Sometimes tutorials are not specific to one desktop. They apply to ArcoLinux, Arch Linux or just Linux.
You can find those here and on ArcoLinux.com.
When composing an article focused on a particular desktop environment or tiling window manager, we recognize its applicability across multiple desktops or tiling window managers. Consequently, we also include the article in this section for broader relevance.
Tutorials related to ANY desktop
How to remove the startup conky on any tiling window manager – workflow
Tiling window managers often start a conky to the right or to the left to help a first time user. The conky will show you the necessary keybindings to navigate in a TWM. We show you the workflow how to remove the conky. We do not want to start it up again after every...
arch-chroot and ext4 – use the power of arch-chroot when your computer crashes
Changing root is commonly done for performing system maintenance on systems where booting and/or logging in is no longer possible. Common examples are: Reinstalling the bootloader. Rebuilding the initramfs image. Upgrading or downgrading packages. Resetting a...
How to autostart xrandr/arandr settings for dualscreen – any desktop – ideal for TWM
Most desktops have their own apps/settings to re-arrange your monitors. Tiling Window Managers often do not have it. There are different ways to cope with that. Xrandr and Arandr are great tools to analyze your hardware. Then it is up to you how and where you launch...
Need to know about scripts
When you install software on your computer, you type in the terminal sudo pacman -S ... sudo yay -S ... When you write these commands in a file and make it executable, you get a script. Scripts are there to assist us when we re-install ArcoLinuxD or Arch Linux. They...
9 – Why are the articles on ArcoLinuxD not ordered – any desktop
Some information about ArcoLinuxD.com website. We continue to make articles about ArcoLinuxD and about its many many desktops. We started creating articles about desktops in a certain order. Hence the numbering. But ad hoc we keep writing articles and keep numbering...
14 make sure you get the ArcoLinux dconf/user database in – manual intervention required – only Gnome
When developing Gnome in July 2019 it came to my attention that the settings I had created and saved in ~/.config/dconf/user were not applied into the system. Updates came in /etc/skel/.config/dconf/user. We did the skel command (check your aliases) but the new...
Use pastebinit to put log files online via the terminal
Starting from a question on DiscordHow do I send information from a live-dvd like ArcoLinuxD to the internet without browser?The answer is install sudo pacman -S pastebinitTo know any application in linux you type two thingsman pastebinitpastebinit --help or -hThis...
Use pastebin.com to share lots of code from the terminal with us on the forum
The idea of this help menu is that we need to be able to help you.In order to be able to help you, we need information.Provide us with the output in your terminal.Select the output code in termite or urxvt.Press CTRL + SHIFT + C.It is now copied.Go online to...
How to get rid of the dynamic user in lightdm login screen
Depending in what learning stage you are (ArcoLinux learning phases), what ISO you are on ArcoLinuxD or Arch Linux or what distribution you are using ...IF you are also using LIGHTDM as your login manager, you may see a "dynamic user" when logging in. See image.Here...
16 How to install virtualbox on Deepin – any desktop
Installing virtual box on your Arch Linux or ArcoLinux computer should start with a visit to the Arch wiki and Nemesis scripts. The Arch Wiki gives you an abundance of knowledge. Follow this url and start reading : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox You...
7 How to set variety to choose your personal and local wallpapers – any desktop
Variety is our wallpaper changer. It can also get wallpapers from a variety of sources. When writing this article the best provider of new wallpapers desktoppr is still down for maintenance. We change the source of the wallpapers to a local source.Everyone has a...
6 Setting up our cloud services dropbox and google drive – any desktop
My personal way to keep save from data loss is keeping my data in the cloud. There are people who copy/paste (grsync) everything to a harddisk or usb. There are people who use timeshift and other tools.At some point in your life you find a workflow that fits you. This...
5 Setting up firefox and vivaldi – sync your bookmarks, settings, extensions and themes from the cloud – any desktop
We check first my dmesg. In previous article and video we discussed the messages we are getting lately. They all start with audit and it makes it hard to read the dmesg these days. We show you how you can get your previous dmesg back.When you perform many clean...
4 Installing ArcoLinux-Nemesis on any desktop as a possible workflow after installation
NO distro is 100% to your liking. You need to uninstall applications, install applications and tweak and config to reach YOUR sense of perfection.After any ArcoLinux ISO I will install my personal github called : ArcoLinux-Nemesis. You can find that github here : ...
