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| 203673 | 2003-12-28 22:21:00 | Ok, I typed >rpm -Uvh *.rpm in a terminal that was sitting in the directory /home/peterc/xfce-4.0.2/rpm/rh9 That is the folder where all the 25 rpms are. It is now whirring away slowly saying: PReparing libfrcutil ################## 100% Preparing libfceblahblah ################## 100% and so on all the rpms in the folder! Thats what you meant me to do isn't it. Its working! |
Ender (5019) | ||
| 203674 | 2003-12-28 22:26:00 | > This looks like it might be the instructions, but im > too much of a n00b to understand them, apparently. > www.xfce.org > Though it seems it might be installing from source. I > don't have source, I have rpms. 25 of them. > > Hmmm further down it has: > > Build order: > > libxfce4util > libxfcegui4 > libxfce4mcs > xfce-mcs-manager > all other modules (you have to install xfce4 panel > before compiling panel plugins). > > > I have those names in the middle of long Linux names, > they're rpms. > Unless someone tells me not to veery soon, I'll go > and try opening the rpms in that order. IGNORE that message. it no longer applies. Ok, Chilling_silently, I have done your > rpm -Uvh *.rpm successfully - successfully in Linux terms becaus eit has finished with no message at all. No error = it worked. But now what? You're helping me. I'm learning. Don't give up on me yet. |
Ender (5019) | ||
| 203675 | 2003-12-28 22:29:00 | Yep, no error means its worked :-) | Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 203676 | 2003-12-28 22:30:00 | Its worked, what does that mean? What do I do now? Is it installed ready for me to switch to it using other instructions from www.xfce.org ? |
Ender (5019) | ||
| 203677 | 2003-12-28 22:33:00 | Ok, I typed startxfce4 in a terminal and it started, it all worked! :D Now I just need to close the old window manager...... |
Ender (5019) | ||
| 203678 | 2003-12-28 22:36:00 | ie Question: HOW? | Ender (5019) | ||
| 203679 | 2003-12-28 22:37:00 | http://apt.freshrpms.net/ Install apt for Redhat 9 to give you all the functionality of Debian's apt-get in a Redhat environment. You'll probably also want the Synaptic GUI for package management: rpmfind.net With these two tools you should be able to install icewm no problems. I haven't tried it personally (as I am a Debian user) but I've never had any troubles with apt-get and dselect within Debian. |
paintbuoy (3087) | ||
| 203680 | 2003-12-29 08:55:00 | WIth all due respect, I see precious little point installing something from another Distrobution, as that will likely only complicate life... Its like having rpm functionality in Slackware, it usually just causes more problems. Explain "How do I close the other Window Manager"? Do you mean Gnome? In that case if its just the Window Manager, then you want to be killing off Metacity which controls the Borders of the Windows etc. and their locations. If you mean Desktop Environment, you'll be meaning to close GNOME altogether.... |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 203681 | 2003-12-29 23:08:00 | Well you say Xfce4 is a whole Desktop Environment right? Well, how do I set it to be my dektop environment? |
Ender (5019) | ||
| 203682 | 2003-12-29 23:15:00 | There is documentation for it on the xfce.org website. You should be able to click "session" before you login and choose it from there... Although apparently you need to manually setup a few things in 4.01 This is out of my league as Ive only done 3.x, so got xfce.org and check the Installation Documentation... This is Linux, it _will_ be documented ;-) |
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