[CentOS-devel] RFC: Alternative Desktop SIG

Fri Aug 1 08:31:33 UTC 2014
Anders F Björklund <afb at users.sourceforge.net>

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Anders F Björklund
> <afb at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>> Kevin Fenzi wrote:
>> 
>>>>> dumped? I've not really seen many if any bugs on epel5 xfce
>>>>> packages...
>>>> 
>>>> Well, last time I looked it was still trying to use the "Fedora" icons
>>>> from the epel6 package so it seemed like it was built and left there ?
>>> 
>>> I maintain/use Xfce in Fedora. Another interested party worked on Xfce
>>> for epel5/6. I'd be happy to look at specific bugs, but I don't use it
>>> day to day there, so I wouldn't have noticed this.
>> 
>> This would be an articulated goal of the new Special Interest Group,
>> to make sure that such bugs and wishlists are forwarded upstream...
> 
> I actually use vtwm quite effectively, and will test it on CentOS 7
> when I have a chance. Much, much lighter weight than most modern
> managers, and thus much more robust on thin clients and overwhelmed
> VM's. Will I need to try to get that into Fedora first, or is there a
> reasonable way to get it into the 'extras' for CentOS?

The overlap between Extras and EPEL needs to be sorted out, as well as
the difference between a "desktop environment" and a "window manager"*...

I don't think you need a group for just installing vtwm/i3wm/etc, but
maybe it could be part of a documentation effort or a wiki web page ?

* EL7 SAG http://tinyurl.com/oouywut


For myself, in addition to the ones from Xfce comps (e.g. @xfce-desktop),
NX3 (nx/freenx/opennx/x2go) is also a required component of the desktop...

The desktops should provide both local workstation and server installations.
Xfce also included yumex, as "alternative" (non-GNOME/KDE) software manager.

http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/FreeNX
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/X2Go


I think it would be nice to define the scope of the Desktop SIG further:
http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AlternativeDesktop

The short list seems to be: Xfce, LXDE(?), MATE, Trinity(?)
Maybe something lighter still is required, as well.

--anders