[Arm-dev] Attempt to install Xfce by hand

Wed Oct 17 13:03:27 UTC 2018
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>


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!

<blush>

:)