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Desktop Environment

This is a tutorial for installing desktop environment.

Install

Graphics Driver

Install graphics driver.

sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel

Display Server

Install xorg as a display server. A display server is software that passes input and output using a GUI such as Gnome to the OS and hardware.

sudo pacman -S xorg

Display Manager

Install the Display Manager to use the GUI for login.

sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter

Desktop Environment

sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies

Systemd

Set systemd to start the display manager automatically.

systemctl enable lightdm