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--- en:desktop:environments:kde [2022/01/08 09:43] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ en:desktop:environments:kde [2024/03/07 21:55] – [KDE] plasma 6 (update) now uses wayland instead of xorg by default dan
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 <code>
-pacman -S plasma xorg
+pacman -S plasma
 </code>
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 That's actually it.
-Check out all the [[https://archlinux.org/groups/x86_64/kde-applications/|KDE software]] and suggested packages below and install whatever you like.
+Check out all the [[https://archlinux.org/groups/x86_64/kde-applications/|KDE software]] and suggested packages below and install whatever you like.
+===== xinit =====
+The //disadvantage// of this method is that you have to log in via terminal.
+So install ''plasma'' and ''xorg'' as described above and skip ''enable sddm'' and do the following instead:
+<code>
+pacman -S xorg-xinit
+</code>
+<code>
+cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
+</code>
+<code>
+nano ~/.xinitrc
+</code>
+Comment out:
+<code>
+# twm &
+# xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
+# xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 &
+# xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 &
+# exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login
+</code>
+<code>
+echo "export DESKTOP_SESSION=plasma
+exec startplasma-x11" >> ~/.xinitrc
+</code>
+<code>
+echo "if [ -z "${DISPLAY}" ] && [ "${XDG_VTNR}" -eq 1 ]; then
+  exec startx
+fi" >> ~/.bash_profile
+</code>
 ====== Suggested software ======
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 systemctl enable --now cronie.service
 </code>
+Check also [[/en/desktop/services/crontab|crontab]].