[Arm-dev] Query for update on armv7lh GUI release

Thu Aug 18 14:24:36 UTC 2016
Karanbir Singh <kbsingh at centos.org>

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 18/08/16 15:05, Sampad Rout wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> A newbie here.
> 
> I am doing some testing on my RPi2 and my plan was to install
> Centos image on RPi2 board from
> http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/isos/armhfp
> 
> After installation I realized it is only a CLI. Do we have any GUI 
> option also. If any procedure need to be followed, please share.
> that would be a great help.

the initial scope of the work that we undertook was to get to a usable
baseline platform, and to focus on a remote host / service side
experience since so much of the CentOS userbase is keen on that.

> In case the GUI support is still under the hood, please help with
> the tentative release date.
> 
> ?sorry if I sound stupid somewhere :)?

I believe the main challenge here is  that some of the graphics
interfaces might need non open source components ( but I am sure
someone will be along shortly to confirm or correct me )

regards

- -- 
Karanbir Singh, Project Lead, The CentOS Project
+44-207-0999389 | http://www.centos.org/ | twitter.com/CentOS
GnuPG Key : http://www.karan.org/publickey.asc
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux)

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJXtcUkAAoJEI3Oi2Mx7xbtnvwH/RVYcDdJKvxxia863BYJDE0/
78aIcK4UEuRLb1PoFgmNL8IaObfeb2xDGq3bt5CygPlbcEg5rhuj3yogPv7OYTQ+
d11Fep8JTrUkHLKmxq+bh17rzTwqJ+tGF8Qx/DHNJ8G3Cl7b2qTcDLorqeenux7d
gamPvxIozFbxEN8MX2klzbswnwBja5PlJmRgZIAsMrZzedMDMbz+UapE+Kyid2Gi
v78dSpzsjHYEy3yXCNTLp1rPIs1JDOAACvZv9vgRKqWdLPqQUE8ubyAPYsXEkkUP
LeHfK0YpSy2SLlQRSLoYNrJwalhatAKSqv1Ey+gLPzRqQCYhyQfShQxKg88Ft5s=
=2jA6
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----