my first try making a distro

[Moltke]

[quote author=Moltke link=topic=5130.msg38778#msg38778 date=1518284345]

So all I done was login as root and edit the

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/boot/grub/grub.cfg

Simply changing the text and saving

Well done! However, I noticed that the line for "Advanced options for..." still says "Arch Linux", that's because you edited "/boot/grub/grub.cfg" instead of "/etc/default/grub". grub-customizer is in the AUR repositories so an AUR helper should do the job of installing it https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers I use pacaur in my Arch VM.

You are wrong yet again.
Correction coming
.......editing
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I might well be. I guess you mean the part of editing /boot/grub instead of /etc/default I admit I don't know much about grub and/or customizing it. However, I grabbed that that tip from here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRU...and_tricks  and it does says to edit /etc/default/grub for any changes/customizations one decides/wishes to make..but then I might be wrong and if I'm wrong I'm wrong and that's it. 

[bitsnpcs]

[member=7109]Moltke[/member] Thank You for the this link too
I have a kinda headache I done too much last night up all night until 10am today and didnt put my spectacles on, as I was having the cans on (headphone type) for music, so I have a sore eyes/head lol.
Some music will relax it.
I will read through all the links though and try to learn things to try from them.

[Moltke]

[member=7109]Moltke[/member] Thank You for the this link too

You're very welcome [member=411]bitsnpcs[/member]

I have Aspergers, it is a HFA (High Functioning Autism) when I get focused I focus too much

I do know what Asperger is, I am a teacher and some of my students have it.

Yes I was editing the correct file, maybe it can be done from the other file too

Yes, you did indeed. Like I said I might be wrong and you just proved I was, but it can be done by editing the one I used too just like the image I shared shows.

Cheers Girl!  ;D

[bitsnpcs]

Yes there is more than one way to do that it seems.

[bitsnpcs]

Desktop Environment switcher/chooser now working in the login screen.
Just log out, select from the menu, log in to the other DE.
Of the 4 so far I only tried changing between Mate and Gnome3, and back.

It is not very quick to load up the DE when changing, but not really slow. It is set to run 2 cores, 4GB Ram, 12MB Graphics, as in the videos.

Also smaller still but it bugged me, sound is now stereo

Update -
now tried the 4 DE, Mate, Gnome3, Gnome on Xorg, Gnome Classic
Increased the ram used to 64MB.

[Moltke]

12MB Graphics

This is too litlle. You can increase graphics memory in Virtualbox up to 256mb; Select the VM and then click on settings, in the settings window go to display > screen > video memory and move the slider up to 128



then move the slider for monitor count up to 8



You'll notice that video memory slider now can go up to 256, move it up and click on "ok" to close that window



Click on settings again > display > screen and move back monitor count slider to 1 and click on "ok" to close that window



Now your VM has 256mb of video memory RAM which will make it run smoother and faster

[bitsnpcs]

[member=7109]Moltke[/member] Thank You 
I have done it now, it doesn't seem to make any difference in speed of the load time of the DE from the login. The desktop once loaded works fine speed wise.

[Moltke]

[member=411]bitsnpcs[/member]  you're welcome. By the way, if you haven't already done so, open a terminal in your VM and type the following

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$ sudo cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist  /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak

this will create a backup of pacman's mirrorlist file, then do

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$ sudo rankmirrors -n 6 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.bak > /etc/pacman.d/mirrorist

this will update pacman's mirrorlist servers ranking them by speed - the 6 is the number of servers to be ranked and put on top of the file, so pacman uses them when installing or updating packages,  you can use another one i.e 10  - give it a while till it's finished, once it is type

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$ sudo nano /ect/pacman.conf

and comment this lines out.
#[multilib]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist    *delete the "#" symbol in front of it. If you don't use nano and/or haven't installed it yet, change "nano" for your preferred editor, or if you'd like to install it type

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$ sudo pacman -S nano

to do so.

This will enable multilib repository. Now type

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sudo pacman -Syy

to sychronize pacmans repositories and finally run

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sudo pacman -Su

to update your Arch Linux VM. Arch is a rolling release system so you'll have to update it every now and then, once a week is ok. If you have already done this...well..just ingnore me please   ;D

[bitsnpcs]

[member=7109]Moltke[/member]

yes I have already done the mirrors during set up, and to recheck it every few weeks/month, although slightly differently by using the Arch website tool for this, discovering the fastest and nearest mirrors, it was 8 mirrors, then added them in by editing and updating.

I have also run the

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sudo pacman -Syy

and also

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sudo pacman -Syu

I had not learned/heard of the

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pacman -Su

command until your post, Thank You
I have just ran this it had 1 update of 2.5MB for man-db.
I will need to begin a book/pad for all these new (to me) commands I am coming across, until I learn them over time.
I'll begin it this week.

I have not managed to get VLC working either it is installed and the codecs Arch says it needs, clicking its icon doesn't open the program, and right context menu choosing vlc on an mp3 doesnt play it, says it needs mp3 decoder, but that decoder needed on reading and trying to install is already installed.Although I have tried removing and reinstalling that.
I have managed to get mp3 to play from right context menu using Mplayer, but it has no GUI appearing to control it.
So the MP3 playing I need to find more on trying to solve.
I have seen a nice looking mp3 player, I want to try out at a later time.

[Moltke]

[member=411]bitsnpcs[/member]  You're welcome!  

I had not learned/heard of the

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pacman -Su

Yes, you had, you just didn't know  "pacman -Syu= pacman -Sy+pacman -Su. I just prefer to run both commands each at a time. One could also do "pacman -Sy &&  pacman -Su", but people simply do pacman -Syu which is of course preferable being shorter and since you can do it that way the extra-typing makes no sense.