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Created page with "####################### option 1: xfce check your make.conf for the following USE flags: USE="-gnome -kde -minimal -qt3 -qt4 X branding dbus hal lock session startup-notificatio…"

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####################### option 1: xfce

check your make.conf for the following USE flags:
USE="-gnome -kde -minimal -qt3 -qt4 X branding dbus hal lock session startup-notification thunar"

now emerge xfce and some other related packages.

sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal slim xfce4-screenshooter galculator

once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups.

for x in plugdev cdrom cdrw usb ; do sudo gpasswd -a username $x ; done

update your environment

sudo env-update && source /etc/profile

start the necessary services and add them to startup

sudo /etc/init.d/hald start
sudo rc-update add hald default
start xfce with xwindows

sudo echo "exec startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc

add x to startup

sudo rc-update add xdm default

edit xdm to start slim at startup

sudo nano -w /etc/conf.d/xdm
DISPLAYMANAGER="slim"

start xfce session right away

sudo nano -w /etc/rc.conf
XSESSION="Xfce4"

####################### option 2: gnome

gnome has many more built in components than xfce. it provides a more complete desktop experience, rather than a lightweight one.

sudo emerge -pv gnome | more

check to see if there are any blocks. If there are any blocked packages, you may have to upgrade or downgrade certain packages. Refer to the using portage section for more info.

* note Feb 13 2009 *
some gnome components such as epiphany require components that are components of firefox 2.0, so firefox 2 will be dragged into the emerge as a dependency unless epiphany and epiphany-extensions are built with the xulrunner USE flag. Most users will want firefox 3, so

nano /etc/portage/package.use

and add

www-client/epiphany xulrunner
www-client/epiphany-extensions xulrunner
gnome-extra/yelp xulrunner
media-video/totem xulrunner
* end note *

if you're confident your desktop manager will install successfully, start the emerge.

sudo emerge -av gnome

this will take a while, so go have a coffee. when the emerge is done

sudo env-update

source /etc/profile

we now add these services to the default runlevel.

sudo /etc/init.d/hald start
sudo rc-update add hald default

sudo /etc/init.d/dbus start
sudo rc-update add dbus default

sudo /etc/init.d/avahi-dnsconfd start
sudo rc-update add avahi-dnsconfd default

to start gnome with X and when the system boots

sudo echo "exec gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc

sudo rc-update add xdm default

sudo nano -w /etc/conf.d/xdm

and change the line to as below:

DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm"

let's also add ourselves to the plugdev group so we can mount cdroms and usb devices.

sudo usermod -a -G plugdev <your username>

before you continue it is a good idea to check your dynamic linking consistency. if you haven't
already,

sudo emerge gentoolkit

sudo revdep-rebuild

the revdep-rebuild will fix any associations that may have been broken during the installation.
now, you should be able to reboot your computer and if everything has installed correctly, you
should be welcomed by gnome's login manager.

now we are finally in a graphical environment- hooray! open a terminal using gnome's application
menu. now we can begin system customization.

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 now emerge xfce and some other related packages.
-  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs file-roller tumbler
+  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs file-roller tumbler x11-themes/tangerine-icon-theme x11-themes/tango-icon-theme x11-themes/tango-icon-theme-extras
 once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups. Simply substitute in your desired users for ''username'' below.

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 now emerge xfce and some other related packages.
-  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs file-roller
+  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs file-roller tumbler
 once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups. Simply substitute in your desired users for ''username'' below.

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 now emerge xfce and some other related packages.
-  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs tango-icon-theme
+  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs file-roller
 once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups. Simply substitute in your desired users for ''username'' below.

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 once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups. Simply substitute in your desired users for ''username'' below.
-  '''$''' for x in plugdev cdrom cdrw usb ; do sudo gpasswd -a ''username'' $x ; done
+  '''$''' for x in plugdev cdrom cdrw usb video ; do sudo gpasswd -a ''username'' $x ; done
 to start xfce with xwindows

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 now emerge xfce and some other related packages.
-  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs
+  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs tango-icon-theme
 once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups. Simply substitute in your desired users for ''username'' below.

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-option 1: xfce
+This guide focuses on using xfce4 as a display manager. Xfce4 is lightweight and highly customizable.
 check your make.conf for the following USE flags:
@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 now emerge xfce and some other related packages.
-  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal slim xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs
+  '''$''' sudo emerge -av xfce4-meta xfce4-mixer thunar-archive-plugin x11-terms/terminal xfce4-screenshooter galculator gedit mesa-progs
-once the emerge has completed, you'll want to add yourself and any other users to the necessary groups.
+ '''$''' for x in plugdev cdrom cdrw usb ; do sudo gpasswd -a ''username'' $x ; done
-for x in plugdev cdrom cdrw usb ; do sudo gpasswd -a username $x ; done
+to start xfce with xwindows
-update your environment
+ '''$''' sudo echo "exec startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc
-sudo env-update && source /etc/profile
+Next you'll want to [[Configure Login Manager]].