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kozaki

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From: London >. < Paris

Registered: 2005-06-13

Posts: 671

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Re: Übernoob question: how do I get a GUI?

you *install* (no need to unpack a package ; otherwise they wouldn't be packages(1)) it like posted in my previous post.
Now pliz Ark jump to the install guide & have a look at, seriously. Or would you like someone to copy paste it here ?

(1) From wikipedia

A package management system is a collection of tools to automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software packages from a computer.

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ramjet

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Registered: 2005-02-16

Posts: 37

Re: Übernoob question: how do I get a GUI?

I just used the beginner guide fromm the arch wiki and found it realy good. Fastest my laptop has ever run:), but u will need a internet connection on your computer to do it.
try plug in the ethernet cable and install the ipw2200-fw package which is needed for your card. Setting up is all in the wiki.

Ark

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Registered: 2007-01-23

Posts: 12

Re: Übernoob question: how do I get a GUI?

Ok, I'll stop being a n00b and look at the wiki before I ask questions from now on I went with your advize kozaki, and got underground, gonna go install it now, thanks for everything!

kozaki

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From: London >. < Paris

Registered: 2005-06-13

Posts: 671

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Re: Übernoob question: how do I get a GUI?

Goude leuque Ark

ps : yeah stop being a nOOb ; you're in the right place anyway

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Seeded last month: Arch 50 gig, derivatives 1 gig
Desktop @3.3GHz 8 gig RAM, linux-ck
laptop #1 Atom 2 gig RAM, Arch linux stock i686 (6H w/ 6yrs old battery ) #2: ARM Tegra K1, 4 gig RAM, ChrOS
Atom Z520 2 gig RAM, OMV (Debian 7) kernel 3.16 bpo on SDHC | PGP Key: 0xFF0157D9