[k0rfain]

Well, I installed Arch yesterday.. and when it was all done I tried to install gnome with pacman -S gnome and it didnt work. said the package or gnome wasnt found (cant remember exactly)

[ozar]

Not sure what's up because it's working fine here.

Try it again and post the exact error(s), remembering that the commands are case-sensitive.

Make sure you have the 'extra' repository enabled in /etc/pacman.conf.
Be sure to su to root before running any pacman commands.
Do a pacman -Syu to refresh your packages listing and upgrade your current packages.
Be sure to install xorg before installing gnome.
Do pacman -S gnome to install gnome.

Here's an Arch wiki for installing gnome, should you need it:

ArchWiki :: GNOME - ArchWiki

[k0rfain]

what is the extra repository? I think that might be the problem.

[ozar]

Originally Posted by k0rfain

what is the extra repository? I think that might be the problem.

All packages other than the base-system are now kept in the extra repo.

[k0rfain]

this is it right?

Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra

[ozar]

Yes, your extra entries should look like this:

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra

Note that you have to uncomment two of the three lines.

What mirrors are you using?

Check the /etc/pacman.d directory for core and extra.