installed via ftp method.now how to kde?

praka123 · 2008-03-04 01:39:53

total newbie to archlinux here.just finished archlinux installation via ftp method.now archlinux finishes with only core packages installed.
How can I get pppoe support,I mean internet?
I have tried chrooting from Debian on my hdd,but arch install fails to resolve addresses if i ping google.com etc.
Will you help me configure the files and installing new packages,repositories etc.

also,is it safe to use testing repo?how to install kdemode.
Thank you all

fwojciec · 2008-03-04 01:44:27

You apparently don't realize that there is a wonderful guide available that explains (mostly) everything that you need to know when setting up a new Arch system. It's a very good idea to follow the guide closely at first -- rather than trying to, for example, get KDE up and running as soon as possible. If you miss some steps on the way (like setting up your user correctly, choosing the daemons to be run at startup and so on) you'll likely have a misbehaving system as the result.

Anyways, here is the link to the guide: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

praka123 · 2008-03-04 01:48:07

thank you.I will read and reply
one more que:
Will I need to enable testing repo for kdemod to work?

Last edited by praka123 (2008-03-04 01:50:46)

Misfit138 · 2008-03-04 02:06:38

fwojciec wrote:

You apparently don't realize that there is a wonderful guide available that explains (mostly) everything that you need to know when setting up a new Arch system....here is the link to the guide: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

It's nice to hear the Beginner's Guide referred to as "wonderful".

As for KDEMod, there is a link in the beginner's Guide to the KDEmod website, with complete instructions...and no, you do not need [Testing] enabled, but rather, the KDEmod repo.

praka123 · 2008-03-04 19:28:25

I have installed using [b]rc-iso[/b].is it OK?also, the /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist's default entry got messed up after install,I think.:(

# Setup-Entry
Server = ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/mirrorlist/os/i686

which I later corrected to:

# Setup-Entry
Server = ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/$repo/os/i686

and just did a pacman -Syy .
still,I dont find any other files in /etc/pacman.d/ except mirrorlist
also:

localhost:/# cat /etc/issue 


Arch Linux (Core Dump)  \r  (\n) (\l)

^Is this OK?
also, /etc/pacman.conf :

# Testing is disabled by default.  To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines.  You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# Unstable is disabled by default.  To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines.  You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[unstable]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

dear,what should I do now

currently I am in chroot via Debian.
Is my installation OK.

Also,please help me,if I need to enable testing repository?I do want to install kdemod too

finferflu · 2008-03-04 19:37:34

praka123 wrote:

still,I dont find any other files in /etc/pacman.d/ except mirrorlist

That's ok, as you can see in your pacman.conf, the only file you include is mirrorlist, for any repository. Your pacman.conf looks fine to me, by the way.
If you want to install kdemod, refer to: http://kdemod.ath.cx/installation.html it's an easy step-to-step guide.

praka123 · 2008-03-04 20:10:09

Thank you.is the content of /etc/issue a problem?

tigrmesh · 2008-03-04 20:23:29

praka123 wrote:

is the content of /etc/issue a problem?

That's what mine looks like.

eerok · 2008-03-04 20:24:03

No, your /etc/issue is fine.

praka123 · 2008-03-05 04:44:04

OK.I have installed kdemod and my installation completed.now everything works fine except that as I am using pppoe bridgemode adsl connection(phoneline) for internet.
I configured it fine using pppoe-setup and /etc/rc.d/adsl start/stop to control(or pppoe-connect to connect and pppoe-stop to stop).but the problem is I have to do below command in a root terminal everytime

route add default ppp0

Is there any remedy for this?and where does arch stores network config?I have searched /etc/network/templates but that is not the one I suppose.
also,firewall what will you recommend?I think lokkit script already configured fW

thank you guys! arch community is gr8.may be I may drop my 6 yr old Debian acquaintance now

Last edited by praka123 (2008-03-05 04:44:48)

tigrmesh · 2008-03-05 05:01:32

Network: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Configuring_network
pppoe: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PPP … _with_pppd

praka123 · 2008-03-05 06:03:35

^^^^Thank you!!!

praka123 · 2008-03-05 07:07:33

tried the wiki for hal fixing.but fails
I have this line in /etc/fstab for cdrom:

/dev/sr0  /media/cdrom0  udf,iso9660 user,noauto   0     0

which I commented out as per wiki page.

:~#groups prakash

disk wheel games video audio optical storage users

^isnt the groups enough?also hal,dbus added to daemons and restarted.hal and dbus starts fine,but cannot detect cdrom or usb drives

praka123 · 2008-03-05 11:04:04

after a reboot,thinks works normally,a popup dialog comes with a progress bar mounting cd/dvd and usb drives.some "kio_xx" thing
Thank you.
yeah,already tried wiki .

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