[CentOS] Missing rpms - Re: What is in a yum group

Thu May 25 20:16:54 UTC 2017
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> On 05/25/2017 03:49 PM, Bowie Bailey wrote:
>> On 5/25/2017 3:43 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>
>>> Note that you do not have xfce-utils or leafpad.
>>>
>>> Do you have themes?  What is your background.
>>>
>>> I have actually gotten Xfce working.  Kindof.  I am into Xfce via
>>> vncserver.  It pretty much looks like Xfce on my Fedora systems.
>>> Backleveled a bit of course.  No sensor applet to show the cpu temp
>>> for example.
>>>
>>> But no background, other than black.
>>>
>>> Oh, and no NetworkManager on the tray.
>>>
>>> I am going to install geany for the editor.  I use geany a lot for
>>> editing xml and html files so am familiar with it.  It is just a bit
>>> much for editing a simple text file.
>>>
>>> Anyway, it is possible to get Xfce running on Centos7, but it is
>>> missing some rpms.
>>
>> I don't actually use Xfce.  I was just noting that it did not give me
>> any errors on my system regarding missing packages.  I have not
>> attempted to install and use it.
>>
> thanks for the info, still.
>
> So I just have to pull out my round tuit and file a bug report...

There are random things... like apcupsd isn't in the EPEL 6.9 repo, but it
was in 6.8, and it's in 7.
>
> (I actually HAVE a round tuit in my drawer.  Somewhere...)  :)

Mine, sitting on my desk at home, was from the '95 Glasgow bid for
Worldcon....

     mark