Setup Dual DE KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta && Cosmic on F41 Server and KDE Spin Nightly builds

Looks like presence on Fedora 41 Server preinstalled KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta allows to setup Cosmic DE as second DE following  https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ryanabx/cosmic-epoch/  . The most recent Fedora 41 KDE Spin behaves the same way as F41 Server. 

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$ sudo dnf copr enable ryanabx/cosmic-epoch

$ sudo dnf install cosmic-desktop

REFERENCES

https://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/346022/index.html

Setup KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta on Fedora 41 Servers and WKS Nightly builds

 Commands below

$ sudo dnf5 install @kde-desktop-environment

$ sudo systemctl enable sddm   # server's setup

$ sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target  # server's setup

work at least in meantime for both F41 Server (no GUI installed by default ) and F41 WKS with Gnome 47 installed by default. Syntax above is mentioned due to command $ dnf5 group list doesn't help at the moment .

Install COSMIC as second DE on the most recent version of ArcoLinuxPlasma6 KVM Guest

This post has been done in respond to Youtube Video 

"Arco : 4262 Installing Cosmic desktop on ArcoLinux and failing - same happened on real metal"

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xojSPVxj3DU&lc=UgxmCcMeOGbav5Zg7hd4AaABAg

 First tune Virt-manager as follows

Log into KDE Plasma6 DE and issue

$ sudo pacman -S cosmic

$ sudo reboot

Dual DE Setup Hyprland (ML4W 2.9.6) && Cosmic on Arch Linux (minimal) via Paru

There was typo in the header, the correct version is ML4W 2.9.6.1-1  Dotfiles

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 Setup  Arch Linux (minimal)  using archinstall and the most recent ISO as of 09/01/24 along with base-devel git openssh sddm vim nano . We intend to perform both DEs installation using Paru as AUR Helper . Start with paru build 

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru.git 

$ cd paru 

$ makepkg -si 

Now we need access to AUR via Paru AUR Helper :

$ paru -S cosmic

$ sudo reboot

$ sudo pacman -S packagekit

$ sudo pacman -S power-profiles-daemon

$ sudo systemctl enable sddm

$ sudo reboot

Verify Cosmic DE functionality

Continue with  Hyprland (ML4W 2.9.6.1-1) installation as second DE been inside Arch Cosmic Instance

$ paru -S ml4w-hyprland

$ ml4w-hyprland-setup

When done reboot and log into Hyprland (ML4W 2.9.6.1) 

Now verify some features of  Hyprland DE functionality

The last snapshot verifies installation on Mission-Center on Hyperland with ML4W 2.9.6.1-1 Dotfiles (Stephan Raabe)

Options provided at SDDM login prompt

REFERENCES

https://www.debugpoint.com/install-cosmic-arch-linux/

ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.6 as AUR. Install of HYPRLAND on Arch COSMIC Instance

 Deploy Arch COSMIC Instance via archinstall --advanced with GDM as DM. To install ml4w-hyprland-setup we intend to setup Pamac GUI in Arch Linux Cosmic environment . We may install pamac as follows:

Build "yay" to access AUR packages

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-git.git
$ cd yay-git
$ makepkg -si

Setup pamac via  $ yay -S pamac-aur




Now activate pamac GUI and enable AUR support.

Sequence of steps which is supposed to be done when pamac GUI pops up:  Activate drop down menu in right upper corner of the first panel of GUI interface and select Preferences option of this menu. ThirdParty option of horizontal Menu should be selected.  Activate AUR && Check for Updates. Close panel and select Refresh Databases in the first vertical menu .




After instance reboot make search for ml4w, which should be successful due to AUR support has been previously activated .

Install ml4w-hyprland-setup on Arch Cosmos via Pamac GUI

Reboot into COSMOS DE , run ml4w-hyprland-setup and go through install Hyprland DE on Arch Cosmos Instance. Finally selecting Hyprland at gnome login prompt

REFERENCES

https://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/345106/index.html

ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.6 as AUR. Quick install of HYPRLAND for Manjaro per Stephan Raabe

 An exact sequence of steps to be undertaken :-

 1. Add/Remove Software => Go to Preferences =>ThirdParty Menu Option to be selected  => Activate AUR && Check for Updates => Refresh Databases

2. Search for ml4w after databases refreshed

3.   Download packages && Apply

4. Reboot requested by setup      

      Next Step

$ ml4w-hypreland-setup

Reboot again

Original Video of Stephan Raabe         

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B4Kf30CWLg

In this video, Stephan Raabe guides you through the step-by-step process of installing the Hyprland tiling window manager with the ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.6 from the Arch User Repository (AUR) for Arch Linux-based distributions. From now on, you can install the ML4W Dotfiles for Hyprland as any other package on your system. Just use your preferred AUR Helper or search for ml4w in your Software Center with AUR access enabled.