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Installation
Post-Install
Keybinds
Video driver
Resolution
Maximum brightness
Sound
Battery
Keyboard
No blank screen
Upgrade
Autostart
Install an application
Delete an application
Extras

**quick pacman note: if you want to try pacman in the live session or
use it for the first time once you've installed ArchBang, run 'pacman -Syy'
to synchronize the pkg databases**

INSTALLATION

**Make sure that all the partitions of the disk on which you'll install
ArchBang Linux are unmounted & that the sound isn't used by any apps**
1)    Set your timezone by choosing UTC. Choose localtime only if you have
   a windoze partition and make sure the time is right.
2)   Choose Auto-Prepare if you plan to use the entire disk. If you do
   not choose Auto-Prepare, I assume you know how to partition your hdd
3)   Install the system
4)   Set your root password, username & user password
5)   Install Grub (don't forget to uncomment the section for Windoze
   if you do use it) & misson complete!

Post-Install

1) Check the "Video Driver" & "keyboard" sections
2) Comment unnecessary mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
3) By default pacman package signing is turned off, find out more at pacman-key wiki page
4) Consult the rest of the DOC/Wiki/Forum to find answers

Keybinds

-If you dislike the default keybinds, feel free to remove or change them
with obkey located in Openbox Config>Key Editor

-You can also check Xbindkeys/Keytouch but obkey has a lot of potential!

Video driver

-Remove xorg video drivers that were shipped with ArchBang by copy-pasting in
a terminal without the double quotation marks:

"sudo pacman -R xf86-video-apm xf86-video-ark
          xf86-video-ast\

           xf86-video-ati xf86-video-chips xf86-video-cirrus\

           xf86-video-dummy xf86-video-fbdev xf86-video-glint\

           xf86-video-i128 xf86-video-i740 xf86-video-intel\

           xf86-video-mach64 xf86-video-mga xf86-video-neomagic\

           xf86-video-nv xf86-video-r128 xf86-video-rendition\

           xf86-video-s3 xf86-video-s3virge xf86-video-savage\

           xf86-video-siliconmotion xf86-video-sis\

           xf86-video-sisusb xf86-video-nouveau\

           xf86-video-tdfx xf86-video-trident xf86-video-tseng\

           xf86-video-v4l xf86-video-vesa xf86-video-vmware\

           xf86-video-voodoo xf86-video-xgi xf86-video-xgixp\

           ati-dri intel-dri mach64-dri mga-dri r128-dri\

           savage-dri sis-dri tdfx-dri"

-Type in terminal as root:
-To know your video chipset type in terminal
"lspci | grep VGA"
-Track it down in the list by typing in terminal as root:
"pacman -Ss xf86-video | less"
-Install your video driver:
"pacman -S your_video_driver
Note: if you have a recent Nvidia card, type nvidia-xconfig after you
have installed the driver. It is safe and required to remove libgl.
-Might want to remove 'nomodeset' kernel parameter if not needed in
/boot/grub/menu.lst (depending on how you've booted ArchBang's live session)

Resolution

Go in Preferences>Screen Resolution

Max Brightness

If you want maximum brightness at boot, uncomment xbacklight -set 100 &
in autostart

Sound

-If you don't get any, try running as root in terminal "alsaconf"
-Run "alsamixer" in terminal & mute the Beep if necessary

Battery

If you need a battery monitor, uncomment batti in autostart

Keyboard

-If you need to change your keyboard's layout, uncomment fbxkb in
autostart.
-You can set up to 4 different configurations in
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-keyboard-layout.conf
You put the 2 letters that represent your country: ru Russia,
us United States, ca Canada, fr France, etc. you get the idea
A complete list can be found here:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Keyboard_layouts
(Note: when the system starts, it will use by default the first option
you put for XkbLayout in line 5)

-You must also uncomment the right locale(s) in /etc/locale.gen
-Run as root "locale-gen"
(You can check the locales currently used by typing "locale")
-Finally, do the proper changes in /etc/rc.conf to LOCALE & KEYMAP
Reboot and enjoy your right kb configuration!