How to create your own plank theme the numixx theme as example – any desktop
Feb 2019 - 101 plank themes to choose from In this video we will show you how easy it is to change any given plank theme. We use the numixx plank theme as example. We open it in the folder /usr/share/plank/themes/Numixx with Atom but open that specific folder as root...
Fix your ArcoLinux or Arch Linux computer with these 2 tips
If you recognize these symptoms then this article can help you : black screen at bootup bootup starts but halts bootup starts but halts and you see why - error message lightdm shows but is unresponsive lightdm shows - desktop is unreachable ... Solution 1 When your...
How to autologin in any ArcoLinux or choose a different desktop to autologin – any desktop
This procedure will work on ArcoLinux ArcoLinuxD ArcoLinuxB Arch Linux All you need to remember is that we work with lightdm display manager. You can find the lightdm configuration files in /etc/lightdm. Edit the /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf with sublime text. Choose to...
25 installing discord and find the invitation link – any desktop
Discord is a slick looking application and a means to communicate very quickly with ArcoLinux users and developers. We can share printscreens and links via this medium. Installing can be done from AUR or 3party repo so either yay -S discord or sudo pacman -S discord...
23 How to add a conky on Plasma – also for other desktops
Conkyzen (am-conkyzen - application where you can select all the conkies), the conkies (arcolinux-conky-collection-git) and the conky application (conky-lua-archers) are already installed on your system. Plasma has its own widgets. But if you want to have your...
21 Procedures to update your plasma system – any desktop
Long procedure to update If you want to learn more about your system and keep track of what changed then this procedure is for you. 1 - bupskel Will create a backup folder of /etc/skel prior to your updates 2 - update Will download and install all Arch Linux and...
19 How to install dropbox and safeguard all your documents in the cloud – any desktop
Check the version of Dropbox on AUR and 3Party repoInstall the most recent version Since we use dropbox as a service constantly on all our installations of all the desktops we have added dropbox to the 3party repo. This version will not be auto updated. It is a manual...
18 install lastpass with yay and sync your firefox after a clean install – any desktop
One of my goals is to be up and running as fast as possible on ANY DESKTOP of ArcoLinux. Syncing your settings, extensions and bookmarks to your firefox cloud account can be an asset in that matter. All I need to do is install the extension lastpass and login to my...
12 How to install and configure obs-studio – any desktop
Obs-studio is a tool to stream your desktop, sound, webcam, … to youtube (and other services). sudo pacman -S obs-studio Read more about it on Open Broadcaster Software at https://obsproject.com. This application is certainly NOT A MUST for the average user. Only...
4 Syncing with Vivaldi cloud account to get all my bookmarks and more – any desktop
Like Firefox, Chromium and Google Chrome we can sync our bookmarks, settings and so much more to the cloud. The advantage is that after ANY CLEAN INSTALL we can get all our settings and extensions back with just a login and a password. This way I could have installed...
3 How to install the extension lastpass in Vivaldi – any desktop
In order for me to be able to upload to my youtube channel I need to have my login and password. They are stored safely online with the tool from lastpass.com. We launch Vivaldi and show you how to install the extension lastpass. It comes from the Google...
How to mount an ssd bay in your desktop to easily switch between windows and linux
Of course you can dual boot or triple-boot or even more but is it all worth it in the end. A lot of users are faced with a malfunctioning system at some point or other. I know you can learn from these setbacks and google for solutions until it is fixed... BUT What if...
Help yourself by analyzing a github of today with a github of the past – use meld
Github is quite the invention from Linus Torvalds. Github can be a Time Machine. You can retrace all the changes ever made and you can even get the complete situation back at some point in time - IN THE PAST. In the video we will show you why that can be...
How to share you hardware specifications when asking for support
We often do not get enough information to be able to analyze the issue. If you think we need to know your hardware specifications to solve your issue, you have now since ArcoLinux 6.8.1 an extra icon in your Xfce settings. Quick System Info will give you the...
Help us to make calamares or the installer better and help yourself and others in the process
Calamares is our installer and it is a super tool to install any linux distributions with a graphical interface. They face the same or similar challenges as any developer : calamares changes dependencies of calamares change hardware dependent issue new hardware ......
3 Update your system and check your /etc/skel – ANY DESKTOP
ArcoLinux is a rolling release. Some of the updates will be installed in /usr/share. Nothing to do then.Some of the updates will be installed in /etc/skel. The user decides whether he wants to take action or not. sudo pacman -Syyu or upall There was a message about...
