Arch Linux

denza89

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Registered: 2010-02-17

Posts: 4

What now?

hi i downloaded Arch linux core ISO and instaled it on my laptop, it went ok now im stuck at [root@myhost ~]# (this i my first encounter with linux) so how do i go to desktop now, what else do i need to install and how? thx in advance

Runiq

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-10-29

Posts: 1,053

Re: What now?

Read the beginner's guide.

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Bregol

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Registered: 2008-08-15

Posts: 175

Re: What now?

Welcome to Arch! The Beginner's Guide in the wiki is a great resource to get you set up.  The install just gives you a very minimal system, so right now you're system is doing exactly what it should be doing - giving you a command line to work from.  If you follow along from the beginner's guide, it will step you through getting sound and graphical goodness set up.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … ase_system

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schuay

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From: Austria

Registered: 2008-08-19

Posts: 564

Re: What now?

Getting your first linux experiences with another distribution will probably save you lots of frustration.

Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Chakra (based on Arch) are a few that come to mind.

If you want to stick with Arch, the other posts already contain good tips.

Last edited by schuay (2010-02-19 17:41:01)

denza89

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Registered: 2010-02-17

Posts: 4

Re: What now?

thank you guys