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 :)