Help yourself and use links to look up information on the net in the TTY
When you are installing ArcoLinuxD you start with a TTY screen. It is all black and you type what you want to accomplish. I wanted to get rid of the 'ugly' shutdown lines and I knew what to do but wondered what the exact code was again. You can install...
Use peek to show us what goes wrong on your system
If you want to explain something in order to get help there is this application peek. It will generate an animated gif you can then upload to imgur and put the link in the forum. Working in this manner we can see what is going on on your end....
Use imgur to share pictures with us on our forum
To give you support with ArcoLinux you can take pictures of your system and upload them to imgur.com. If the image is too big, you can make it a bit smaller or you can give us a link to the original image or you can choose a smaller size in imgur. See picture....
Use asciinema to show what goes on in your terminal
In order to give you better support we need to know what is going on your terminal. This will be great if you are on ArcoLinuxD. Then we do not have a graphical interface. Asciinema is going to record what is happening in your terminal. asciinema rec Type exit to stop...
6 Changing the logo of Neofetch – any desktop
Check the manual of any application. In this case man neofetch We need to tell neofetch to use the option - -source to load another image or logo. We get our ArcoLinux logo's with the package from the conky's : arcolinux-conky-collection-git. It is installed in...
5 Starting Neofetch automatically in the terminal – any desktop
We add neofetch to the terminal. We want to see to see the technical information Neofetch provides and the logo of Arcolinux. Add neofetch to .bashrc (or .zshrc). W3m and imagemagick need to be installed to have the logo of ArcoLinux in Neofetch
15 How to change the display manager from lightdm to gdm or any other – any desktop
You can use any display manager or login manager you want. There is no need to change to gdm because you are going to install the desktop gnome... but you can. It is the freedom of choice. And it is even not that hard. We have chosen for lightdm a few months back when...
14 How to increase zsh’s functionality and change the configuration – any desktop
We can use a different shell in your system. The standard shell is bash. You can read more about bash or Bourne-again Shell here. But you can also use Zsh. Read more about zsh here. Zsh is already installed but not activated. And there are other packages you might...
Use meld to compare folders and files coming in your /etc/skel any desktop
Shown on i3 Can be done on any desktop Use meld as a tool to compare your projects over time and easily compare the differences in your files or folders. Use meld as a tool to compare the ArcoLinux packages in /etc/skel with your own and decide what changes you will...
How to set double tap and drag and drop on your laptop’s touchpad – any desktop
When on ArcoLinux you can set your touchpad with the gui of XFCE settings or keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + M. This will work on Xfce and Openbox. If you want to have this solution on i3 you will need to delete a hashtag in the config file. #exec --no-startup-id...
How to get the latest updates in from github any desktop
The scripts on https://github.com/arcolinuxd are constantly improving. When we use ArcoLinuxD we will install a base Arch Linux and then it is up to us to decide what desktop environment you would like Xfce, Openbox, i3wm, Budgie ,... and so many others. Getting the...
14 – Changing the look of the terminal termite on any desktop
When we install the package arcolinux-termite-themes-git we will get 79 termite themes. The themes will be installed in /etc/xdg/termite. What we need to do manually now, is to copy/paste those themes over to our personal ~/.config/termite folder to work efficiently....
13 – installing the aureola conky’s on any desktop
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable and is able to monitor many system variables including the status of the CPU, memory, swap space, disk storage, temperatures, processes, network interfaces, battery power,...
8 – Installing software via the terminal any desktop
Installing software can be done via gui (graphical user interface) like pamac and gnome-software explained here. But it can be done via terminal as well. Our Arch fun starts on the AUR or Arch User Repository. Check out what other people find great. Votes...
7 – Installing software with pamac or gnome-software any desktop
In ArcoLinuxD we install all our software with scripts. Scripts can be easily edited. Delete lines, add lines. Install the software YOU like. That must be the first step to install the applications you do want. But eventually you will want to try out new applications...
6 – making sure neofetch shows up in termite – any desktop
All what we need to do is change the content of the file .bashrc and add neofetch to it. In the tutorial we see that XFCE wants to open a .sh file with libreoffice. Nothing could be more wrong. I will show how you can change that preference for any future action. W3m...
18 – installing 33 Arc themes with different accent colors on any ArcoLinuxD desktop
Installing these arc themes is actually quite simple. This package belongs to our own ArcoLinux repository and can be downloaded via sudo pacman -S arcolinux-arc-themes-git I show you where on your computer this is stored i.e. /etc/pacman.conf Then select your theme...