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 ====== Installing EDE on Arch Linux ====== ====== Installing EDE on Arch Linux ======
  
-When installing EDE on an Arch Linux machine you can choose between using a custom repository provided by EDE or building the packages yourself. Using the former method, pacman will take care of updating EDE if a new version is released on the EDE repository.+When installing ​''​EDE'' ​on an ''​Arch Linux'' ​machine you can choose between using a custom repository provided by ''​EDE'' ​or building the packages yourself. Using the former method, ​''​pacman'' ​will take care of updating ​''​EDE'' ​if a new version is released on the ''​EDE'' ​repository.
  
 ===== Installing pre-built packages ===== ===== Installing pre-built packages =====
  
-**Note: All packages in the EDE repository are currently //​unsigned//​!**+**Note: All packages in the ''​EDE'' ​repository are currently //​unsigned//​!**
  
 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<<​BR>>​+  - Open your pacman configuration file (///​etc/​pacman.conf//​) with your favorite editor
   - 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]
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   Server = http://​www.equinox-project.org/​repos/​arch/​$arch   Server = http://​www.equinox-project.org/​repos/​arch/​$arch
 </​code>​ </​code>​
-  - Update pacman database files by invoking: **pacman -Syy**<<​BR>>​ +  - Update pacman database files by invoking: **pacman -Syy** 
-  - Simply install EDE like any other package. E.g.: **pacman -S ede**+  - Simply install ​''​EDE'' ​like any other package. E.g.: **pacman -S ede**
  
 ===== Available packages ===== ===== Available packages =====
  
-EDE for Arch is split into four packages:+''​EDE'' ​for Arch is currently ​split into four packages:
  
-  * **edelib** - EDE's support library which implements functions not provided by FLTK +  * **edelib** - ''​EDE''​'s support library which implements functions not provided by ''​FLTK''​ 
-  * **ede-common** - Platform independent data for EDE (e.g. icons) +  * **ede-common** - Platform independent data for ''​EDE'' ​(e.g. icons) 
-  * **ede** - EDE and PekWM binaries+  * **ede** - ''​EDE'' ​and ''​PekWM'' ​binaries
   * **ede-wallpapers** - __Optional__ wallpaper package   * **ede-wallpapers** - __Optional__ wallpaper package
  
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 If you're experiencing difficulties,​ it might help tp add the lines mentioned above at the beginning of the file //​pacman.conf//​ instead of appending them at the end. If you're experiencing difficulties,​ it might help tp add the lines mentioned above at the beginning of the file //​pacman.conf//​ instead of appending them at the end.
  
-==== 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 Arch Build System to create the packages.+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 ''​Arch Build System'' ​to create the packages.
  
 Alternatively you can of course follow the generic building procedure, too: InstallingFromSource. Alternatively you can of course follow the generic building procedure, too: InstallingFromSource.
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 ===== Starting EDE ===== ===== Starting EDE =====
  
-You can either use a graphical login manager to bring up EDE or simply use xorg's //startx// command (make sure you have installed the package //​xorg-xinit//​ in the later case. It is not part of //​xorg-server//​ on Arch Linux!). If you want to use //startx//, just create a new file **.xinitrc** with the content //exec startede// in your home directory. You can do so with the following two commands:+You can either use a graphical login manager to bring up ''​EDE'' ​or simply use ''​Xorg''​'s //startx// command (make sure you have installed the package //​xorg-xinit//​ in the later case. It is not part of //​xorg-server//​ on ''​Arch Linux''​!). If you want to use //startx//, just create a new file **.xinitrc** with the content //exec startede// in your home directory. You can do so with the following two commands:
  
 <​code>​ <​code>​
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