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so i think i found my problem with getting kde3 or kde4, or kdemod, or gnome working......
basically, if i try to run startx, it tells me its not a valid command. this is on a clean install
could there be a broken dependency or something in the repos? if i install a desktop manager, should it not pull whatever it need to run it properly. right now i can start the kdm daemon, but i can't type at the login screen, and no mouse.
theres got to be something missin no?
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make sure you have xorg (pacman -S xorg)
R.
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thats in, i can run xorg -configure, so it should be there
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It should work with xorg install. Try reinstalling it.
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you need xorg-xinit
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should it not have been installed as a dependency though?
ill check those tonight when i get home and post again. thanks guys
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i see you also miss xf86-input-mouse and xf86-input-keyboard
servers need no input devices, maybe therefor no dependency
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thats a good idea too, never considered that. i`ve just been expecting it to work like it did last time. ill try that tonight too
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omfg, i don't know which one of those fixed it, i did them all at once, but its working. you guys are amazing. huge thanks to grandmouse
maybe there could be a note made about those packages in the beginners guide. like i said i don't remember having to install those manually the last time i setup arch on my laptop, maybe the dependencies were changed later on?
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You shouldn't need to do them manually.
"pacman -S xorg" should be enough.
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