I installed CentOS 7 from the DVD iso file: CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503-01.iso Yum update was used (with no update issues) to install and update many packages. The installer is significantly different from CentOS 6 where one can basicallychoose to "install everything" if one has the patience to check all productsand all software options within those categories.? During the CentOS 7 install,the "Development Workstation" was selected with all options checked. The new gnome Desktop menu bar still has Applications and Places, but the Systemmenu is gone.? I even tried installing the minimal CentOS 7 system and then addingthe gnome, but that yielded the same result, still no System menu item on the bar. One interesting fact is that the RH admin guide actually refers to the System menu and other items on the menu bar but some of them are actually absent. Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Desktop_Migration_and_Administration_Guide-en-US.pdf Can anyone provide assistance in getting the system menu back in gnome. Thanks
------------ Original Message ------------> Date: Friday, June 05, 2015 02:36:53 PM +0000 > From: Chris Olson <chris_e_olson at yahoo.com> > > I installed CentOS 7 from the DVD iso file: > CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503-01.iso Yum update was used (with no > update issues) to install and update many packages. The installer > is significantly different from CentOS 6 where one can > basicallychoose to "install everything" if one has the patience to > check all productsand all software options within those > categories.? During the CentOS 7 install,the "Development > Workstation" was selected with all options checked. > > The new gnome Desktop menu bar still has Applications and Places, > but the Systemmenu is gone.? I even tried installing the minimal > CentOS 7 system and then addingthe gnome, but that yielded the > same result, still no System menu item on the bar. > > One interesting fact is that the RH admin guide actually refers to > the System menu and other items on the menu bar but some of them > are actually absent. > Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Desktop_Migration_and_Administration_Gu > ide-en-US.pdf > > Can anyone provide assistance in getting the system menu back in > gnome. Thanks >Personally, I found that installing/switching to MATE (available from the EPEL repository) was the easiest solution for my many Gnome-3 annoyances. You'll get the system menu pulldown, and many other things you are used to from Gnome-2, back. - Richard
On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 02:56:04PM +0000, Richard wrote:> > > ------------ Original Message ------------ > > Date: Friday, June 05, 2015 02:36:53 PM +0000 > > From: Chris Olson <chris_e_olson at yahoo.com> > > > > I installed CentOS 7 from the DVD iso file: > > CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503-01.iso Yum update was used (with no > > update issues) to install and update many packages. The installer > > is significantly different from CentOS 6 where one can > > basicallychoose to "install everything" if one has the patience to > > check all productsand all software options within those > > categories.? During the CentOS 7 install,the "Development > > Workstation" was selected with all options checked. > > > > The new gnome Desktop menu bar still has Applications and Places, > > but the Systemmenu is gone.? I even tried installing the minimal > > CentOS 7 system and then addingthe gnome, but that yielded the > > same result, still no System menu item on the bar. > > > > One interesting fact is that the RH admin guide actually refers to > > the System menu and other items on the menu bar but some of them > > are actually absent. > > Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Desktop_Migration_and_Administration_Gu > > ide-en-US.pdf > > > > Can anyone provide assistance in getting the system menu back in > > gnome. Thanks > > > > Personally, I found that installing/switching to MATE (available > from the EPEL repository) was the easiest solution for my many > Gnome-3 annoyances. You'll get the system menu pulldown, and many > other things you are used to from Gnome-2, back. > > - RichardI agree with this, I use the MATE desktop and like it just fine. HOWEVER, please make sure you install the epel repo first, since MATE is not part of Centos. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --------------------------- Corinthians 5:21 ---------------------------------