Arch-Linux 2013 on VMware How-to Install Display Manager and Enable Login at Boot

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This Tip Show How-to Install & SetUp a Display-Manager for Arch-Linux Desktops on VMware so to Enable the Direct Login at Boot.

  1. Install the Display Manager 
    su
pacman -S slim
  2. Disable GLX Module Loading 
    nano /etc/xorg.conf

    Inserts:

    Section “Module”
    Disable “glx”
    EndSection

    Ctrl+x to Save & Exit

  3. Enabling Slim Login at Boot 
    systemctl enable slim.service
su userName
cp /etc/skel/.xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
nano ~/.xinitrc

    Uncomment the Corresponding Desktop Entry.

    Example:

    exec startxfce4

    su -c "chown userName:userName ~/.xinitrc"
su -c "chmod +x ~/.xinitrc"

    Ctrl+x to Save & Exit 🙂

  4. Reboot to Login Into Desktop 
    su -c "reboot"