Hello...this is my first post here. I mainly work with and use MS software (especially servers and Citrix MetaFrame), but am interested in Linux and I'm trying my hand at exploring Knoppix.

As a test I just installed the same pacman package, and when I try to run it by running a shell and typing "pacman", I get the following:
X Error of failed request: BadName (named color or font does not exist)
Major opcode of failed request: 45 (X_OpenFont)
Serial number of failed request: 27
Current serial number in output stream: 31
Don't know if this is the same problem that you are experiencing but I thought that I would report it here.