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?