{"id":1176,"date":"2021-12-16T12:26:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/11\/23\/how-to-install-the-elementary-os-desktop-on-arch-linux\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/11\/23\/how-to-install-the-elementary-os-desktop-on-arch-linux\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:26:10","slug":"how-to-install-the-elementary-os-desktop-on-arch-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1176-how-to-install-the-elementary-os-desktop-on-arch-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install the Elementary OS desktop on Arch Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elementary OS is a great operating system with a beautiful desktop environment. Unfortunately, Elementary OS\u2019s desktop is attached to Ubuntu. While Ubuntu is a decent operating system, it\u2019s not as versatile as Arch Linux.<\/p>\n

If you love Arch Linux and want to use the Elementary OS desktop environment, you can. The Pantheon desktop is now in the official Arch Linux repos and can be installed. Here\u2019s how to get it working on your system.<\/p>\n

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Installing Pantheon<\/h2>\n

The first step to running the Elementary OS desktop environment on an Arch Linux system is to set up the Pantheon desktop environment. To get Pantheon working, you\u2019ll need to install the \u201cpantheon\u201d package group. This group will pull in all of the packages you need.<\/p>\n

To set up the Pantheon packages on your Arch Linux computer, you must launch a terminal window on the desktop. You can launch a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard. Or, search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu.<\/p>\n

Use the pacman -S<\/strong> command to install the \u201cpantheon\u201d package group with the terminal window open.<\/p>\n

\nsudo pacman -S pantheon\n<\/pre>\n
If you\u2019d prefer to have a minimal installation of the Pantheon desktop environment rather than a packaged installation, you can install the \u201cpantheon-session\u201d package instead.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S pantheon-session\n<\/pre>\n
When either of these packages is installed, you should have the Pantheon desktop environment working and ready to use. However, it is a long way from being configured correctly, and there are still many more things to set up.<\/p>\n
Installing AppCenter<\/h2>\n
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The core of Elementary OS is AppCenter, their excellent app store. AppCenter provides users apps via the Elementary OS Flatpak repo and the official Elementary OS repos.<\/p>\n
It is possible to use AppCenter on Arch Linux with your Pantheon installation. First, however, you will need to build the store from the source code via the Arch Linux User Repository. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n
To start, ensure you have a terminal window open. Then, use the pacman -S<\/strong> command to install the \u201cgit\u201d and \u201cbase-devel\u201d packages.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S git base-devel\n<\/pre>\n
With the two packages installed, use the commands below and set up the Trizen AUR helper. This tool will automate the installation of AppCenter on your Arch Linux system.<\/p>\n
\ngit clone https:\/\/aur.archlinux.org\/trizen.git\ncd trizen\/\nmakepkg -sri\n<\/pre>\n
Finally, install the AppCenter application on your Arch Linux system using the trizen -S<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n
\ntrizen -S appcenter\n<\/pre>\n
Enabling AppCenter Flatpak repo<\/h3>\n
AppCenter uses a custom Flatpak repository to distribute a lot of its applications. Having a custom Flatpak repo is excellent news, as it means that quite a lot of AppCenter applications from AppCenter developers will work on Arch Linux.<\/p>\n
To enable the AppCenter Flatpak repo on your Arch Linux system, you\u2019ll have to have the Flatpak runtime installed on your computer. You can install the Flatpak runtime on Arch Linux by installing the \u201cflatpak\u201d package.<\/p>\n
Note: having trouble setting up Flatpak? Please follow our guide on the subject.<\/p>\n
Once the Flatpak runtime is set up on your computer, the AppCenter Flatpak repo can be added. Using the flatpak remote-add<\/strong> command below, set it up.<\/p>\n
\nflatpak remote-add --user appcenter https:\/\/flatpak.elementary.io\/repo.flatpakrepo\n<\/pre>\n
Installing theme packages<\/h2>\n
Pantheon will not look right on Arch Linux without the Elementary OS theme packages. To get all of the theme packages set up on Arch Linux, open up a terminal window on the desktop. Once the terminal window is open, install all of the packages listed below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S elementary-icon-theme elementary-wallpapers gtk-theme-elementary ttf-droid ttf-opensans ttf-roboto sound-theme-elementary switchboard pantheon-default-settings\n<\/pre>\n
These packages, once installed, should fix all of the theme issues inside of Pantheon when using it on Arch Linux.<\/p>\n
Installing Pantheon applications<\/h2>\n
If you want an Elementary-OS like experience on Arch Linux, you\u2019ll need to set up all the official Pantheon applications, like Pantheon Files, Calculator, etc. Then, using the commands below in a terminal window, install the apps.<\/p>\n
 sudo pacman -S capnet-assist epiphanypantheon-calculator pantheon-calendar pantheon-camera pantheon-code pantheon-files pantheon-mail pantheon-music pantheon-photos pantheon-screenshot pantheon-shortcut-overlay pantheon-terminal\npantheon-videos simple-scan plank\n<\/pre>\n
Once all of these packages are installed on your system, Pantheon will have all the default programs up and running.<\/p>\n
Pantheon Tweaks<\/h2>\n
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While modifying Pantheon usually isn\u2019t necessary on Elementary OS, it is critical on Arch Linux. This is because when Pantheon is installed, it may not use the official Elementary OS icons, theme, etc.<\/p>\n
To change these settings so that Pantheon looks right, you\u2019ll have to install the pantheon-tweaks program from the Arch Linux AUR.<\/p>\n
\ntrizen -S switchboard-plug-pantheon-tweaks-git\n<\/pre>\n
With the program installed, open up \u201cSystem Settings\u201d in Pantheon, find \u201cTweaks,\u201d and change the icons and theme to the official Elementary OS themes. When everything is changed, Pantheon will be ready to use on Arch Linux.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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