[CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-04 Thread Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
I need some C8 troubleshooting help with MATE. I'm building a ZFS storage server with a SuperMicro H11SSL motherboard, EPYC 7232 CPU, and 32 GB ECC SDRAM. I installed CentOS 8.1.1911 from the iso as soon as it was released. I'm using the on-board ASPEED VGA video. I installed MATE v1.22 from htt

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-05 Thread Eddie O'Connor
Are there .conf files for the desktop?what about logs?something's got to be amiss somewhereand Linux always complains when it is.in logs. Just wondering out loud... On Mon, May 4, 2020, 9:51 PM Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS < centos@centos.org> wrote: > I need some C8 troublesh

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-05 Thread Frank Cox
On Tue, 5 May 2020 05:30:26 -0400 Eddie O'Connor wrote: > Are there .conf files for the desktop?what about logs?something's > got to be amiss somewhereand Linux always complains when it is.in > logs. Just wondering out loud... What happens if he sets up a new user? Does the deskt

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-05 Thread Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 10:32 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > On Tue, 5 May 2020 05:30:26 -0400 > Eddie O'Connor wrote: > > > Are there .conf files for the desktop?what about > > logs?something's > > got to be amiss somewhereand Linux always complains when it > > is.in > > logs. Just wonde

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-06 Thread Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 19:25 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS wrote: > > I'm about ready to run "dnf erase *mate*" and try re-installing MATE > from scratch from the GNOME3 desktop. Is that possible without > ripping > the heart out of C8 by deleting other critical packages? I've attached a

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-13 Thread Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
On Wed, 2020-05-06 at 10:26 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS wrote: > On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 19:25 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS > wrote: > > I'm about ready to run "dnf erase *mate*" and try re-installing > > MATE > > from scratch from the GNOME3 desktop. Is that possible without >

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-13 Thread Simon Matter via CentOS
> On Wed, 2020-05-06 at 10:26 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS > wrote: >> On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 19:25 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS >> wrote: >> > I'm about ready to run "dnf erase *mate*" and try re-installing >> > MATE >> > from scratch from the GNOME3 desktop. Is that possible

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-14 Thread Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
On Thu, 2020-05-14 at 08:18 +0200, Simon Matter wrote: > > On Wed, 2020-05-06 at 10:26 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS > > wrote: > > > On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 19:25 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via > > > CentOS > > > wrote: > > > > I'm about ready to run "dnf erase *mate*" and try re-install

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop

2020-05-14 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 05:24:13AM -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS wrote: > On Thu, 2020-05-14 at 08:18 +0200, Simon Matter wrote: > > > On Wed, 2020-05-06 at 10:26 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS > > > wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2020-05-05 at 19:25 -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via > >

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop [SOLVED]

2020-05-15 Thread Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS
On Thu, 2020-05-14 at 16:12 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 05:24:13AM -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via > CentOS wrote: > > > > If you look at the listing attached to my last message, you'll > > > > see > > > > three different groups of packages: > > > > > > > > Removing: > > >

Re: [CentOS] Ailing MATE desktop [SOLVED]

2020-05-15 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 10:08:54PM -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS wrote: > On Thu, 2020-05-14 at 16:12 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 05:24:13AM -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via > > CentOS wrote: > > > > > If you look at the listing attached to my last message, you'