On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:57:28 +0000 (UTC) Beartooth <beartooth@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:03:41 -0600, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > > > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:49:54 +0000 (UTC) > > Beartooth <beartooth@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> I've been playing with Scientific Linux on an oldish > >> machine, and now I want to try F16 with xfce -- *not* live, but > >> installed, with the .iso on a DVD. I realize that requires me to > >> install the gnome version and then add xfce. Do I just command > >> "yum install xfce," or is there something more esoteric? > > > > yum groupinstall xfce-desktop > > > > You don't need to install gnome. Just deselect it when you do the > > install. > > Oh good. And can I then still use a few gnome apps I depend > on, comparably to running gnome but using Konqueror for man pages and > K3B for media? (iirc, I have to install a good bit of KDE to get > those.) >>whack Beartooth: There's another way to skin this particular cat: Download and install the xfce spin, then add whatever other stuff you wish. Be aware too that the xfce spin includes a lot of Gnome. Not all of it is necessary. -- cmg -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
