F22 workstation install - Xfce desktop

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Aug 12 20:38:28 UTC 2015



On 08/12/2015 04:32 PM, lewis41 <Luigi Votta> wrote:
> Il giorno Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:22:15 -0400
> Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> ha scritto:
>
>> Interestingly, if I select local mirror and then go to select the
>> Xfce desktop, I still get the "Error Checking software selection"
>>
>> On 08/12/2015 04:07 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> I am attempting a workstation installation on my rebuilt Lenovo
>>> x120e notebook.
>>>
>>> I want the Xfce desktop.  I download the workstation netinstall
>>> x86_64 iso and built a DVD.
>>>
>>> I downloaded:
>>>
>>> mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/22/Workstation/x86_64/os/
>>>
>>> to my repos server and also:
>>>
>>> mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/updates/22/x86_64/  (less debug and drpms
>>> directories)
>>>
>>> I booted the install image, set up the partitions as I like
>>> (smaller /, larger swap and /home).
>>>
>>> I specific my local OS repo and the updates as 'update'.  I
>>> selected the Xfce desktop (deselecting all additional groups for
>>> starters) and get an error:
>>>
>>> Error checking software selection.
>>>
>>> So how do I do a local install of Xfce?
>>>
>>> thank you.
>>>
>>>
> Hi Robert I'm not sure, but I suppose that at the alpha stage
> the selection of personal desktops is not guaranted.

Alpha stage?  I am speaking about F22, not F23...




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