[CentOS] CentOS 5.1 - equivalent of xorg-x11 ?

[Johnny Hughes]

Johnny Hughes wrote:
> Tom Brown wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> If i want to add X to a system after install on CentOS 4 that would be 
>> a yum install xorg-x11 etc
>>
>> This package seems to have been renamed in CentOS 5 and i wonder if 
>> anyone can tell me what that now is please
>>
> 
> yum groupinstall "X Window System"
> 
> and also pick the GUI that you want from:
> 
> "GNOME Desktop Environment"
> 
> or
> 
> "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
> 
> or
> 
> "XFCE-4.4"
> 
> and add that on the end of the about groupisntall command ... like this 
> for KDE:
> 
> yum groupinstall "X Window System" "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

That can be a bit hefty on resources, I know.  However, that is how 
Gnome or KDE or XFCE were meant to be installed.

It is certainly possible to thin down the install by doing a:

yum groupinfo "<group>"

On each group and then only pick packages that you know you need.  That 
does require trial and error and a very detailed knowledge of your exact 
requirements.  If you have that knowledge, then by all means pick 
individual packages for each group ... personally, I just use the 
groupinstall method :)

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