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Arch Linux on Raspberry Pi Running XFCE [Version 2]

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 3, 2013

I have created a one-liner to install XFCE on Arch Linux, Raspberry Pi. Find it in the last line. I wrote about installing XFCE on Arch Linux running on Raspberry Pi but it seems that those instructions are no longer valid for the new version of Arch as hosted on Raspberry Pi download page. So below are the new instructions for installing XFCE on Arch, Raspberry Pi. Please note that initial steps are similar for the previous versions of Arch too.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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