Add Xfce desktop & apps in Fedora 12

[JayLinux]

On a new Fedora 12 install how can one add libraries and applications
for Xubuntu  (i.e. add the Xfce Desktop with it's apps) ? Am using
GNOME as the desktop presently.

Thanks,

Jay

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[JayLinux]

Sorry that should be the Xfce desktop for Fedora 12 (not Xubuntu).

Jay
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On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:09 AM, Jay_Linux  wrote:
> On a new Fedora 12 install how can one add libraries and applications
> for Xubuntu  (i.e. add the Xfce Desktop with it's apps) ? Am using
> GNOME as the desktop presently.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay
>
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[Sam Sharpe]

> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:09 AM, Jay_Linux  wrote:
> > On a new Fedora 12 install how can one add libraries and applications
> > for Xubuntu  (i.e. add the Xfce Desktop with it's apps) ? Am using
> > GNOME as the desktop presently.

yum groupinstall XFCE

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2010, 02:04 +0530 schrieb Jay_Linux:
> Sorry that should be the Xfce desktop for Fedora 12 (not Xubuntu).

Hi,

as others already mentioned, you will get Xfce with 
yum groupinstall XFCE

I suggest to use the graphical "Add/Remove Software" tool because It
will also show you optional Xfce components you can install.

Next time you install Fedora, you might want to try our Xfce Spin, so
you don't have to install Gnome first. It features a very complete Xfce
desktop with even more Xfce packages than Xubuntu. Get it at
http://spins.fedoraproject.org/xfce/

Regards,
Christoph

[Suvayu Ali]

On Wednesday 20 January 2010 06:42 PM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2010, 02:04 +0530 schrieb Jay_Linux:
> > Sorry that should be the Xfce desktop for Fedora 12 (not Xubuntu).
>
> Next time you install Fedora, you might want to try our Xfce Spin, so
> you don't have to install Gnome first. It features a very complete Xfce
> desktop with even more Xfce packages than Xubuntu. Get it at
> http://spins.fedoraproject.org/xfce/

I use Xubuntu in our lab, and F11 with XFCE at home. I love my home 
Fedora XFCE desktop 100 times better. :)

Thank you Christoph for maintaining this.
> Regards,
> Christoph

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Mittwoch, den 20.01.2010, 18:54 -0800 schrieb Suvayu Ali:
> I use Xubuntu in our lab, and F11 with XFCE at home. I love my home 
> Fedora XFCE desktop 100 times better. :)

You ain't seen the F12 Xfce Spin yet! ;) It's way better than the F11
one.
> Thank you Christoph for maintaining this.

You are welcome. :) It's not only me but a few other guys as well, for
example Kevin and Adam.

If you are interested in Xfce, feel free to join us. Join our new Fedora
Xfce mailing list [1] and the Xfce Special Interest Group [2]. No need
to be a package maintainer pro, testing and feedback is very welcome
too.

Have fun,
Christoph

[1] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce
[2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Xfce

[JayLinux]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Christoph Wickert
 wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2010, 02:04 +0530 schrieb Jay_Linux:
> > Sorry that should be the Xfce desktop for Fedora 12 (not Xubuntu).
>
> Hi,
>
> as others already mentioned, you will get Xfce with
> yum groupinstall XFCE

Thanks, have added the Xfce DE.
> I suggest to use the graphical "Add/Remove Software" tool because It
> will also show you optional Xfce components you can install.
> Next time you install Fedora, you might want to try our Xfce Spin, so
> you don't have to install Gnome first. It features a very complete Xfce
> desktop with even more Xfce packages than Xubuntu. Get it at
> http://spins.fedoraproject.org/xfce/

I install from the DVD; since the Fedora 12 DVD has additional space
(DVD is about 3 GB), it might be possible to add the Xfce desktop and
application packages to the Fedora DVD itself so it can be installed
during installation/upgrade of Fedora ?
> Regards,
> Christoph

Thanks,

Jay

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[Christoph Wickert]

Am Donnerstag, den 11.02.2010, 12:20 +0530 schrieb Jay_Linux:
> I install from the DVD; since the Fedora 12 DVD has additional space
> (DVD is about 3 GB), it might be possible to add the Xfce desktop and
> application packages to the Fedora DVD itself so it can be installed
> during installation/upgrade of Fedora ?

I will ask the release-engineering if this is possible. Thanks for your
suggestion!

Regards,
Christoph

[Julian Aloofi]

Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2010, 01:09 +0530 schrieb Jay_Linux:
> On a new Fedora 12 install how can one add libraries and applications
> for Xubuntu  (i.e. add the Xfce Desktop with it's apps) ? Am using
> GNOME as the desktop presently.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay

You can either install the package group xfce-desktop in the Add/Remove
software application, or "yum groupinstall xfce-desktop" on the command
line. Then you should be able to log out and choose XFCE as a session.

[Carroll Grigsby]

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:19:05 +0100, Julian Aloofi wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2010, 01:09 +0530 schrieb Jay_Linux:
> > On a new Fedora 12 install how can one add libraries and
> > applications for Xubuntu  (i.e. add the Xfce Desktop with it's
> > apps) ? Am using GNOME as the desktop presently.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jay
>
> You can either install the package group xfce-desktop in the
> Add/Remove software application, or "yum groupinstall xfce-desktop"
> on the command line. Then you should be able to log out and choose
> XFCE as a session.

It would also be a good idea to install switchdesk and switchdesk-gui
so that you can easily move between xfce, gnome, kde or whatever
desktop.

-- cmg