Porteus

I start this thread to provide a kde desktop for the porteus/arch aka sensei os authored by stifiling:
viewtopic.php?f=114&t=2386

There is currently one desktop available for porteus version 3.1rc: xfce:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/senseig ... rce=navbar

I am currently building a kde version, kde4 or 5. I am following the archlinux wiki for both of them:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE#Plasma_Desktop
The archlinux kde packages have changed names from kde4 to kde5.

Hoping to keep it to a minimum installation, I am following these
1.0 howto to install kde4:
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/arc ... e-desktop/
kde4 under arch linux is no longer maintained.

2.0 howto to install kde.
2.1 plasma5 minimal install:
http://www.linuxveda.com/2015/02/27/how ... rch-linux/ insert:
exec startkde

At command line: 2.2 minimal install plasma 5 with a few useful package :
More packages and adjustments proposed in an old thread (the method to install plasma is no longer valid):
http://www.techrapid.co.uk/linux/arch-l ... rch-linux/
root ~ # pman -S plasma-desktop dolphin konsole gwenview kdegraphics-ksnapshot ttf-freefont ark p7zip zip unzip unrar wxgtk

2.3 see porteus kde for additional useful packages

As kde/plasma is still in development, it is possible to have the latest development thru kde(5) unstable:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE
/etc/pacman.conf
[kde-unstable]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

@francois

I have uploaded the UP.Sensei-v3.1-rc1-i486.iso.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7w5d1 ... 1-i486.iso

I don't know whether this ISO might be usefull for your study or not.


It was updated from Sensei-v3.1-rc1-i486.iso.
1. kernel was updated to 3.18.21.
2. Almost ArckLinux Packages Were updated to current versions by the ArckLinux SPM.
This tool is included in ISO
(UP.Sensei-v3.1-rc1-i486.iso@/porteus/optional/archspm-15.09.08-noarch-5.xzm)

It could boot from HDD via USB3-STA on EFI PC.
It could run on GUI mode (run level 4).
But, There are many issues about network, application execution, etc.

Thanks.

I will try your version of porteus aka sensei.

Thanks a lot.

I am unable to log out of X graphical environment. And there is not even a terminal emulator to do so. Log out will just log out temporarily and reboot into xfce.

Thanks.

@francois
I am sorry that the ISO disturbed your study.
Please consider as that it is a sample which
ArchLinux packages are constructed on cross environment (Porteus environment).

If it would be more updated in order to be usable, more efforts would be needed.

Thanks.

updated first post to provide the minimal install strategies.