We are creating a series of YouTube videos under the “edu-“ label to guide users through the migration from ArcoLinux to Arch Linux. These tutorials aim to make the transition process smoother by explaining each step clearly and providing practical examples. Whether you’re switching to gain more control or to learn vanilla Arch, our edu- videos are here to support your journey.

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Installation of Mate on Arch Linux Phase 4

install desktop environment

MATE

Installing mate requires only one line. Theming and tweaking your Arch Linux system will require more time. All the information about this desktop is here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/mate

sudo pacman -S mate mate-extra

Let us go over every settings of Arch Linux Mate and see what we still need to fix.

We have a vanilla Arch installation and we keep installing elements like :

  • terminal
  • theme
  • icon theme
  • text editor
  • conky and Aurora conky (OLD and NOT maintained)
  • Arch Linux wallpapers
  • plank and ArcoLinux themes
  • mate-tweak

This time we do NOT run the scripts from https://github.com/arcolinuxd/arco-mate.

You will have to figure things out yourself with the wiki from Arch Linux, Youtube and ofcourse ArcoLinux and ArcoLinuxD.