Re: [CentOS] Non-Gnome desktop

On 2014-11-10, James B. Byrne byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca wrote:

So,

1. I installed a minimal CentOS-7.
2. I then installed epel-release.
3. I then installed etckeeper from epel.
4. I then ran yum update -y.
5. I then rebooted (kernel update).
6. I then ran "yum groups install "X Window System"
7. I then ran "yum groups "MATE Desktop"
8. I then ran startx.

Can you confirm line 7 above? It might be a typo.

Result: Graphical destop wallpaper appears, spinning disc in center for 2-3 seconds then this:

X.Org X Server 1.15.0 Release Date: 2013-12-27

--- SNIP ---

So, what is going one? Does this Desktop work for anyone else without gnome3 installed? What am I leaving out? Am I suppose run some sort of X configuration program?

Try including the session manager in the startx invocation, e.g.,

startx /usr/bin/mate-session

(Or whaterever the MATE session manager is called. I'm guessing the above by analogy with gnome-session.)