Arch - Install Desktops === ###### tags: `Arch` `Install` ### Install X server display manager ```bash sudo pacman -S xorg xorg-xinit xorg-server xorg-server-utils xorg-twm xorg-xclock xterm #Intel HD sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel ``` ### Install KDE Plasma ```bash #do not use plasma-wayland-session on old computers sudo pacman -S xorg xorg-xinit sudo pacman -S plasma plasma-desktop kde-applications kdeplasma-addons plasma-wayland-session #Display Manager sudo pacman -S sddm sudo systemctl enable sddm.service sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager.service ``` ### Install GNOME ```bash sudo pacman -S xorg xorg-server sudo pacman -S gnome gnome-extra #Display Manager sudo pacman -S gdm sudo systemctl enable gdm.service #tweek tool sudo pacman -S gnome-tweak-tool yay -S gnome-software ``` ### Install Cinnamon ```bash sudo pacman -S cinnamon gnome-terminal #Display Manager sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager.service ``` ### Install XFCE ```bash sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies #remove XFCE sudo pacman –Rsu xfce4 xfce4-goodies #Display Manager #Xfce uses the Xfwm window manager by default. ``` ### Install Budgie ```bash sudo pacman -S xorg xorg-server #budgie-control-center budgie-desktop budgie-desktop-view budgie-backgrounds budgie-screensaver sudo pacman -S budgie #Display Manager sudo pacman -S lightdm sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service #or can be installed from current git main yay -S budgie-desktop-git #dependencies budgie-screensaver budgie-control-center * budgie-desktop-view: Official implementation of desktop icons * budgie-backgrounds: Official set of default desktop backgrounds * network-manager-applet: Network management from within the panel ``` ### Display Managers * GDM — GNOME display manager. * LightDM — Cross-desktop display manager, can use various front-ends written in any toolkit. * LXDM — LXDE display manager. Can be used independent of the LXDE desktop environment. * MDM — MDM display manager, used in Linux Mint, a fork of GDM 2. * SDDM — QML-based display manager and successor to KDE4's kdm; recommended for Plasma 5 and LXQt. * XDM — X display manager with support for XDMCP, host chooser.
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