No blank screen

To disable blank screen after 10 mins of inactivity, create a file in
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d called custom.conf with this code:

Section "ServerFlags"



          # disable low-level screensaver and screen DPMS poweroff

              Option "BlankTime"  "0"

              Option "StandbyTime" "0"

              Option "SuspendTime" "0"

              Option "OffTime"  "0"

          EndSection

Autostart

Simply add the application in autostart. Let's say you would like to
launch gimp when your system starts, you would go in Preferences>
Openbox Config>Edit autostart and add the following line at the end:

gimp &

Install an application

-If you know the name of the package you would like to install,
open the terminal and type "sudo pacman -S NameOfThePackage".
For example: "sudo pacman -S firefox"
And it will install firefox for you. Now that was not hard ;D

-All right, now let's say you know the type of application you want
or the name of the application but you do not know the exact package
name, use the search function by typing in the terminal
"pacman -Ss DescriptionOfWhatYouAreLookingFor"
For example: "pacman -Ss mozilla browser"
=>You will get many results and the first one will most likely be
Firefox :D. Now you know how to write the package name (firefox)
and you have a small description of the package.

-Let's say you're worried about the amount of space Firefox could take
once installed on your precious hard drive, you can have further
informations about a package by typing "pacman -Si NameOfThePackage"
For example: "pacman -Si firefox" will let you know that the installed
size of that package is 3.5MB. You'll also know more about the package's
dependencies (such as xulrunner & desktop-file-utils) that are
automatically pulled if you do not have them already.

-Finally, you need to know that there's Arch Linux main reps which are
core, extra, community that have the most common packages used by most
distributions. Packages for newer & less popular applications are often
located in the AUR (which is the Arch User Repository). It is a place
where we can upload our own packages (AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PACKAGES IN
THERE). The best tool to get packages from the AUR is packer which is
already included in ArchBang. Let's say you would like to get dropbox,
radiotray or minitube which were included in our previous release,
you just need to type in the terminal as user "packer -S dropbox" and voila.
You could install all 3 at once if you wanted by typing:
packer -S minitube radiotray dropbox.

The applications you install will be listed in xdgmenu & you can
manually add an item for your application in OB's custom menu by using
the Gui Menu Editor located in Prefereces>Openbox Config>Gui Menu Editor

Delete an application

-Run as root "pacman -R ThePackageYouWantToDelete"
for example: "pacman -R firefox" will remove firefox

You should keep in mind that the first time you installed Firefox, it
came with xulrunner & desktop-file-utils which are still installed on
your system! A cleaner way to remove firefox would be:
"pacman -Rnsc firefox"
=>It will remove the package (firefox) and its dependencies (xulrunner &
desktop-file-utils) and its configuration files :D. You have to be
careful with this "cleaner" way of removing an application because you
could get rid of dependencies needed by another application.
For example: xulrunner is also needed by google-gadgets. If you do not
have google-gadgets installed on your system, then there's nothing to
worry about.

Note: you can't remove packages w/ packer

Guides,Links,Handy Tips and Tricks

-If you're coming from another distribution, check out Pacman Rosetta
page located at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman_Rosetta

-To use your fastest mirrors, check
http://wiki.archbang.org/index.php?title=Set_Up_Your_Fastest_Mirrors

-If you want to know more about pacman, check out
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

-If you want to know more about packer, type in terminal "man packer"

-The best wiki in the world for Arch Linux is located at
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Main_Page
You will find answers for almost everything in there

-If you want a GUI for pacman/packer: gtkpacman/blinky & pkgbrowser

-If you want icons in OB's menu, check
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openbox#Icons_in_menu

-If you want to perfectly sync your clock with net time, check ntpd:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_Time_Protocol_daemon

-If you love docks, check adeskbar

-You will find a list of popular applications here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lightweight_Applications

-If you want to build Arch Linux from scratch by yourself, WILLXTREME has a
21 steps guide located at http://willensky.blogspot.com/

You find an guide to pacman-keys here: http://bbs.archbang.org/viewtopic.php?id=2082

Table of Contents of the ArchBang Wiki:
http://wiki.archbang.org/index.php?title=Table_of_Contents

Handy Tips section of the ArchBang forum: http://bbs.archbang.org/viewforum.php?id=4

FAQ about ArchBang:
http://wiki.archbang.org/index.php?title=FAQ_-_Frequently_Asked_Questions_about_ArchBang

Getting your questions answered here at ArchBang Forums:
http://bbs.archbang.org/viewtopic.php?pid=4980#p4980

Studying the ArchWiki is integral part of becoming a competent Arch Linux (ArchBang) user:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Main_Page

If you want to understand how ArchBang is built:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide

General Recommendations:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/General_Recommendations

The relationship between Arch & ArchBang and asking questions related to ArchBang on the Arch forums:
http://bbs.archbang.org/viewtopic.php?id=440