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I'm trying Arch again as soon as i get my new wireless card (my current one is no good with kernels above 2.6.28)
here's something i think would be a good learning exercise, post install. what are all the things i need to install to make my arch your usual desktop distro for the masses?
think, ubuntu, opensuse or fedora (whatever you like really) this is something i hope will be a good learning exercise.
thanks
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Too long to list, just install what you are going to use.
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Follow the beginners guide.
Pick a window manager.. and K-GO
Then just pick the extra crap you want.
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Hello!
Alexk: Thanks, I didn't know it, it's really good, great!
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Disregard this, I eat tacos
Last edited by Runiq (2009-09-02 13:16:25)
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Yeah, but this link is available from Alex link.
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thanks guys there's a lot of helpful information here
but what about all the behind the scenes stuff? obviously i'll be piecing all this information together a complete list is not required just any tips you can give.
thanks.
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Generally I installed Arch with Gnome and added stuff as I needed it.
If you want Ubuntu like net connection you could install networkmanager and network manager applet and set up the daemons for it. I found after a few days had what I needed and acts close to Ubuntu desktop but found it more responsive than Ubuntu
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but what about all the behind the scenes stuff?
Depends what you use your box for. I require cups, bluetooth, codecs, a browser and a few plugins, wicd, openntp, cpufreq, hdaps, laptop-mode and mysql
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Don't forget, if you're on a laptop, to install the bluetooth stuff, think its called blueman or something.
If you really want it to be like a desktop distro, use Pulseaudio. GUI apps are moving in that direction, though pulse itself has a bad reputation to overcome. I've been using it with no problems.
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Griemak-Bleeding edge, not bleeding flat. Edge denotes falls will occur from time to time. Bring your own parachute.
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Follow the Arch wiki's pulse section combined with the guide on the pulse website called "the perfect setup"
Pulse really isn't that bad.
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Alexk & Runiq - Thanks for the links... surely helpful for Arch noobs like me!
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this has been very helpful guys thanks
i'm sure it will shave a lot of time googling around for various functionality
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