Johnny Hughes wrote:
>
> Johnny Hughes wrote:
> > Tom Brown wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > If i want to add X to a system after install on CentOS 4 that would be
> > > a yum install xorg-x11 etc
> > >
> > > This package seems to have been renamed in CentOS 5 and i wonder if
> > > anyone can tell me what that now is please
> > >
> >
> > yum groupinstall "X Window System"
> >
> > and also pick the GUI that you want from:
> >
> > "GNOME Desktop Environment"
> >
> > or
> >
> > "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
> >
> > or
> >
> > "XFCE-4.4"
> >
> > and add that on the end of the about groupisntall command ... like this
> > for KDE:
> >
> > yum groupinstall "X Window System" "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
>
> That can be a bit hefty on resources, I know. However, that is how
> Gnome or KDE or XFCE were meant to be installed.
>
> It is certainly possible to thin down the install by doing a:
>
> yum groupinfo "<group>"
>
> On each group and then only pick packages that you know you need. That
> does require trial and error and a very detailed knowledge of your exact
> requirements. If you have that knowledge, then by all means pick
> individual packages for each group ... personally, I just use the
> groupinstall method :)
Yes, or do a:
yum groupinstall kde-desktop|gnome-desktop
And let yum install only those X libs/tools that are dependant to get
your desktop working.
-Ross
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