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= Overview = | = Overview = | ||
There are several Desktop Environments and Window Managers available for Manjaro, each with their own unique style, interface, and features. Furthermore, it is possible to install multiple environments if desired, which can be selected at the login screen at any time. Users are not restricted to whatever comes pre-installed with a particular flavour of Manjaro. | There are several Desktop Environments and Window Managers available for Manjaro, each with their own unique style, interface, and features. Furthermore, it is possible to install multiple environments if desired, which can be selected at the login screen at any time. Users are not restricted to whatever comes pre-installed with a particular flavour of Manjaro. | ||
= Desktop Environments = | = Desktop Environments = | ||
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== KDE4 == | |||
{{note|Upon installing, you will be asked to pick a gstreamer version (phonon or vlc). Gstreamer is a multimedia framework used to handle multimedia applications (i.e. audio and video playback and editing). If you are not sure which one you should choose, pick '''vlc'''.}} | {{note|Upon installing, you will be asked to pick a gstreamer version (phonon or vlc). Gstreamer is a multimedia framework used to handle multimedia applications (i.e. audio and video playback and editing). If you are not sure which one you should choose, pick '''vlc'''.}} | ||
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{{note| kde5 is in the pipeline. you could use sudo pacman -S plasma5 to install | {{note| kde5 is in the pipeline. you could use sudo pacman -S plasma5 to install the desktop, info the forum to do. also kdm | ||
is also replaced by SDDM! be noted this kde install wiki wil change in time after kde5 is stable}} | is also replaced by SDDM! be noted this kde install wiki wil change in time after kde5 is stable}} | ||
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== Gnome 3 == | == Gnome 3 == | ||
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sudo pacman -S gnome-extra | sudo pacman -S gnome-extra | ||
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== Cinnamon == | == Cinnamon == | ||
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sudo pacman -S gnome-terminal | sudo pacman -S gnome-terminal | ||
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== LXQt == | == LXQt == | ||
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The recommended Display/Login Manager | LXQt does not install a Display/Login Manager for you. The recommended Display/Login Manager for LXQt is '''[https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Install_Display_Managers#SDDM SDDM]'''. | ||
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== Razor-QT == | == Razor-QT == | ||
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== LXDE == | == LXDE == | ||
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= Window Managers = | = Window Managers = | ||
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Therefore extremely powerful and versatile, these window managers also carry the additional benefit of being faster and more resource efficient than pre-defined desktop environments. Interestingly, the super-lightweight LXDE environment is itself built on the Openbox window manager. There are two types of Window Manager: '''Stacking''' and '''Tiling'''. These names denote how application windows will behave on your desktop. | Therefore extremely powerful and versatile, these window managers also carry the additional benefit of being faster and more resource efficient than pre-defined desktop environments. Interestingly, the super-lightweight LXDE environment is itself built on the Openbox window manager. There are two types of Window Manager: '''Stacking''' and '''Tiling'''. These names denote how application windows will behave on your desktop. | ||
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'''Stacking window managers''' are by far the most popular, and essentially allow application windows to be moved freely around the screen, which may overlap - or 'stack' - upon one another, hence the name. All popular desktop environments (e.g. XFCE, KDE, Gnome, etc.) use stacking window Managers. | '''Stacking window managers''' are by far the most popular, and essentially allow application windows to be moved freely around the screen, which may overlap - or 'stack' - upon one another, hence the name. All popular desktop environments (e.g. XFCE, KDE, Gnome, etc.) use stacking window Managers. | ||
=== Openbox === | === Openbox === | ||
[[File: manjarobox.png|thumb|left|375px]] | [[File: manjarobox.png|thumb|left|375px]] | ||
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sudo pacman -S oblogout obconf obmenu openbox-themes | sudo pacman -S oblogout obconf obmenu openbox-themes | ||
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=== FluxBox === | === FluxBox === | ||
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sudo pacman -S i3lock i3status | sudo pacman -S i3lock i3status | ||
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= See Also = | = See Also = | ||