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Re: [CentOS] Non-gnome desktops on CentOS-7
by James B. Byrne 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

On Fri, November 7, 2014 15:41, Les Mikesell wrote: >> Op 07-11-14 om 21:13 schreef James B. Byrne: >>> >>> I am a bit bewildered that neither the official KDE from centos nor the >>> semi-official mate from epel pull in as part of their install the Xserver. > > There is never any reason to assume that the display (needing the > Xserver) is on the same machine as the desktop or application being > displayed. X has always worked just fine over networks. > Yes, I understand that. However, when one installs a 'Gnome Desktop' one in fact gets a GUI that runs on that system. When one installs "KDE Plasma whatever' one does not. If one does 'yum grouplist' on CentOS-7 there is no 'KDE Desktop' displayed as there is for CentOS-6. > > I haven't tried that on a machine that does not also have the gnome > desktop installed, though. But both KDE and MATE should be > alternatives you can choose at login if you have all of them > installed. > Yes, I have already discovered that if one installs Gnome first then the other desktops begin to work as well. I just cannot seem to get either alternative to run if Gnome is not installed before the others. And the semantics here are that if I install KDE or Mate first and then install Gnome neither KDE nor Mate can be started from the command line as I wish to. I am scratching the CentOS-7 system and starting again with a minimal install. -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3

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group install KDE does not enable runtime?
by James B. Byrne 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

In my continuing investigation of CentOS-7 I did yet another minimal install. Subsequent to that I ran yum update kernel, and then yum group install KDE. Now, KDE installed about 480Mb of stuff, which compares favourably to Gnome's 971Mb. However, when I run startx from the command line, instead of getting a desktop I see these errors instead: xauth: file /root/.serverauth.12462 does not exist xinit: unable to run server "/usr/bin/X": No such file or directory Followed by instructions on how to link "/usr/bin/X" to ones choice of display server. This seems a little awkward for a mature distro. Is it really the case that one must hand link files to get any other desktop instead of gnome? is this by design? -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3

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LDAP authentication using nssov
by Tim Dunphy 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

Hey all, I've been googling for a bit trying to find a decent guide that helps you setup LDAP authentication via nssov. And so far haven't been able to find anything. Does anyone out there happen to know of a guide that would help me do this under CentOS 6.5? Thanks Tim -- GPG me!! gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys F186197B

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EPEL bug squashing day 2 Dec 2014
by Jim Perrin 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Leading up to the upcoming orphan removal in EPEL, the EPEL Steering Committee is organizing a Bug Squashing Day. There are 3 main purposes to this day: 1. Identifying owners willing to take over orphaned packages 2. Bug triage, feedback, or fixing various bugs through patch submission, etc. 3. Last but not least, we'll be covering the testing of various packages which need feedback. Additionally it would be helpful to begin establishing a baseline for package testing, to establish what features should be tested when providing feedback for packages. If you have a FAS account and would like to participate, please keep an eye on the EPEL devel mailing list as more information will be provided. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-devel/2014-November/010453.h… -- Jim Perrin The CentOS Project | http://www.centos.org twitter: @BitIntegrity | GPG Key: FA09AD77

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Recent updates fail
by Steve Blackwell 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

I noticed some this morning but when I go to install them I get this: --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Package: claws-mail-plugins-fancy-3.9.0-2.el6.x86_64 (@epel) Requires: libwebkit-1.0.so.2()(64bit) Removing: webkitgtk-1.2.6-5.el6.x86_64 (@base) libwebkit-1.0.so.2()(64bit) Updated By: webkitgtk-1.4.3-8.el6.x86_64 (base) Not found Is this a claws problem or a webkit problem? This is on CentOS 6. Steve

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RS-485 over a half duplex serial in Centos 6.5
by Jason Ricles 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Hi, I am trying to make a program in C to communicate with a temperature sensor over my serial port that uses RS-485 and is a half duplex. I am however having trouble getting the device into RS-485 mode, is it possible to use RS-485 mode in Centos 6.5 or does it only support RS-232 mode?

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Centos7 Net install on HP A1710N fails
by david 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

Folks Just for laughs, I took an older 64-bit machine, HP Pavillion A1710N, and tried a net-install of Centos7. The installer complained that there was no network devices available. I then tried a Centos6 Netinstall disk, and it found the controller and worked fine. What should I do? I'd love to get C7 installed on it. David

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CentOS on Lenovo G50-30?
by Dave Johansen 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

I just got a Lenovo G50-30 and tried loading the CentOS 7 LiveCD on it. It stops on a gray screen with a flashing cursor. I tried waiting for a while and pressing keys, but nothing seemed to happen. I then tried the CentOS 6.5 LiveCD (I couldn't find a LiveCD for 6.6) and it worked just fine. I would like to be able to use CentOS 7, so is there any way for me to get access to the logs or any other info that would be helpful for figuring out what the problem with CentOS 7 is? Thanks, Dave

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Power consumption increased after upgrading to 6.6
by Net Foss 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

Hi all, I am using lm_sensors to monitor the power consumption of a CentOS box. I notice that after upgrading from 6.5 to 6.6 the power consumption increased sharply from approx. 60 watts to 80 W. Screenshot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByZyHlY3p2UHSkdhTzBDQVYzSlE Anyone has same issue? -- Netfoss

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Non-gnome desktops on CentOS-7
by James B. Byrne 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

Is there a writeup somewhere detailing how one installs a non-gnome desktop? I have installed both KDE and Mate and both fail with the same error. (EE) no screens found. I am a bit bewildered that neither the official KDE from centos nor the semi-official mate from epel pull in as part of their install the Xserver. I am also bothered by the fact that installing a desktop other than gnome 3 does not in fact provide one that can be started from the command line. I am not trying anything complicated here. I just want to install a working desktop that is not gnome. Is this possible on CentOS7? -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3

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