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. -- Bowie
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... (I actually HAVE a round tuit in my drawer. Somewhere...) :)
m.roth at 5-cent.us
2017-May-25 20:16 UTC
[CentOS] Missing rpms - Re: What is in a yum group
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