Hello! I have installed centos with "minimal" option for keeping the system smallest as possible.
But I am very unfamilared with how to install/remove packages from command line for centos/rhel/fedora/suse. I haven't used till now a .rpm distro.
Now, how can I install gnome?
There are different packages for gnome, as gnome-meta or gnome-lite?
The package of gnome 3 is ready / exist for centos 6?
[root@centos /]# uname -a
Linux centos 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Tue Mar 6 21:21:22 GMT 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[root@centos /]#
:hammer:
If I would be in ubuntu I would have these scenarios:
[code]sudo apt-get install gnome-shell[/code]
or
[code]sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop[/code]
In freeBSD I would search the package on freshports.org
or trought ports
[code]cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2/ && make install clean[/code][code]pkg_add -r gnome2[/code]
Or gnome lite
[code]cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2-lite/ && make install clean[/code]
[code]pkg_add -r gnome2-lite[/code]
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How can I do this MAGIC into CENTOS?
What are my options?
How to install Gnome into centos
How to install Gnome into centos
What google says?
For example: [url=http://www.jbmurphy.com/2011/12/01/how-to-add-gnome-to-centos-6-minimal-install/]How to add Gnome to a CentOS 6 minimal install[/url].
For example: [url=http://www.jbmurphy.com/2011/12/01/how-to-add-gnome-to-centos-6-minimal-install/]How to add Gnome to a CentOS 6 minimal install[/url].
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Re: How to install Gnome into centos
Thank you!
This was very useful!
Yes, I did some Google searches but I didn't land on that link maybe because my key-searching words where different.
This was very useful!
Yes, I did some Google searches but I didn't land on that link maybe because my key-searching words where different.
Re: How to install Gnome into centos
How about
[code]yum install gnome-desktop[/code]
?
That might do it - although I have never tried it.
[code]yum install gnome-desktop[/code]
?
That might do it - although I have never tried it.
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Re: How to install Gnome into centos
Please see Installing Software, and in particular the information on Groups.
[code][root@localhost ~]# yum grouplist
Installed Groups:
General Purpose Desktop
KDE Desktop
Xfce
[Lots omitted.][/code]
KDE and Xfce are specifically mentioned, but Gnome isn't. Perhaps "General Purpose Desktop" is what we need.
[code][root@localhost ~]# yum groupinfo "General Purpose Desktop"
Group: General Purpose Desktop
Description: A general purpose desktop that adds to Desktop and provides full GNOME features.
[Lots omitted.][/code]
Indeed, "General Purpose Desktop" is what we're looking for. Do [b]yum groupinstall "General Purpose Desktop"[/b] to install it. Apparently another group called "Desktop" is also required, but probably yum will install whatever is required from that group as a dependency.
[code][root@localhost ~]# yum grouplist
Installed Groups:
General Purpose Desktop
KDE Desktop
Xfce
[Lots omitted.][/code]
KDE and Xfce are specifically mentioned, but Gnome isn't. Perhaps "General Purpose Desktop" is what we need.
[code][root@localhost ~]# yum groupinfo "General Purpose Desktop"
Group: General Purpose Desktop
Description: A general purpose desktop that adds to Desktop and provides full GNOME features.
[Lots omitted.][/code]
Indeed, "General Purpose Desktop" is what we're looking for. Do [b]yum groupinstall "General Purpose Desktop"[/b] to install it. Apparently another group called "Desktop" is also required, but probably yum will install whatever is required from that group as a dependency.