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mahan_h

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Registered: 2009-03-11

Posts: 53

No X server on Arch Linux 2009.02 fresh install

I just installed Archlinux on my laptop with an Ubuntu installed on it but:

1- The new grub omitted ubuntu (which i fixed it manually later)
2- I have no X server installed, no gnome or xfce or ... I do not even have any xorg.conf
3- I only can login as root from the command prompt

I installed both core and dev packages.
Should I install and configure x server and gnome or ... manually?
Is there no x server by default?
I need to be connected to the internet only through a wireless access point.
Please tell me what's going on and what should I do.

Regards

Allan

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Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: No X server on Arch Linux 2009.02 fresh install

That is the default install.  Read http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

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Mr.Elendig

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Registered: 2004-11-07

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Re: No X server on Arch Linux 2009.02 fresh install

I just installed Archlinux on my laptop with an Ubuntu installed on it but:

1- The new grub omitted ubuntu (which i fixed it manually later)
2- I have no X server installed, no gnome or xfce or ... I do not even have any xorg.conf
3- I only can login as root from the command prompt

I installed both core and dev packages.
Should I install and configure x server and gnome or ... manually?
Is there no x server by default?
I need to be connected to the internet only through a wireless access point.
Please tell me what's going on and what should I do.

Regards

1. Arch don't use "auto-mess" tools. You did the right thing.

2. Install one yourself. `pacman -Sy xorg some_wm_or_de ttf-some_fonts`. Also read http://www.archlinux.org/news/424, or you will probably find yourself without a working mouse/keyboard in X

3. Add as many new users as you need/want. `adduser` is nice for that task.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2009-03-11 12:39:51)

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