[CentOS] Antwort: Re: What about Mate Desktop on Centos 8?

[andreas.reschke at mahle.com]

"CentOS" <centos-bounces at centos.org> schrieb am 06.12.2019 21:28:06:

> Von: "Tony Molloy" <tony.molloy at ul.ie>
> An: centos at centos.org
> Datum: 06.12.2019 21:28
> Betreff: Re: [CentOS] What about Mate Desktop on Centos 8?
> Gesendet von: "CentOS" <centos-bounces at centos.org>
> 
> On Wed, 2019-12-04 at 20:18 +0100, agents at meddatainc.com wrote:
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> > On 11/25/2019 11:14 PM, isdtor wrote:
> > > > > Enable and start httpd. Write a build script that builds the
> > > > > rpms in order, transfers them to the local repo, runs
> > > > > createrepo, repeat. mozo needs python 3.5 and I couldn't do
> > > > > that in mock (SCLo rh-python35).
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > You kindly offered a working version of Mate 1.20 - does that
> > > > offer still stand? If so, I am interested in installing it on C
> > > > 7.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > At this point, that would be a bit painful. I rebuilt the C7 vm
> > > here and lost all the rpms, so I'd have to rebuild them from the
> > > sources I posted online. For which I'd have to recreate the build
> > > script.
> > > 
> > > At least those files are still online ...
> > > 
> > > There was a recent post to the list where someoen ported the Fedora
> > > rpms, does that help you?
> > > 
> > 
> > I see, that is indeed unfortunate. Although I have been using Linux
> > for some time, I am a complete beginner to compiling etc.
> > 
> > Do you have notes left?
> > 
> 
> You can install MATE for CentOS 8 from the stenstorp repo
> 
> https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/stenstorp/MATE/
> 
> 
> I've been using it for some time with no problems.
> 
> Tony
> 
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Thank you very much for sharing this info about MATE. I've installed it on 
my Laptop and Desktop and I'm very satisfied.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards

Andreas Reschke