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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2012, 06:36:22 am »
Installing a gui is easy. All you have to do is pick the one you want then install it. For example, say you want to install openbox:

pacman -S openbox

Of course, since you are new, you will probably want to install something like GNOME:

pacman -S gnome

or Xfce:

pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies

But what you really need to do is spend a good amount of time reading the Arch wiki. It can be a bit hard to understand at first but it will give you more info than anything else. Oh btw, don't forget to install xorg and your appropriate video driver first.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2012, 07:48:47 am »
Quote from: lucid on September 25, 2012, 06:36:22 am
Installing a gui is easy. All you have to do is pick the one you want then install it. For example, say you want to install openbox:

pacman -S openbox

Of course, since you are new, you will probably want to install something like GNOME:

pacman -S gnome

or Xfce:

pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies

But what you really need to do is spend a good amount of time reading the Arch wiki. It can be a bit hard to understand at first but it will give you more info than anything else. Oh btw, don't forget to install xorg and your appropriate video driver first.


Yo!


Thanks for the tip man. Yeah im having a hard time familiarizing things some codes just seem to be foreign to me, but i thinkim getting there ahaha. It was a good choice to try and install arch x as it somehow gave me a little bit of understanding on how certain things work beyond a graphical user interface.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2012, 08:33:31 am »
Just be sure to read alot, and make sure you understand WHY you did something, instead of just entering a few commands without really knowing why and what you are doing.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2012, 03:03:59 am »
Quote from: lucid on September 25, 2012, 08:33:31 am
Just be sure to read alot, and make sure you understand WHY you did something, instead of just entering a few commands without really knowing why and what you are doing.


Yo lucid man!

Is there a way to boot my Arch Linux inside Windows? I didn't use a virtual machine, but is there anyway? I wanted to view some tutorials while I'm configuring it.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2012, 03:43:00 am »
Quote from: HeRo on September 26, 2012, 03:03:59 am

Yo lucid man!

Is there a way to boot my Arch Linux inside Windows? I didn't use a virtual machine, but is there anyway? I wanted to view some tutorials while I'm configuring it.


"Inside" Windows, yes. VM. As in VirtualBox or Vmware you can very much "test" Arch without "installing" it. Get some VM, I like VirtualBox, but I'm biased. You can also dual-boot, but if your testing please keep to VM.


IF BY CHANCE you can't use VM, then dual boot. BUT if you can not use a VM then chances are you will not be able to dual-boot, then get your own computer.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2012, 04:17:59 am »
Quote from: techb on September 26, 2012, 03:43:00 am

"Inside" Windows, yes. VM. As in VirtualBox or Vmware you can very much "test" Arch without "installing" it. Get some VM, I like VirtualBox, but I'm biased. You can also dual-boot, but if your testing please keep to VM.


IF BY CHANCE you can't use VM, then dual boot. BUT if you can not use a VM then chances are you will not be able to dual-boot, then get your own computer.


The thing is, I already installed Arch Linux on one of my drives without a VM. Do you suggest that I should go re-install it using a VM, figure everything out, then proceed to install it again without using a VM?


I think my machine can somehow handle a VM, I honestly haven't used a VM before.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2012, 04:23:26 am »
Quote from: HeRo on September 26, 2012, 04:17:59 am

The thing is, I already installed Arch Linux on one of my drives without a VM. Do you suggest that I should go re-install it using a VM, figure everything out, then proceed to install it again without using a VM?


I think my machine can somehow handle a VM, I honestly haven't used a VM before.


NOOOOOOOO!


If you have it installed somewhere, go with it. I did not know your situation, go with what you have.
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2012, 04:27:45 am »
Quote from: techb on September 26, 2012, 04:23:26 am

NOOOOOOOO!


If you have it installed somewhere, go with it. I did not know your situation, go with what you have.


Haha! So there's no chance to boot my Arch Linux inside my Windows without using a VM?
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2012, 04:36:04 am »
Quote from: HeRo on September 26, 2012, 04:27:45 am

Haha! So there's no chance to boot my Arch Linux inside my Windows without using a VM?


Unless you do it Dual-Boot, then no. But what I can recommend is going with what our doing, or VM. VM gives you a throw-away testing environment. VirtualBox or VMWare or what ever you want to use. Google and research virtual machines and decide what is best for you. Then google and research Arch and how to install. 
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Re: OS for Hacking/Programming
« Reply #24 on: September 26, 2012, 06:27:23 am »
Yeah, the only way to use any OS inside of another is to install it in a VM like techb said. So you are currently dual-booting?
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