[Arm-dev] Attempt to install Xfce by hand

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Thu Oct 18 20:07:23 UTC 2018



On 10/18/18 3:55 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> 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

I can confirm that this works.  It is how I got my first working Xfce, 
see my post back on 10-14 9:34am EDT.

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

It would be nice to use lightdm rather than gdm on arm.  Fedora is, but 
then I found some bugs on lightdm that have since been fixed (otherwise 
F29 would not be in beta, as it was a blocker or something like that).

I looked at mate, but had already adjusted to xfce thanks to it 
appearing in the first Fedora-arm images.




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