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| When installing ''EDE'' on an [[https://www.archlinux.org/|Arch Linux]] machine you can choose between using a custom repository provided by ''EDE'' or building the packages yourself. Using the former method, Arch's package manager ([[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman|pacman]]) can take care of updating ''EDE'' if a new version is released on the ''EDE'' repository. | When installing ''EDE'' on an [[https://www.archlinux.org/|Arch Linux]] machine you can choose between using a custom repository provided by ''EDE'' or building the packages yourself. Using the former method, Arch's package manager ([[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman|pacman]]) can take care of updating ''EDE'' if a new version is released on the ''EDE'' repository. | ||
| - | ===== Installing pre-built packages ===== | + | ===== Using pre-built packages ===== |
| - | **Note: All packages in the ''EDE'' repository are currently //unsigned//!** | + | :!: **Note:** All packages in the ''EDE'' repository are currently //unsigned//! |
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| + | ==== Architectures ==== | ||
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| + | The ''EDE'' repository holds packages for both **i686** and **x86_64**. | ||
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| + | ==== Packages available ==== | ||
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| + | ''EDE'' for Arch Linux comes split into six packages: | ||
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| + | * **edelib** - ''EDE'''s support library which implements functions not provided by ''FLTK'' | ||
| + | * **ede-common** - Platform independent data for ''EDE'' (e.g. icons) | ||
| + | * **ede-wm** - ''EDE'''s window manager (a slightly modified PekWM) | ||
| + | * **ede-bin** - ''EDE'' binaries | ||
| + | * **ede-doc** - __Optional__ documentation package | ||
| + | * **ede-wallpapers** - __Optional__ wallpaper package | ||
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| + | ==== Installing EDE ==== | ||
| Installing EDE can be done in 4 simple steps: | Installing EDE can be done in 4 simple steps: | ||
| - | - Open your pacman configuration file (///etc/pacman.conf//) with your favorite editor | + | - Open your pacman configuration file (///etc/pacman.conf//) with your favorite editor (and root privileges!) |
| - Add the following lines to it (you can just leave the //$arch// variable as it is; your system knows it): <code> | - Add the following lines to it (you can just leave the //$arch// variable as it is; your system knows it): <code> | ||
| [ede] | [ede] | ||
| - | SigLevel = Never | + | SigLevel = Optional |
| - | Server = http://www.equinox-project.org/repos/arch/$arch | + | Server = http://ede.elderlinux.org/repos/archlinux/$arch |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - Update pacman database files by invoking: **pacman -Syy** | - Update pacman database files by invoking: **pacman -Syy** | ||
| - | - Simply install ''EDE'' like any other package. E.g.: **pacman -S ede** | + | - Simply install any package or the entire ''EDE'' group like any other package. E.g.: **pacman -S ede** |
| - | ==== Packages available ==== | + | ==== Updating ==== |
| - | ''EDE'' for Arch is currently split into four packages: | + | Even though the number of packages has changed, you can simply update ''EDE'' 2.0 to version 2.1 with the new binary packages. The package //ede-bin// replaces the former //ede// package. |
| - | * **edelib** - ''EDE'''s support library which implements functions not provided by ''FLTK'' | + | :!: **Note:** The repository URL has changed with the release of version 2.1. Make sure to enter the correct one in your //pacman.conf//. |
| - | * **ede-common** - Platform independent data for ''EDE'' (e.g. icons) | + | |
| - | * **ede** - ''EDE'' and ''PekWM'' binaries | + | If you made sure that the new URL is provided in //pacman.conf//, pacman will pick up the new packages during the next update. You can do an update by simply issuing **pacman -Syyu** (with root privileges) on a terminal. |
| - | * **ede-wallpapers** - __Optional__ wallpaper package | + | |
| ==== Trouble shooting ==== | ==== Trouble shooting ==== | ||
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| ===== Building / installing from source ====== | ===== Building / installing from source ====== | ||
| - | For Arch Linux there are two //PKGBUILD// files available in the [[https://aur.archlinux.org/|AUR]]: **edelib** and **ede**. You can download those and use the [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ABS|Arch Build System]] to create packages yourself (this will currently create only two packages instead of four as in our repository). | + | For Arch Linux there are two //PKGBUILD// files available in the [[https://aur.archlinux.org/|AUR]]: **edelib** and **ede**. You can download those and use [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Makepkg|makepkg]] to create packages yourself (this will currently create only two packages instead of six as in our repository). |
| Alternatively you can of course follow the generic building procedure, too: InstallingFromSource. | Alternatively you can of course follow the generic building procedure, too: InstallingFromSource. | ||
