[CentOS] xfce on CentOS 7: can't lock screen

2014-09-27 Thread Devin Reade
Ok, trying to bypass the usual flames (I used CDE for years, then KDE until it got dumbed-down too much, and we all know how GNOME has turned out) ... I've decided to try out xfce on CentOS 7. I grabbed xfce from epel by installing the following via yum: epel-release @xfce So far it's pretty

Re: [CentOS] xfce on CentOS 7: can't lock screen

2014-09-27 Thread Frank Cox
On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:43:20 -0600 Devin Reade wrote: > I used CDE for years, This interests me. Is anyone using CDE on Centos these days? I've never used CDE myself so I'm wondering how it stacks up against "modern" desktops like KDE and Gnome. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinem

Re: [CentOS] xfce on CentOS 7: can't lock screen

2014-09-28 Thread Devin Reade
--On Saturday, September 27, 2014 09:50:47 PM -0600 Frank Cox wrote: > Is anyone using CDE on Centos these days? I suspect hardly any, if anyone, does. To be clear, when I mentioned CDE was referring when my workstations were Solaris. Devin ___ Cent

Re: [CentOS] xfce on CentOS 7: can't lock screen

2014-09-28 Thread Cliff Pratt
CDE? Shudder!! In spite of the way that modern desktops have turned out I can't imagine anyone using CDE these days. I used to use and loath it on HP/UX back when the Internet was a puppy. Cheers, Cliff On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Frank Cox wrote: > On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:43:20 -0600 > De

Re: [CentOS] xfce on CentOS 7: can't lock screen

2014-09-28 Thread Jake Shipton
On 28/09/14 03:43, Devin Reade wrote: > Ok, trying to bypass the usual flames (I used CDE for years, then > KDE until it got dumbed-down too much, and we all know how GNOME > has turned out) ... I've decided to try out xfce on CentOS 7. > > I grabbed xfce from epel by installing the following vi