Installed, now how do i access my desktop?

[stlinux]

I've installed arch and added a user, finally solved the problem, but how do i now access my desktop? All help is welcome.

Thanks in advance
stlinux

[budman7]

Did you install the Desktop software during the install? If not you will need to do

pacman -s your fav desktop


And then edit /etc/rc.conf the way you want it.

[Thrillhouse]

You should familiarize yourself with the Arch Wiki. It contains directions for pretty much anything you want to do on Arch, including installing Desktop Environments and Window Managers. A vanilla Arch install doesn't come with either of these.

Here's the Gnome page.
Here's the KDE page.
Here's the XFCE page.

I would also take a look at this page. Good luck.

[oz]

I've installed arch and added a user, finally solved the problem, but how do i now access my desktop? All help is welcome.

Thanks in advance
stlinux

I'm very curious... what did the problem with adding a user turn out to be, or did a reinstall fix it?

[stlinux]

a reinstall fixed it wohoo!!!

[stlinux]

I've written in the two methods first "pacman -s gnome" and then the same with 'gnome-extra' and the error appears warning: current locale is invalid; using default "C" locale error: 'gnome extra': not found in sync db

[Thrillhouse]

Take a look at this article in the Wiki.