Stapling a GUI on an Arch VM

Introduction In this post I assume you have successfully set up an Arch VM, e.g. like in my last post. The following is based on “General Recommendations” and various forum threads … :-D In order to get a pretty GUI to interact with we will 1) set up the networking config for the VM and 2) select and install graphics drivers, display server, a desktop environment and a display manager. An outline of the second can also be found here with a range of options for common desktop environments and display managers to choose from. ...

December 9, 2024 · 4 min · ericschmidt