[CentOS] MATE 1.20 test build for CentOS 7 available

Sun Sep 5 06:31:16 UTC 2021
Szabo Akos <fonya at fatav.hu>

> > > On Fri, 2021-09-03 at 14:06 -0400, H wrote:
> > > > On 09/03/2021 02:36 AM, Szabo Akos via CentOS wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 2021-09-02 at 16:07 -0400, H wrote:
> > > > > > On 08/28/2021 07:51 PM, H wrote:
> > > > > > > On August 28, 2021 7:27:13 PM EDT, isdtor <
> > > > > > > isdtor at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > H writes:
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your quick response! I'll try building
> > > > > > > > > > from thesourceswhile I'm stuck with C7 :-).
> > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I have an interest in the latest version of Mate for
> > > > > > > > > CentOS 7as
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > well.Versions newer than 1.20 don't build on 7. Or,
> > > > > > > > rather, they buildbutdon't result in a stable system.A
> > > > > > > > newer gcc might work, but I've never tried that as I
> > > > > > > > also movedon to8.Rocky, that
> > > > > > > > is._______________________________________________CentO
> > > > > > > > S mailing listCentOS at centos.org
> > > > > > > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I believe there is a Developer Toolset-9 available for
> > > > > > > C7. Do youremember what
> > > > > > > youused?_______________________________________________Ce
> > > > > > > ntOS mailing listCentOS at centos.org
> > > > > > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> > > On another note, the version that is available for C7, Mate
> > > 1.16.2,does not save all sessions when it crashes, nor does it
> > > savepositions or session order arrangement on the bar. This means
> > > thatevery time the computer is restarted you have to spend time
> > > arrangingyour desktop working environment... I have not found any
> > > utility todo this for me either.Quite annoying, particularly
> > > since I remember that even OS/2 savedthe desktop perfectly upon
> > > shutdown.Does Mate 1.20 do better in this regards?
> > 
> > Hi,I have been using it for about a week and I have not found
> > anyproblems, but only one: when I use 3 monitor /a notebook, and
> > two lcd/,sometimes the display was frozen.I think, it is better,
> > then 1.16, but I didn’t find a huge differencein use, maybe it more
> > responsive, and look likes better ☺
> > --Fonya
> 
> Couple of questions:
> - Which exact version of Mate are you running?

mate-desktop-1.20.4-2.el7.x86_64

> - Do you have a HiDPI display? That is one of the reasons I am
> interested in a version later than 1.16 which has lots of issues on
> such a laptop display?

How can I exactly recognise hidp display? I had used multiple monitor
with docking station /I have a Dell Latitude 7480, with thunderbolt
docking station, audio, video, and network connections/

> - You say it is better (apart from freezing your display which is not
> good), how so?

With subjective feeling, and usage. Smoother display, better response,
I can resize windows more than one pixel border. Bigger version number
☺ I had no particular reason to upgrade, I just wanted to it.

> - Did you download Mate 1.20? If so, from where?

I compiled by hand, using the know-how, and scripts from 
https://github.com/gebailey/mate-rpms

> - Or, did you compile it yourself?

Yes, I compile it myself. The libs, and build environment a little bit
updated by hand, I try to compile mate 1.24 first, from fedora
packageges, but I'm stuck with some libs, and tetex version, and I had
give up.

-- 
Fonya
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