Install x86_64 ArchLinux GUI

install_x8664_gui_archlinux.md

Install GUI x86-64 ArchLinux And Japanese Settings

GUI-Installation

This Gist assumes that the installation of ArchLinux(CUI) is over. If installation is not finished please look at here and finish the installation.

• Setup sudo

  First of all, install "sudo" so that you can operate with administrator privileges.

  pacman -S --noconfirm sudo
  

  Uncomment% wheel ALL = (ALL) ALL and write {username} ALL=(ALL) ALL

  # visudo
  
  ...
  %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
  ...
  
  {username} ALL=(ALL) ALL
  

• Installation of X environment

  Install X window system server related packages and others collectively.

  pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps xorg-xinit xorg-xclock xterm xorg-twm
  

  If the CPU is intel, install the xf86-video-intel video driver.

  pacman -S xf86-video-intel
  

  For now, when X is started with startx, installation of X is OK. Three xterm windows start up. When xterm starts up, work on xterm.

  startx
  

• GNOME Installation

  Install gnome and gnome-extra packages.

  pacman -S gnome gnome-extra gnome-tweak-tool
  

  Enable Display Manager (GDM). Set up so far and restart it, you will be logged in graphically. So far, the desktop environment is in place. If it is an English environment it is enough.

  systemctl enable gdm.service
  reboot
  

  Successful if the desktop is displayed after rebooting. Although it is partly displayed in Japanese, in order to display Japanese, it is necessary to set the following Japanese environment.

• Setting the Japanese

  In order to create a Japanese environment, AUR 's package is required, so install yaourt. Update pacman's database by filling in /etc/pacman.conf below.

  # vim /etc/pacman.conf
  
  [archlinuxfr]
  SigLevel = Never
  Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch
  

  After adding, execute the following command. The database of pacman is updated.

  pacman --sync --refresh yaourt
  

  Install mozc and Anthy as Japanese input. For ibus you only need to specify the mozc package. The default input method of GNOME should be ibus. If you use other input methods such as UIM or Fcitx, you will need to install another mozc package.

  yaourt -S mozc
  pacman -S ibus-anthy
  

  Installation takes many time.

  Previously, I felt it was troublesome to install multiple packages and write settings. Now I just install the mozc package and set up GNOME. Very easy.

  Next, setting of gnome setting. Activate gnome settings from the activity. Select Japanese from Language of Region & Language. Log back in to validate the setting.