[CentOS] Non-gnome desktops on CentOS-7

[Johan Vermeulen]

Op 07-11-14 om 21:13 schreef James B. Byrne:
> Is there a writeup somewhere detailing how one installs a non-gnome desktop?
> I have installed both KDE and Mate and both fail with the same error.  (EE) no
> screens found.
>
> I am a bit bewildered that neither the official KDE from centos nor the
> semi-official mate from epel pull in as part of their install the Xserver.  I
> am also bothered by the fact that installing a desktop other than gnome 3 does
> not in fact provide one that can be started from the command line.
>
> I am not trying anything complicated here.  I just want to install a working
> desktop that is not gnome.  Is this possible on CentOS7?
>
>
Hello James,

the Mate website

http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download

provides instructions for Centos7.

Greetings, Johan