SIGH! Posted to wrong list AGAIN. My apologies. (darn stupid ... ... ...) On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 05:45:11PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 05:38:35PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > > 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. > > OK, here on the general Centos list, I have one more thing to add to the > above: > > I was chatting on the epel list about it, didn't get a lot of help (no > reflection on those there) but smooge said he might have time to look into > it next week. > > Also, someone else from the centos list sent private email that he had > had the same problem and thought it might be a caja problem, but had not > gone any further than that. > > So, I opened a terminal and started caja. Voila! not only did a caja > window open, but the desktop icons appeared, and the right-click menu. > however when I closed the terminal it all went away. :( > > so I did ALT-F2 and typed in "caja", hit enter, and there's the full > desktop again. and this time it stayed. > > from these symptoms I don't think I can tell if it's a caja problem, or an > issue with whoever starts up caja after login (something in systemd ???) > > > > Jim Perrin > > > The CentOS Project | http://www.centos.org > > > twitter: @BitIntegrity | GPG Key: FA09AD77 > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ---------------------------- > Do you not know? Have you not heard? > The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. > He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. > ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) ----------------------------- -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ------------------------------ Philippians 4:13 -------------------------------