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Re: How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (natural) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:10:51 +0000

Thanks so much! That did it!

Re: How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (secipolla) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:18:35 +0000

You install that package and that will enable the repository for you.*
(FYI, the repository files are in /etc/yum.repos.d)
Then to install it all, try
# yum groups install Xfce

* if packagekit doesn't install it automatically for you, open a terminal where you downloaded the package, login as root and run
yum localinstall epel-release

Re: How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (natural) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:00:45 +0000

Thanks. but I really don't know how to enable the repository. I went to Epel and found it confusing not at all clear what I was supposed to do. Could you break it down for a newbie?

Re: How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (secipolla) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:37:42 +0000

You need to enable the repository, then Xfce will be available from the package manager.
Install the epel-release package from http://epel.gtdinternet.com/6/i386/repo … lease.html

Re: How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (natural) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:32:47 +0000

I went to the post and tried and tried to install xfce - with no success. I found the rpm repo and downloaded a dozen or more rpms, but there were so many dependency problems - I never could find some of the packages that seems to be needed. I waited for one of the YUM depostories to register/log me in - but it never came up. A few links no longer work. One repo link was no confusing - there was no help at all and just an endless list of packages - but not a clue how to use them.

I am at wits end and very frustrated. I am fairly new to Linux and to the who repo/rpm/depo/git thing.

Please, someone, help out and post a yum/rpm/git command that will download and install XFCE.

Thanks again in advance!

A fellow traveler,
Roger

Re: How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (angstrom) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:43:57 +0000

google is your friend : http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=6030

How to install XFCE

dummy@example.com (natural) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:20:56 +0000

I would like to install XFCE on my RHEL 6 box, but when I went to the web site all I saw were ISO files and talk about creating a bootable disk. I don't want to install an OS - I just want a new desktop.

How can I go about installing XFCE with out creating a bootable disk and all. I've tried to use yum - but no dice.

Thanks in advance!

Roger