Laptop load cylce count fix in Arch?

[Sealbhach]

Right, just installed Arch and using Firefox in Fluxbox. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, except that damn twm running when I did startx caused me a few headaches.


I have a couple of questions - hope this is the right place.

1. Is there a fix for the laptop load cycle count issue - like the "ugly fix" they have in Ubuntu?

2. Can anyone recommend a nice file manager that works well in Fluxbox.

3. Do I have to type "startx" everytime or is there another way, or a graphical login screen?


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[fwojciec]

Right, just installed Arch and using Firefox in Fluxbox. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, except that damn twm running when I did startx caused me a few headaches.


I have a couple of questions - hope this is the right place.

1. Is there a fix for the laptop load cycle count issue - like the "ugly fix" they have in Ubuntu?

You can have a look at this thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39258


2. Can anyone recommend a nice file manager that works well in Fluxbox.

Thunar, pcmanfm, rox -- basically any file manager will work fine in Fluxbox. My favorite is thunar, but it's purely a matter of personal preference.


3. Do I have to type "startx" everytime or is there another way, or a graphical login screen?

No, you can install one of the graphical login managers -- http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Login_manager

[MisfitI38]

Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, except that damn twm running when I did startx caused me a few headaches.
You either skipped over this part (http://http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide#.7E.2F.xinitrc) of the guide, or you weren't following the right guide. ;)
2. Personally, I like thunar. PCmanfm is ok also.
3. All the DM's I can think of are available and installable via pacman. Note that you may wish to reset your default runlevel through /etc/inittab or, launch your DM as a daemon, specified in the DAEMONS= array in /etc/rc.conf.

Welcome to Arch. I hope you enjoy your stay.

[RiceMonster]

2. Can anyone recommend a nice file manager that works well in Fluxbox.

I personally like Thunar, however there's tons of other available.



3. Do I have to type "startx" everytime or is there another way, or a graphical login screen?

You'll want to use GDM, KDM, SLIM, or XDM

You can also modify your ~/.bash_profile so x will start when you log in (I had that for a bit, and it annoyed me, so now I just type startx).

check these out:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Start_X_at_boot
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Adding_a_login_manager_(KDM%2C_GDM%2C_or_XDM)_to_a utomatically_boot_on_startup

[mips]

1. I did exactly the same as for ubuntu if I recall correctly.
2. PCManFM, emelFM
3. Use SLiM. Just add SliM to your daemons list in /etc/rc.conf and it will start next time you boot.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Login_manager#Append_the_daemon_name_for_the_Displ ay_Manager_of_your_choice_.28entrance.2C_gdm.2C_kd m_or_slim.29

[Sealbhach]

Cool, thnks everyone. :D


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