I was able to install xfce on a machiattobin via: yum install epel-release yum groupinstall xfce just my two cents On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 2:04 PM Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote: > On 10/18/2018 03:07 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > This does work .. so we really just need to figure out the minimum > number of packages to make this work. > > BTW . firefox is absolutely not usable with a 2GB cubietruck_plus in xfce. > > If someone wanted to seriously use this setup, it would not be on this > machine. > > > > >> 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. > > > > > > > > I'll see if I can figure out what is missing to make xfce work with a > minimal install. > > _______________________________________________ > Arm-dev mailing list > Arm-dev at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/arm-dev > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/arm-dev/attachments/20181018/32dfca82/attachment-0006.html>
