Include:Desktop prerequisites: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:57, 2 June 2025

Internet connectivity, unless the packages have been pre-fetched into a local cache.
Install appropriate Graphics driver drivers for your hardware. Without graphics drivers, errors are likely to occur when starting your desktop.
A non-root user account.
The community repository must be enabled.
Set up eudev.
Install and enable D-Bus. Without D-Bus, icons and keyboard shortcuts may be missing.

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-{{Note|Before installing any desktop,
+* Internet [[Configure_Networking#Connectivity_testing|connectivity]], unless the packages have been pre-fetched into a local cache.
-* Setup your [[Configure Networking|Internet access]], if not done already, before you proceed further.
+* Install appropriate [[Graphics driver]] drivers for your hardware. Without graphics drivers, errors are likely to occur when starting your desktop.
-* Create a non-privileged [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|user account]] for security reasons, if you skipped this step during [[Installation]].
+* A [[Setting_up_a_new_user#Creating_a_new_user|non-root user account]].
-* [[Repositories#Managing_repositories|Enable]] community repository.
+* The [[Repositories#Managing_repositories|community repository must be enabled]].
-* Install [[graphics driver]] for your video hardware.}}
+* Set up [[Include:Setup Device Manager|eudev]].
+* Install and enable [[D-Bus#Installation|D-Bus]]. Without D-Bus, icons and keyboard shortcuts may be missing.