On 09/17/2012 09:35 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 09/17/2012 08:29 AM, Bill Davidsen wrote: >> I got some questions about MATE and wanted to install it and actually see how it worked. I started with a machine on fc17, which had Cinnamon and XFCE installed. After doing the yum install, I don't see MATE in the list of managers available at login. Before I spend a lot of time in documentation, it this normal? Does it not drop in like KDE, etc? >> > MATE is not currently in the Fedora repositories. > > To install, follow the instructions at http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download .... Which are... > > yum install https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49862637/Mate-desktop/mate-desktop-fedora-updates/16/noarch/mate-desktop-release-16-6.fc16.noarch.rpm > > yum groupinstall MATE-Desktop > > FYI.... http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MATE-Desktop contains the status for inclusion of MATE in F18. > I erred in giving you the instructions for F16.... So, just replace 6 with 7 or go to their instructions. :-) -- Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
