On Thursday 29 May 2003 02:23 pm, David Bell wrote:
<snip></snip>The RPMS directory on the install CD had lots of 'gnome' related rpms. They all have complex name structures and it's not clear which of them is gnome itself and which are supporting packages. Presumably there are lots of interdependencies. I don't know which one to install.
In the light of the complex RPM names it seems to me that rpm -q would fail unless I knew the exact name of the package I'm looking for. So I think the results from running rpm -q are inconclusive.
A search on the hard disk for file names containing 'gnome' showed up a whole raft of files which suggests to me that it is in fact installed.
In any case, even if I do manage to install the other desktops - or indeed if they're there already - the question remains - how do I pick the one I want from the CLI.
Hmm... First things first : Do you have a GUI at all ?
If yes, can you proceed to the graphical login ? I yes again, don't you have a choice on the pull-down list other then KDE or *default* ?
If No, I suppose you are all alone in a CLI login. In that case, running xtart won't help unless it is installed. Then, install it : find it on your CD , change into that directory, become root at type : *urpmi xtart* ( it's a very nifty program, writting by Civileme. It is meant for cases like yours ).
That done, issue the command : *urpmi gnome2* and let's see what happens.
Please return to the list and let us know your mileage.
Success!
As I'd indicated I didn't have a working GUI as the default KDE was refusing to start up.
I installed Xtart as you suggested and used to to select Gnome (which was already installed along with a couple of others) and it starts up fine! So there definitely seem to be some issue affecting the default KDE GUI.
Thanks for your help.
The next problem is trying to sort out the screen resolution! - I'll post the details to a new thread.
Thanks
David Bell
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