[Arm-dev] Attempt to install Xfce by hand

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 10/17/18 9:03 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
>
> On 10/17/18 9:01 AM, Pablo Sebastián Greco wrote:
>>
>> El 17/10/18 a las 09:58, Robert Moskowitz escribió:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/17/18 8:51 AM, Pablo Sebastián Greco wrote:
>>>>
>>>> El 17/10/18 a las 09:45, Robert Moskowitz escribió:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/17/18 5:27 AM, Pablo Sebastián Greco wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Robert,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> El 15/10/18 a las 17:54, Robert Moskowitz escribió:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, I am putting Centos-arm work away and going back to 
>>>>>>> Nethserver (which is still Centos-arm) until Pablo is able to 
>>>>>>> make the necessary DE group(s).  Or someone else much more 
>>>>>>> skilled than I.
>>>>>> Yesterday I got the xml from epel, and now the groups are 
>>>>>> available in our rebuild.
>>>>>> I didn't automate it yet, so I need to rebuild repodata manually 
>>>>>> to add the groups, so they may not be there all the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> I see what you mean.  I did a yum clean all on my working image, 
>>>>> and there it was!
>>>>>
>>>>> So I wiped the image by laying down the minimal again. Did 
>>>>> firstboot and yum update and then tried
>>>>>
>>>>> yum groupinstall xfce
>>>>>
>>>>> And it was not there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did a yum clean all and yum group list and now no xfce
>>>>>
>>>>> :(
>>>>>
>>>>> So I will check back later
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I'm seeing it ATM
>>>
>>> I think it has not gone to all the mirrors:
>>>
>>> # yum clean metadata
>>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>>> Cleaning repos: base centos-kernel extras updates
>>> 14 metadata files removed
>>> 8 sqlite files removed
>>> 0 metadata files removed
>>> [root at ct-c7 ~]# yum groups list
>>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>>>  * base: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>  * centos-kernel: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>  * extras: ftp.osuosl.org
>>>  * updates: ftp.osuosl.org
>>> base                                                     | 3.8 
>>> kB     00:00
>>> centos-kernel                                            | 2.9 
>>> kB     00:00
>>> extras                                                   | 2.9 
>>> kB     00:00
>>> updates                                                  | 2.9 
>>> kB     00:00
>>> (1/5): base/7/armhfp/group_gz                              | 155 
>>> kB   00:06
>>> (2/5): centos-kernel/7/armhfp/primary_db                   | 49 kB   
>>> 00:07
>>> (3/5): extras/7/armhfp/primary_db                          | 161 
>>> kB   00:07
>>> (4/5): updates/7/armhfp/primary_db                         | 885 
>>> kB   00:08
>>> (5/5): base/7/armhfp/primary_db                            | 4.1 
>>> MB   00:08
>>> Available Environment Groups:
>>>    Minimal Install
>>>    Compute Node
>>>    Infrastructure Server
>>>    File and Print Server
>>>    Basic Web Server
>>>    Virtualization Host
>>>    Server with GUI
>>>    GNOME Desktop
>>>    KDE Plasma Workspaces
>>>    Development and Creative Workstation
>>> Available Groups:
>>>    Compatibility Libraries
>>>    Console Internet Tools
>>>    Development Tools
>>>    Graphical Administration Tools
>>>    Legacy UNIX Compatibility
>>>    Scientific Support
>>>    Security Tools
>>>    Smart Card Support
>>>    System Administration Tools
>>>    System Management
>>> Done
>>>
>>> How do I force the mirror to what you are using?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> There are no mirrors for epel/armhfp, but either way, I don't see 
>> epel in your message ;-)
>
> Oops!

I added epel and did a 'yum groupinstall xfce'.  Poweroff and reboot.

I see the message:  "Starting GNOME Display Manager" and "Started Login 
Service".

I am logged in as root on the serial console, but..

The kybd/mous/monitor console is just sitting there, still in text mode 
and not responding.

Can't see anything like a desktop process running.  How do I check what 
is going on, or what is missing?