On Tue, 8 Mar 2016 17:16:55 +0000 (UTC) Liam O'Toole wrote: > No, many before you have similarly bemoaned the changes made during the > transition from GNOME 2 to 3. You can also look at Mate, which is basically Gnome 2 (what you have on Centos 6 and earlier) but updated to work on Centos 7. It's easy to install on Centos 7, too: yum install epel-release yum groupinstall "MATE Desktop" Then log out and select MATE by clicking on the little gear when you log back in from gdm (the "enter your password" screen). You will then see something that looks, works and acts exactly like Gnome 2, since it really is Gnome 2 slightly updated and under a different name. You can also get rid of gdm if you want by entering these commands at a root terminal prompt: systemctl disable gdm systemctl enable lightdm systemctl isolate graphical.target Then you will have lightdm for a login screen instead, which is a lot more configurable than the newer gdm, and also appears to load faster on my little laptop than gdm did. I use Mate exclusively on all of my Centos 7 computers and I'm very happy with it. The first thing that I do when I set up a new Centos 7 desktop system is shoot Gnome 3 and install Mate instead. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com