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# System prepended metadata

title: Arch - Install Desktops
tags: [Install, Arch]

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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.