On 29/01/13 22:47, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > On 01/29/2013 03:57 PM, David Sommerseth wrote: >> On 29/01/13 21:42, Alec T. Habig wrote: >>> Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA writes: >>>> I would like to install xfce but there doesn't seem to be a yum >>>> rpm. >>>> What is the best way to deal with that? >>> It's there, but in the epel repository. Go get the >>> epel-release package from here: >>> >>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL >> Or just do: >> >> yum install yum-conf-epel >> >> And you'll get all the needed files for EPEL ... no need to go via the >> Fedora wiki any more :) >> >> Then just do: yum groupinstall xfce >> >> That should be it. >> >> Yes, thanks, that eased the pain a lot! Now if I can figure out >> how to shange from gnome to xfce. Maybe there's a switchdesk rpm?
When you log in via the graphical login screen, you should be able to choose desktop environment directly there. Usually at the bottom of the screen, iirc. -- kind regards, David Sommerseth
