On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Yasha Karant <[email protected]> wrote: > We are attempting to configure the current default (gnome) desktop and work > environment on SL 7 . The release notes do not contain adequate accessible > information, nor can we find the information we need in a ready manner. > There is a gnome url with many links, such as, > > https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/
Feature picking for specific applications and gnome is a nightmare, and not worth your time in most cases. Simply insall the full suite to avoid the subtle dependency nightmares. > but there does not seem to be an actual searchable list of > functions/applets/functionalities and the settings thereof, let alone what > variants EL7 uses, nor does SL7 seem to have any immediate way to find the > appropriate RPMs. For example, add/remove software (on a fresh install -- > nothing but the default repositories) did not find workspace switcher, but a > web search found an EL7 CentOS rpm for this purpose that was installable > through the GUI application made available when clicking on the downloaded > file in the browser download list. > > Does anyone have straightforward methods to find this information without a > concerted "easter egg" hunt? > > Yasha Karant I think that this is not a fundamentally RHEL or Scientific Linux issue. This is the result of design decisions in the Gnome development community.
