On Sunday, June 01, 2014 02:53:52 PM Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> I built a Fedora 20 system as a server, without a desktop. It turns
> out, no X server is installed at all in that case. I'd like to add a
> minimal X server without adding a complete desktop environment, so I can
> log in remotely and run system configuration tools. The documentation
> I've found suggests
>
> yum groupinstall "Basic X Window System"
>
> or
>
> yum groupinstall "X Window System"
>
> but neither of those groups exist. There is a Basic Desktop group, but
> it installs a bunch of unnecessary desktop tools.
>
> What's the best way to get just a basic X server in Fedora 20?
>
> TIA.
> --
> Matthew Saltzman
> Clemson University Math Sciences
> mjs AT clemson DOT edu
Have you checked out group "Basic Desktop"? If I ever want to go minimal I
tend to go along with i3. You should try that.
[donnie@fedora ~]$ yum group info "Basic Desktop"
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, langpacks, local, refresh-
packagekit, show-leaves
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* fedora: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in
* rpmfusion-free: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in
* rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in
* rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in
* rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in
* tlp: repo.warpnine.de
* tlp-updates: repo.warpnine.de
* updates: mirrors.ispros.com.bd
Environment Group: Basic Desktop
Environment-Id: basic-desktop-environment
Description: X Window System with a choice of window manager.
Mandatory Groups:
base-x
+basic-desktop
core
dial-up
fonts
guest-desktop-agents
hardware-support
multimedia
standard
Optional Groups:
+cinnamon-desktop
+firefox
+gnome-desktop
+input-methods
kde-desktop
+legacy-fonts
libreoffice
+lxde-desktop
+mate-desktop
+sugar-desktop
+xfce-desktop
+xmonad
+xmonad-mate
Group: Basic Desktop
Group-Id: basic-desktop
Description: Basic X Window System with a choice of window manager.
Mandatory Packages:
adwaita-cursor-theme
adwaita-gtk2-theme
adwaita-gtk3-theme
+awesome
+dwm
+fedora-icon-theme
gnome-icon-theme-symbolic
i3
initial-setup
+lightdm
+metacity
+openbox
+ratpoison
+xmonad-basic
--
Sudhir Khanger
http://sudhirkhanger.com/
https://github.com/donniezazen
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