On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 09:30:09PM -0500, Jim Perrin wrote: > > > On 06/20/2014 08:37 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > I've installed MATE desktop (and related packages) from epel on my C7 VM, > > just to see how it works on C7. > > > > The answer I've got is "not too well", but I fear I may have done something > > wrong. > > > > Before I go any further, is it not toally unreasonable to ask this here? or > > should I be banished to redhat bugzilla? > > It's not really a 'centos-development' type question, so it's not really > on topic here. It would be more appropriate on the general mailing list. > It's something I'm reasonably close to though, so if you'd ask your > questions there, I'd be happy to try to help. thanks Jim. You mean the Centos list, or epel list? > > > > > I've got it to the point where when I log in I get top and bottom panels, > > and desktop wallpaper. But nothing is drawn in front of the wallpaper, > > and right-click context menu on the desktop doesn't do anything. Everything > > that I can access thru a panel icon, a panel menu, or a terminal seems > > to be working. > > It was built in epel-devel against the beta I believe, which has a bit > of turn-over from the rc and the final code we're building against for > the open qa builds. It may be that it simply needs to cycle through the > build system again. > > > > > I did log on epel IRC and talked with "wolfy" about it, but he didn't have > > any firm answers (several good suggestions, though). > > > > If you can ask on the main mailing list, I'll try to help as best I can. > Worst case, it will give me something to point out to the MATE > maintainer for epel that won't vanish like irc logs. > > -- > Jim Perrin > The CentOS Project | http://www.centos.org > twitter: @BitIntegrity | GPG Key: FA09AD77 > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------