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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> |