Xorg install

Operating System

Linux/BSD

pacman -S xorg-server       \
          xorg-xinit        \
          xorg-server-utils

In addition to installing Xorg, you'll need to grab some info about your video card to determine what drivers to install:

# Find Installed Video card
lspci | grep VGA
 
# Install Vesa (backup video driver)
pacman -S xf86-video-vesa

Windows

See xming.

MacOS

See xquartz.

Testing Xorg

pacman -S xorg-twm xorg-xclock xterm
startx

if an xserver boots with moveable windows and a working mouse - the xserver works.

type exit to exit the x server If the screen goes black, you can blindly use a different virtual console (Ctrl+alt+F2) log in as root, and issue 'pkill X'