/rc.conf and add 'kdm' to your modules array under DEAMONS
reboot and you should get kdm as your login manager.BTW: there is probably a 'better' way of installing kde but this is the way i am most comfortable doing it.
pacman -S kde...pacman now can do group installs for items such as kde.
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k, i'll be installing the other larger iso, not the base, so arielext, is that the point at which i do what u said?? thx ppl.
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