[Arm-dev] Attempt to install Xfce by hand

Johnny Hughes johnny at centos.org
Thu Oct 18 19:55:50 UTC 2018


On 10/18/2018 02:43 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/18/18 3:32 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
>> On 10/18/2018 12:36 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> Some progress
>>>
>>> On 10/17/18 8:30 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>> Johnny,
>>>>
>>>> I have this new keyboard with a poorly positioned Del key, and I
>>>> deleted your message in such a way that it seems to be gone.  So I
>>>> went to the archive and pulled it up there.
>>>>
>>>> yum group install Xfce "X Window System"
>>>>
>>>> Helped.  It added 6 packages plus 21 dependencies:
>>>>
>>>> Installing for group install "X Window System":
>>>>   plymouth-system-theme    armv7hl 0.8.9-0.31.20140113.el7.centos
>>>> base     31 k
>>>>   spice-vdagent            armv7hl 0.14.0-15.el7 base     66 k
>>>>   xorg-x11-drivers         armv7hl 7.7-6.el7 base    8.3 k
>>>>   xorg-x11-server-Xorg     armv7hl 1.19.5-5.el7 base    1.2 M
>>>>   xorg-x11-utils           armv7hl 7.5-22.el7 base    107 k
>>>>   xvattr                   armv7hl 1.3-27.el7 base     22 k
>>>>
>>>> But I am now at the situation where the login fails and I end up right
>>>> back at the login page.  I looked at the message log and see the
>>>> following:
>>> .....
>>>
>>> I have had some help in private exchanges and have done the following:
>>>
>>> yum install avahi gnome-backgrounds
>>> systemctl enable avahi-daemon
>>> systemctl start avahi-daemon
>>>
>>> this took care of a number of errors, but why gnome-backgrounds for Xfce
>>> to deal with the message:
>>>
>>> Oct 17 20:17:39 ct-c7 journal: Failed to load background
>>> 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-lock.jpg': Error opening
>>> file /usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/adwaita-lock.jpg: No such file or
>>> directory
>>>
>>> But still a couple of unresolved errors that are stopping the login:
>>>
>>> =============private exchange=====================
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oct 18 10:45:34 ct-c7 journal: Some code accessed the property
>>>> 'AuthList' on
>>>> the module 'authList'. That property was defined with 'let' or
>>>> 'const' inside
>>>> the module. This was previously supported, but is not correct
>>>> according to the
>>>> ES6 standard. Any symbols to be exported from a module must be
>>>> defined with
>>>> 'var'. The property access will work as previously for the time
>>>> being, but
>>>> please fix your code anyway.
>>> gnome-shell --- a nasty piece of work, and one the Gnome Mafia
>>> want to cram down our throats
>>>
>>> Fedora next ship was blocked by this for a while ....
>>> definitely file a bug and carp publicly
>>>
>>>
>>> =============end private exchange=====================
>>>
>>> So to publicly carp...
>>>
>>> I even tried installing gnome-shell:
>>>
>>> # yum install gnome-shell
>>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>>>   * base: mirror.siena.edu
>>>   * centos-kernel: mirror.siena.edu
>>>   * extras: mirror.siena.edu
>>>   * updates: mirror.siena.edu
>>> Package gnome-shell-3.26.2-5.el7.armv7hl already installed and latest
>>> version
>>> Nothing to do
>>>
>>> So what does it want?  This is a bug...
>>>
>>>   And along with the above message is:
>>>
>>> Oct 18 10:45:36 ct-c7 org.gnome.Shell.desktop: Window manager
>>> warning: "XF86RFKill" is not a valid accelerator
>>>
>>> This is also a bug to file with a need for that the accelerator not
>>> be called when the modules is absent, as on arm?
>>>
>>> So I think I am getting closer to running Xfce, but stumbling along
>>> the way.
>>>
>>> All help on the above greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The good (and bad :D) news is .. I have tried to install xfce on my
>> cubbietruck plus .. and I have hit the same issue.
>>
>> I am going to try to get it working now.
>>
>> If I get it working, I'll post the solution.
> 
> thanks for digging into this.  I was looking for a x86 box to do a
> 'standard' minimal install and then install Xfce and see what was being
> dropped on the box.  Thing is, where do I have an x86 box here other
> than my notebook?

I am quite sure the issue is some pieces GNOME need to be installed to
make everything work.

I am going to try 2 things:

1) a gnome desktop install .. but afterwards only use xfce

2) try with mate and lightdm and not gdm for the main screen .. then use
xfce or mate




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