Desktop Environment
This is a tutorial for installing desktop environment.
Install
Graphics Driver
Install graphics driver.
- Intel
- AMD
sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel
sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-dkms
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.
- lightdm
- gdm
- sddm
sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter
sudo pacman -S gdm
sudo pacman -S sddm
Desktop Environment
- xfce
- gnome
- budgie
- KDE
sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies
sudo pacman -S gnome gnome-tweaks
sudo pacman -S budgie-desktop gnome
sudo pacman -S plasma kde-applications
Systemd
Set systemd to start the display manager automatically.
- lightdm
- gdm
- sddm
systemctl enable lightdm
systemctl enable gdm
systemctl enable sddm