I tried the sparky CDE package and they don’t set the hostname right so the desktop applications menu from the menu barfs an error and doesn’t work.
On Wednesday, January 9, 2019, Edmond Orignac <edmond.orig...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > I know that SparkyLinux, a Debian derivative, has a CDE desktop > > http://sparkylinux.org/cde-common-desktop-environment/ > > but I haven't tried it, and I am unsure about its quality. > > There are precompiled packages by David Cantrell for > RHEL/CentOS/Fedora/Scientific Linux at > > https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/dcantrel/cde/ > > I have tried them on Scientific Linux 6 and 7, and they worked well. But > some configuration was needed > > to open pdf files from the filemanager etc... > > It may be possible to adapt David Cantrell's spec to other RPM based Linux > distributions (Mageia, PCLinuxOS, OpenSuse etc...) and compile RPMs for > them. > > For Debian based, neither CDEbian nor SparkyLinux have released files to > generate .deb packages > > as far as I know. > > > Le 09/01/2019 à 04:00, Henry Bonath a écrit : > > There used to be a Distro someone made called "CDEbian" but a quick Google > search shows that it's no longer available. > I'm not aware of any OS that currently has CDE packaged and included, but > someone else on this list may be more informed than I. > > I can definitely attest to the Raspberry Pi 3, as I have one sitting on my > desk right now with CDE on it. > It's been running this way for a couple of months, but if I recall, the > compile time was a bit long, but it's actually pretty snappy to use. > > The guys on the team here have integrated several apps into the UI which > have built-in icons, etc. > > I know a packaged install is "easier" however I will say that the compile > instructions on the Wiki page are pretty easy to follow, and have worked > for me pretty well on both Linux and OpenBSD, which I have built many times > on various systems. > > Hope this helps! > -Henry > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 4:53 PM Swift Griggs <swiftgri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Does anyone know of any OS distro that's got CDE setup in a "curated" >> package? I had someone ask/show-interest in using CDE for a student >> computer lab. They were asking for a "timeless" interface, and I showed >> them CDE. >> >> What I'm thinking of when I say curated is *ideally* (not demanding just >> wishing) something along the lines of: >> >> * Already compiled >> * Packaged >> * No font mismatch issues >> * Already setup for UTF-8 (if that's done already) >> * File manager works >> * Any background daemons or inetd stuff is integrated well >> * Any menus or icons pre-loaded for other apps would be excellent >> * Any kind of polish like new desktop patterns or backgrounds ++good >> >> .... again just a wish list. >> >> Ie.. something like Solaris used to ship with but these days I'd think we >> could do even better. I haven't looked at things like Illumos or some >> other distros that have CDE packaged. I just wonder who's got the best >> integration and features for CDE currently and if anyone has gone "the >> extra mile" to make it extra slick or functional in their OS/distro. >> >> Also, I remember there was some CDE environment I used which had a >> keystroke editor. Ie... it allowed me to change the setup for things like >> virtual-desktop keystroke-switching without looking up or memorizing some >> config file format somewhere to do it. Do any of you remember what that >> might have been. I've used every OS known to $diety and man and I can't >> remember now which one had that. >> >> I'm also curious if anyone uses CDE on an RPI3 and what that's like >> performance-wise compared with the LXDE that comes with Raspian etc.. >> >> Thanks, >> Swift >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cdesktopenv-devel mailing list >> cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel >> > > > _______________________________________________ > cdesktopenv-devel mailing > listcdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel > >
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